They show him three apparitions who tell Macbeth to beware Macduff, but also that no "man born of woman" can defeat him and that he will rule until Birnam Wood marches to Dunsinane (a castle). Macbeth visits the three witches to learn more about his fate. Macduff refuses to appear at the royal court at all, and goes to England to support Malcolm in his effort to raise an army against Macbeth.
They begin to think of Macbeth as a tyrant. Macbeth's behavior and the death of Banquo make all the thanes suspicious. At the feast, Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost, though no one else does. The men kill Banquo, but Fleance escapes. Macbeth hires two murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance as they ride to attend the feast. Macbeth gives a feast, inviting many thanes, including Banquo. And because of the prophecy that Banquo's line will reign as kings, Macbeth sees Banquo as a threat. Macbeth is made king, and because they ran, Duncan's sons become the prime suspects in their father's murder.īecause he knows the witches' prophecy, Banquo is suspicious of Macbeth. Duncan's sons think they may be the next target, and flee. Macbeth murders the guardsmen of Duncan's room to keep them silent, but says he did it out of a furious rage that they killed the king. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth pretend to be shocked and outraged. The next morning, Macduff, another Scottish thane, discovers Duncan dead and raises the alarm. That night they murder Duncan and frame the men guarding Duncan's room. Macbeth at first resists his wife's plan, but his ambition and her constant questioning of his courage and manhood win him over. She decides her husband is too kind to follow his ambitions, and vows to push him to murder Duncan and take the crown that very night. Lady Macbeth receives a letter from her husband about the prophecy and Duncan's imminent arrival. As Macbeth begins to succumb to his ambition, Duncan decides to spend the night in celebration at Macbeth's castle of Inverness. Later that day, Duncan announces that his eldest son, Malcolm, will be heir to his throne.
Macbeth immediately fantasizes about murdering Duncan and becoming king, but pushes the thought away. The men don't at first believe the witches, but then learn that the old Thane of Cawdor was actually a traitor helping the Norwegians, and that Duncan has rewarded Macbeth's bravery on the battlefield by making him Thane of Cawdor. They further prophesy that Banquo's descendants will be kings. After the battle, Macbeth and his friend Banquo come upon the weird sisters, three witches who prophesy that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor, and one day King. One Scotsman in particular, Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, distinguishes himself in fighting off the invaders. The Scots successfully defend their country and their beloved king, Duncan. Norwegians, aided by Scottish rebels, have invaded Scotland.
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