Macbeth Notes

  Act I
•The three witches plan to confront Macbeth
•The Scottish battle Irish invaders
•Macbeth and Banquo fought with great courage
•Macbeth killed Macdonwald
•The thane of Cawdor is put to death and Macbeth is given his title
•Macbeth and Banquo were scared by the witches on their way home
•The witches prophecy to Macbeth that he will be thane of Cawdor
•King Duncan announces his son Malcolm will be heir to the throne
•Macbeth realizes Malcolm stands between him and the throne
•Lady Macbeth tries to do whatever it takes to get her husband to get the crown
•King Duncan and his Scottish lords arrive at Macbeth's castle
•Macbeth thinks/plans assassinating Duncan
•He tells his wife he no longer plans to do it; makes fun of his manhood
•She unveils her plan and re-convinces Macbeth


Act II
•Fleance is Banquo's son
•Macbeth heads out to Duncan's chamber to kill him
•Macbeth stabs Duncan and is extremely frightened
•Lady Macbeth is forced to frame the chamber maids for him
•Macduff and Lennox come to the castle the next morning looking for the king
•Macbeth takes them to the king's chamber and pretends to be shocked at the murder
•The chamber maids were found with bloody daggers
•Macbeth has been made king by the other lords


Act III
•Malcolm and Donalbain have fled from Schotland; Macbeth worries they may be plotting against his crown.
•Macbeth plans the murder of Banquo, as well as Banquo's son Fleance
•Lady Macbeth and Macbeth feel unrest, fearing there are others after the throne
•The hired murderers kill Banquo, but his son Fleance escapes
•Macbeth and Lady Macbeth enter a feast; Macbeth finds the ghost of Banquo in his seat
•He gins to talk to it, horrified
•The guests leave the feast
•Macbeth plans to visit the witches to learn of his future
•The witches meet the goddess of witchcraft, Hecate
•She commands them to summon visions and spirits for Macbeth's arrival
•Banquo's muder was blamed on Fleance
•Lennox and another Lord blame Macbeth


Act IV
•Macbeth visits the witches
•They tell him to beware of Macduff and that he is safe until Birnam wood moves to Dunsinane Hill
•Macbeth decides to send murderers to capture Macduff's caste and kill Macduff's wife and children
•The murderers flee to the Macduff castle, killing Macduff's wife and son
•Ross tells Macduff that Macbeth murdered his wife and children
•He decides to inflict revenge


Act V
•People believe Lady Macbeth to have gone mad because of her sleepwalking
•The English army, led by Malcolm, plans to battle the Scottish army
•The Queen dies
•The trees of Birnam wood are advancing toward Dunsinane and Macbeth realized he will die
•Macbeth and Macduff battle eachother
•Macduff emerges with Macbeth's head
•Malcolm is now king