Macbeth Acts 1-3 Macbeth Acts 1-3

Theo Duff-GrantTheo Duff-Grant

English 11English 11

The Three WitchesThe Three Witches

Three witches Three witches meet on a beach meet on a beach and mention to and mention to each other that each other that their next meeting their next meeting will be with will be with Macbeth. Macbeth.

Macbeth is VictoriousMacbeth is Victorious

In a castle, Duncan the King of Scotland is In a castle, Duncan the King of Scotland is informed that Macbeth the Thane of Glamis informed that Macbeth the Thane of Glamis and his friend Banquo have defeated the and his friend Banquo have defeated the forces from Ireland and Norway which were forces from Ireland and Norway which were led by the Thane of Cawdor.led by the Thane of Cawdor.

Hail Macbeth!Hail Macbeth! On their way back, Macbeth and Banquo On their way back, Macbeth and Banquo

meet the three witches who hail Macbeth as meet the three witches who hail Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and as the future King. When Banquo asks about the future King. When Banquo asks about his future they tell him that while he himself his future they tell him that while he himself will not become a King, he will father a long will not become a King, he will father a long line of Kings. The witches then vanish and line of Kings. The witches then vanish and another Thane Ross comes and tells another Thane Ross comes and tells Macbeth that he shall become the new Macbeth that he shall become the new Thane of Cawdor as the old one is a traitor Thane of Cawdor as the old one is a traitor and shall be put to death. After seeing the and shall be put to death. After seeing the witches’ first prediction come true, Macbeth witches’ first prediction come true, Macbeth begins to think of his ambitions to become begins to think of his ambitions to become King.King.

King DuncanKing Duncan

King Duncan praises Macbeth and King Duncan praises Macbeth and Banquo for their bravery and says Banquo for their bravery and says that he will spend the night at that he will spend the night at Macbeth’s castle to celebrate. Soon Macbeth’s castle to celebrate. Soon after he names his son Malcolm as after he names his son Malcolm as his heir. his heir.

Lady MacbethLady Macbeth

Macbeth’s wife Lady Macbeth’s wife Lady Macbeth receives a Macbeth receives a letter from him telling letter from him telling her of the witches’ her of the witches’ prediction and his new prediction and his new title. She wishes for title. She wishes for him to kill Duncan so him to kill Duncan so that Macbeth will that Macbeth will become King and when become King and when Macbeth arrives she Macbeth arrives she persuades him to kill persuades him to kill the King that very the King that very night. night.

The PlanThe Plan Macbeth and his wife plan to kill the King in his Macbeth and his wife plan to kill the King in his

sleep and to drug his two chamberlains sleep and to drug his two chamberlains unconscious and then frame them for the murder. unconscious and then frame them for the murder. That night Macbeth kills Duncan but is very shaken That night Macbeth kills Duncan but is very shaken by it and hallucinates, seeing a dagger hanging in by it and hallucinates, seeing a dagger hanging in the air.the air.

King MacbethKing Macbeth Lady Macbeth finishes what Lady Macbeth finishes what

Macbeth couldn’t and frames Macbeth couldn’t and frames the two chamberlains with the two chamberlains with the two bloody daggers. The the two bloody daggers. The King is discovered the next King is discovered the next morning by Macduff the morning by Macduff the Thane of Fife and Macbeth Thane of Fife and Macbeth kills the two chamberlains to kills the two chamberlains to make sure they can’t plead make sure they can’t plead their innocence but says it their innocence but says it was out of anger. Duncan’s was out of anger. Duncan’s sons Malcolm and Donalbain sons Malcolm and Donalbain flee out of fear that whoever flee out of fear that whoever killed their father will want killed their father will want them dead too. With the two them dead too. With the two heirs gone Macbeth is heirs gone Macbeth is crowned King.crowned King.

The Next StepThe Next Step

Although successful, Macbeth is still Although successful, Macbeth is still worried about the witches’ prophecy worried about the witches’ prophecy of Banquo’s sons becoming Kings. So of Banquo’s sons becoming Kings. So he invites Banquo and his son he invites Banquo and his son Fleance to a banquet at his castle Fleance to a banquet at his castle and hires three men to kill the two of and hires three men to kill the two of them on their way. While they them on their way. While they succeed in killing Banquo, Fleance succeed in killing Banquo, Fleance escapes.escapes.

The GhostThe Ghost

Macbeth now fears Macbeth now fears that his power is that his power is insecure with insecure with Fleance still alive. Fleance still alive. At the banquet he At the banquet he hallucinates again, hallucinates again, this time seeing this time seeing the ghost of the ghost of Banquo.Banquo.

RevengeRevenge

Macbeth panics at the sight of the Macbeth panics at the sight of the ghost, frightening the other lords. ghost, frightening the other lords. Lady Macbeth tells them that he Lady Macbeth tells them that he suffers from brief fits life this one and suffers from brief fits life this one and eventually the ghost disappears. eventually the ghost disappears. Soon the ghost reappears though Soon the ghost reappears though and Lady Macbeth tells the lords to and Lady Macbeth tells the lords to leave. leave.

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