Already, he is hearing voices and regretting his actions. ![]() Lady Macbeth orders him to take them back and plant them on Duncan’s guards to frame them, but Macbeth refuses to go back. Macbeth returns to her, holding the bloodied daggers. Macbeth overcomes his reluctance and doubts and kills King Duncan, while Lady Macbeth waits downstairs for him to carry out the plan. They plan to frame the guards outside Duncan’s chamber for the murder.Īfter midnight on the night of the planned murder, after conversing with Banquo, Macbeth hallucinates seeing a bloody dagger appear before him, leading him to Duncan’s chamber. She challenges his loyalty, love and manhood, eventually convinces him to proceed. Soon after King Duncan arrives at the castle, Macbeth racked with indecision and guilt, informs his wife that he will not go through with the murder. Macbeth does not agree to the suggested plan at first, nor rule it out. When Macbeth arrives at the castle, Lady Macbeth tells him that they should seize this opportunity and murder King Duncan while he is staying under their roof. ![]() She summons dark spirits to aid her in making the prophecy come true, by their own actions, sooner rather than later. However she does not think her husband has what it will take to seize the crown. On reading the letter, Lady Macbeth feels compelled that her husband should attain what the prophecy has foretold. Macbeth writes a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, to tell her that they are coming to the castle, informing her of what has happened, and the witches’ prophecies. Duncan announces that they will ride to Macbeth’s castle in Inverness. To Macbeth’s dismay, Duncan announces that his son Malcolm will be the Prince of Cumberland, a title bestowed on the next in line to the Scottish throne. King Duncan greets Macbeth and Banquo with great praise. Macbeth then privately contemplates the idea of becoming king. The witches disappear and the lords Ross and Angus arrive to inform Macbeth that he has been granted the title Thane of Cawdor, just as the witches predicted. They also give Banquo a prophecy that he will be father to a line of kings. Returning from war, Macbeth and his comrade and friend Banquo, are confronted by the witches who give Macbeth a prophecy that Macbeth will be promoted to Thane of Cawdor, and will one day be crowned king. King Duncan orders the Thane of Cawdor to be put to death, and his title be bestowed to Macbeth. He reports that Macbeth has fought valiantly and the Thane of Cawdor, one of the King’s men, has been named a traitor. Meanwhile, a wounded captain reports to King Duncan that the Scottish forces have been victorious in battle against Norway. ![]() ![]() Three witches meet on a heath and plan an encounter with Macbeth, a Scottish general who has the title of Thane of Glamis. It is the play that most reflects the interests of the monarch at the time in which it was written: King James I was famously obsessed with witchcraft. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s best-known tragedies and one of his shortest plays, at just over half the length of Hamlet. With the help of the noble general Macduff, Macbeth is finally defeated and order is restored to Scotland. King Duncan’s son Malcolm, the rightful heir to the throne, raises an army against Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is plagued with guilt and Macbeth is consumed by an unquenchable thirst for power, setting in motion a bloody chain of events. Unable to shake the thought from his mind, Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth, and the two execute a plan to murder King Duncan at their castle, assuming the crown and taking fate into their own hands.īut the Macbeths cannot enjoy their newly gained power, and their once strong union crumbles. Following a bloody battle, he and his comrade Banquo are met by three Weird Sisters who prophesy their future, telling Macbeth he will one day be king.
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