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- A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then racked with guilt and paranoia.
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Macbeth starts to realise that he has been tricked by the Witches, whose prophecies are starting to come true. The English army, hiding behind branches, is marching up the hill towards him....
With Lady Macbeth’s help, Macbeth frames King Duncan’s dead servants as the murderers. Duncan’s children, Malcolm and Donalbain, leave Scotland for their own safety. Now king, Macbeth worries about the witches’ third prophecy and sends murderers to kill Banquo and his son.
The tension between duty and ambition sharpens when Lady Macbeth learns of the prophecy that her husband will become king, and immediately begins strategizing ways to bring about the fulfillment of the prophecy.
How does Lady Macbeth's death affect Macbeth? What convinces Macbeth that he is invincible over Macduff's army? How does the Witches' prophecy about Banquo come true?
Macbeth is officially informed that he has become Thane of Cawdor. He is amazed the witches’ prophecy has come true and reveals his hopes for the crown of Scotland. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth, shares his ambition and calls on evil spirits to give her the strength to undertake the murder of Duncan.
Detailed look at what happens in each scene of Macbeth, to help you look at the structure of the play and interrogate it. Includes important character developments and key questions actors might ask when they first go through the play together in rehearsal.
These predictions serve as ironic foreshadowing because they hint at events to come later, including Macbeth’s death at the hands of Macduff, and show how Macbeth misinterprets prophecies based on his own arrogance.
