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After a rebellion, Macbeth and Banquo meet witches who predict Macbeth will be king.
Act 1, Scene 3Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plot assassination and Macbeth kills Duncan as he sleeps.
Act 2, Scene 2Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at banquet; lords become suspicious.
Act 3, Scene 4Macbeth meets witches again; their prophecies make him too confident.
Act 4, Scene 1Macduff convinces Malcolm to return and fight. Macbeth has Macduff's family killed.
Act 4, Scene 2| Scene | Summary |
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| Act 1, Scene 1 | Three witches gather in an outdoor location while a storm brews. They agree to meet again after a battle, also brewing, ... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 2 | Macdonwald, a lord from the Western Isles of Ireland and the Outer Hebrides, has joined with the Norwegian king to start... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 3 | The witches meet, as arranged, on a heath, where they encounter Macbeth and Banquo as they make their way home from the ... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 4 | Duncan confirms the execution of the Thane of Cawdor. Malcolm says he heard that Cawdor died honorably by confessing his... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 5 | Lady Macbeth reads a letter from her husband announcing his new title and telling her about the witches' prediction that... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 6 | Duncan and his sons, along with Banquo and the other lords, arrive at Macbeth's castle. Duncan admires the castle and re... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 7 | As the servants prepare a banquet to honor the king, Macbeth debates with himself and shores up his courage to kill Dunc... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 1 | Banquo and Fleance have a short talk while on the night's watch. Banquo has a bad feeling about this night and can't sle... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 2 | Lady Macbeth feels energized and emboldened by the excitement of the night's events, although an owl's hoot startles her... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 3 | A hungover porter answers the knocking from the previous scene and finds Macduff and Lennox at the gate. Macbeth arrives... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 4 | Ross talks to an old man about bad omens and a seeming impenetrable darkness since the king's murder. Ross addresses the... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 1 | Macbeth has been crowned king, and Banquo stands alone to contemplate how this follows the witches' prediction. He has s... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 2 | Lady Macbeth confirms that Banquo has left the court and encourages Macbeth to bury any guilt he still has about Duncan.... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 3 | Macbeth's hired murderers prepare to ambush Banquo and Fleance along a darkened road. They attack and kill Banquo when t... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 4 | Macbeth and Lady Macbeth host a banquet for the lords at court. As the king and queen greet their guests, one of the mur... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 5 | The witches convene with their goddess Hecate, who is angry that they have been dealing with Macbeth without her advice.... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 6 | Lennox meets with another thane and talks about the strange events and suspicious deaths that have taken place recently.... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 1 | The witches meet at the pit of Acheron and brew a spell in their cauldron to create trouble, likely for Macbeth. Hecate ... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 2 | Lady Macduff, her son, and the Thane of Ross are in the castle at Fife. Lady Macduff is angry at her husband for leaving... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 3 | Macduff finds Malcolm at the palace of King Edward the Confessor in England. They mourn Duncan's death and share their s... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 1 | A doctor speaks with one of Lady Macbeth's attendants. The attendant describes Lady Macbeth sleepwalking at night, somet... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 2 | In the countryside near Dunsinane, the lords Caithness, Menteith, Lennox, and Angus meet with a number of soldiers. Ment... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 3 | In the castle at Dunsinane, Macbeth runs through the predictions from the visions the witches showed him. The forest can... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 4 | The Scottish army and the English army, with all the lords and thanes attending, meet at Birnam Wood. Malcolm instructs ... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 5 | Still in the castle at Dunsinane, Macbeth has convinced himself that he and his men have a good chance in battle. From a... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 6 | Only three short speeches long, this scene nevertheless brings the play to the brink of war. Malcolm, his uncle Siward, ... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 7 | In the midst of battle, Macbeth finds himself cornered, but he continues to fight. He takes some comfort in the prophecy... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 8 | Macduff catches up with Macbeth on another part of the battlefield. Macbeth still thinks there is a way out, so when Mac... Read More |
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