"Second witch: All hail macbeth, hail to thee, thain of cawdaw." (this is what he is
about to become and he doesnt know it).
"Third witch: All hail macbeth, that shall be king hereafter." They tell him that he will
be king of scotland. Macbeth is affected by this immediatly by what they said.
This is shown because he is speechless. After this Banquo asks about his future
and they tell him that he wont be king, but his son will.
"First witch: Lesser than Macbeth but greater.
Second witch: Not so happy yet much happier.
Third witch: Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So hail Macbeth and Banquo."
In act 1 scenes 3 and 4 Macbeth hears from the witches that he is to become thane
of cawdor and then king. Macbeth starts to beleive this and thinks about killing the king but
his concience makes him overlook this and he wouldnt.
In act 1 scene 5 we see that Macbeth has wrote a letter to his wife telling her about the
witches but doesnt actually say they are witches. He tells her that they said he would be
king after becoming thane of cawdor. She decides to try and make him kill the king but she
knows he wont. "Yes do i fear thy nature, it is too full o'th'milk of human kindness"
So she decides to bribe Macbeth into killing the king "That i may pour my spirits in thine
ear and chastise with the valour of my tounge"
In the end she manages to bribe Macbeth into killing king Duncan and they plan to do so
that very night. They plan to get both of king duncans chamberlains drunk so they will
black out, then the next morning blame the murder on them because they would
remember nothig and be defenceless.
In act 2 scene 1 just before Macbeth stabs king Duncan he sees the image of a
dagger that leads him to King Duncans chambre. I think that this is Macbeths
concience trying to stop him but he manages to overcome this and eventually kills
him. The next morning when Duncans death is discoverd, Macbeth (ostensibly
out of rage at there crime) kills both the chamberlains. This makes it seem
that he is upset and wanted revenge (to cover up). Macbeth now becomes king
and all the things the witches said have become true.
In Act 3 scene 1 Banquo becomes suspicous
"Banquo: Thou has it now, King, Cawdor,Glamis, all, as wierd as the women
promised, and i fear thou played'st most foully". Also fearful of what the witches
said about Banquos sons becoming kings, Macbeth hires murderes to kill Banquo.
The murderers manage to kill Banquo on his way to the feast that Macbeth has
planned but they fail to kill his son and he manages to flee. Macbeth is scared
that Fleance can still come back to become king.
In act 3 scene 4, Macbeth diliberatlly put an extra seat out for Banquo who he
know wont be there. When the feast starts Macbeth sees Banquos ghost
and raves fearfully, startling his guests who include great scotish nobility.
As corrupt as Macbeth already is at this point, he becomes even more when
in Act 4 scene 1 when he goes to visit the witches again at the heath. There
they show him further prophecies, they tell him he must beware of Macduff,
they tell him that he cannot be harmed by any man born by a woman and that
he will be safe untill Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane castle.
"First Apparition: Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth: Beware macduff, Beware thane
of Fife"
"The power of man, for none of woman born shall harm macbeth."
"Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great birnam wood to high Dunsinane
hill shall come against him".
In Act 4 scene 2 when Macbeth learns that Macduff has fled to England to join
Malcom, Macbeth orders that his castle is to be seized and Macduffs familly
to be murdered.
Act 5 scene 1 we learn that Lady macbeth has been sleepwalking and had gone
mad. In act 5 scene 3 we learn that people are starting to desert Macbeth including
his army.
Then in Act 5 scene 5 we learn that Lady Macbeth has commited suicide
because we hear he screams then Seyton tells him she is dead.
"Seyton: It is the cry of women, my good lord.
Macbeth: I have almost forgot the taste of fears
The time has been, my senses would have cooled
To hear a night shriek and my fell of hair
Would at dismissal treatise rouse and stir
As life were in't. I have supped full with horrors;
Direness familliar to my slaughterous thoughts
Cannot once start me. Wherefore was that cry?
Seyton: The queen, my lord, is dead."
This causes him to sink into a deep and pessimistic despair.
Also he learns that Birnam wood is indeed moving towards Dunsinane
but he still thinks he is invincible because of what the witches said.
Then Malcom instructs his troops to throw aside there camoflauge and
issues orders for battle.
In the battle, Macbeth hews violently but English forces gradually
overwhelm his army and castle. On the battle field in Act 5 scene 8
Macbeth and Macduff come face to face.
"Macduff: Turn, hell-hound, turn.
Macbeth: of all men else i avoided thee,
But get thee back, my soul is too much charged
with blood of thine already." (macbeth says he
has already killed his familly and is avoiding him becase of guilt).
Then when they begin fighting macbeth declares that he cannot be harmed
of any man born of woman but then Macduff tells him that he was not born
or woman but from his mothers womb untimely ripped.
"I bear a charmed life which must not yeild
to one of woman born.
Macduff: Despair thy charm,
And let thy angel whom thou still hast served
Tell thee, MAcduff was from his mothers womb
Untimely ripped."
Though Macbeth knows he is going to be killed he fight anyways
which shows he is very brave. In the end Macduff wins the fight and
beheads Macbeth. In act 5 scene 9 Macduff invites everybody to
the coranation at scone.
