Macbeth

1. Macbeth By The Simpsons

2. Macbeth • A great warrior; • Scottish general; • Thane of Glamis; • Fought for his country and his king; • A hero.

3. Lady Macbeth • Macbeth’s wife; • Strong; • Ambitious; • Domineering; • Loves her husband.

4. King Duncan • King of Scotland • Trusts Macbeth • A good king.

5. Banquo • Macbeth’s best friend; • A Scottish general who has fought for his country and king.

6. Macduff • Scottish nobleman; • Suspicious of Macbeth; • A supporter of Duncan and his sons.

7. Malcolm • Duncan’s son; • Macbeth’s challenge.

8. The Witches • There are three witches; • Plot mischief against Duncan and Macbeth; • Start the ball rolling on Macbeth’s downfall.

9. Act 1 • The play opens with the witches; • They arrange to meet Macbeth on a wasteland.

10. Act 1 • Macbeth and Banquo are returning from battle victorious; • They are hailed as heroes.

11. Act 1 • Seemingly by accident, Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches; • The witches give three prophecies – they tell Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor and then King. They tell Banquo that his children will be kings.

12. Act 1 • Macbeth starts thinking about killing Kind Duncan

13. Act 1 • The prophecies start to come true when Duncan has the old Thane of Cawdor executed for treason and awards the title to Macbeth.

14. Act 1 • On our first meeting with Lady Macbeth we find she is ruthless when, in response to a letter from Macbeth she fears his gentle nature will not allow him to be king.

15. Act 1 • Duncan arrives at the Macbeth castle; • Macbeth and Lady Macbeth speak about killing Duncan; • Lady Macbeth taunts Macbeth, calling him a coward; • Lady Macbeth announces her plan to kill Duncan.

16. Act 2 • Banquo and his son arrive at the castle; • Macbeth imagines that he sees a dagger and follows it to Duncan’s bedroom where the king lies drugged; • Macbeth murders his king.

17. Act 2 • Macduff arrives; • The castle become aware that the king has been brutally murdered; • In an effort to cover his tracks, Macbeth murders Duncan’s guards .

18. Act 2 • Ducan’s heirs, Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee the country; • Macbeth is crowned king but Macduff is firmly against his new monarch.

19. Act 3 • Banquo begins to fear that Macbeth committed the murder; • Macbeth fears that Banquo’s sons will steal the throne; • Macbeth arranges for Banquo to be killed.

20. Act 3 • Once the murder is complete one of the murderers informs Macbeth at the castle. He is also told that Banquo’s son escaped; • Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost.

21. Act 3 • We learn that an army is being formed to fight Macbeth.

22. Act 4 • Three more prophecies are told – Macbeth is told to beware Macduff; that no one born of a woman can harm him. He should only fear when the forest begins to move position.

23. Act 4 • Macbeth decides that he must kill Macduff; • Macbeth learns that he cannot kill Macduff so has his family murdered instead; • Malcolm and Macduff discuss Macbeth’s rule; • The army is growing.

24. Act 5 • It becomes clear that Lady Macbeth is being driven mad by guilt – she feels her hands will never again be clean;

25. Act 5 • Macbeth’s enemies gather close to his home; • Malcolm orders his army to camouflage themselves with branches from the forest; • Macbeth scorns their efforts.

26. Act 5 • A cry is heard in the distance, signalling Lady Macbeth’s death; • Macbeth notices that the forest seems to be moving closer.

27. Act 5 • The battle begins; • Macbeth and Macduff come face to face; • Macduff explains how he was born by caesarean reminding Macbeth of the third prophecy; • Macduff kills Macbeth and Malcolm is hailed the new king of Scotland.