Macbeth - Plot Summary

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Act One - The Witches make two prophecies

Three Witches plan to meet Macbeth

Macbeth and Banquo meet the Witches

Who told him he'll be Thane of Cawdor, then king

Tell Banquo his descendants will be Kings

Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor

Macbeth starts to wonder if the Witches' prophecy about him being King will come true too

Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about the prophecy

She plans to persuade him to murder Duncan

Duncan comes to stay with the Macbeths

Macbeth is reluctant to kill him, but Lady Macbeth convinces him that they can frame Duncan's servants for the murder

Macbeth agrees to the plan

Act Two/Three -Duncan and Banquo are killed

Macbeth murders Duncan and Lady Macbeth plants blood-stained daggers on Duncan's servants

Macduff arrives and discovers the King's body

King's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, leave Scotland as they fear for their lives

Makes them look guilty of Duncan's murder

Rosse and an old man discuss the strange and unnatural things that have been happening since Duncan's murder

Macbeth is about to be crowned, but not all the other noblemen support him

Macbeth is now king, but he's worried by the Witches' prophecy about Banquo's descendants beings kings

Orders some murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance

Murderers kill Banquo, but Fleance escapes

Macbeth hosts a feast and sees Banquo's ghost

Decides to visit the Witches again

Lennox and a lord suspect Macbeth murdered Duncan and Banquo

Say that Macduff is getting an army together to attack Macbeth and put Malcolm on the throne

Act Four - Three Apparitions

Macbeth visits the Witches again and they summon three apparitions

Each apparition makes a prophecy

First warns Macbeth about Macduff

Second tells him that no one born from a woman can harm him

Third tells him that he can't be beaten until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinaine Hill

When Macbeth demands to know if Banquo's children will ever rule Scotland, the Witches show him Banquo's ghost and a line of kings who seem to be Banquo's descendants

Macduff has fled to England

Macbeth sends murderers to kill Macduff's wife and children

In England, Macduff proves his loyalty to Malcolm

And Malcolm reveals that the English King has given him ten thousand soldiers to fight Macbeth

Macduff learns that Macbeth has killed his family, and vows to avenge their deaths

Act Five - Macbeth is overthrown

Lady Macbeth has gone mad

She sleepwalks and keeps washing invisible blood from her hands

Scottish Lords plan to meet the English army at Birnam Wood and attack Macbeth

Macbeth hears about the approaching Engish army

He isn't scared because of the Witches' predictions

Malcolm tells soldiers to cut down branches from Birnam Wood and hide behind them as they march towards Macbeth's castle

Macbeth prepares for battle and finds out that Lady Macbeth has killed herself

Macbeth and Macduff meet on the battlefield

Macbeth is sure that he'll win until he finds out that Macduff s born by Caesarean, so he isn't born from a woman

They fight and Macbeth is killed

Malcolm is made the king of Scotland