1. Macbeth Act I
The play begins with Scotland at war with invaders from Norway.
Macbeth is a good fighter and has honored himself on the battlefield.
Witches bring prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo.
The prophecies begin to come true.
Macbeth begins to force prophecies to come true.

2. Scene 1
Opening scene with witches who proclaim that “Fair is foul is foul is fair” (What would appear to be good is really bad.)
Scene 2
A captain reports to the king that Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is winning on the battlefield.
Macbeth wins a new title for his skill, Thane of Cawdor.
The current Thane of Cawdor is a traitor and has been sentenced to die.

3. Scene 3 Macbeth and Banquo meet the 3 witches.
Macbeth receives the following information
He is greeted as Thane of Glamis
He is called Thane of Cawdor
He is also told he will be king of Scotland
Banquo is greeted with “Though get kings though thou be none” (He will not be king but his sons will.
The Kings men arrive and tell him that he has been named Thane of Cawdor.
The old Thane of Cawdor has been executed.

4. Scene 4 The king meets Macbeth and gives him his new title.
The king also names Malcolm Prince of Cumberland, heir to the throne of Scotland
Macbeth sees this as a problem to becoming king.

5. Scene 5
Lady Macbeth reads the letter from Macbeth describing the day’s events.
Lady Macbeth wonders whether Macbeth has the guts to fulfill the prophecies.
She learns that the king will visit Inverness that night.
She begins to plot a way for Macbeth to become king.

6. Scene 7
Macbeth learns of Lady Macbeth’s idea to kill the king so that Macbeth can take over.
Macbeth has second thoughts about killing the king because:
He and the king are kin
Macbeth is the king’s host
The king has been good to Macbeth
Lady Macbeth fears that Macbeth will not follow through with the plan.
She convinces him to follow through.

7. The Plan to be King Get the kings servants drunk. Drug their drinks.
Macbeth will take the servants daggers and stab the king.
The bloody daggers will be left with the servants so they look guilty.

8. Act II
Banquo asks Macbeth about the prophecy and Macbeth says that he hasn’t thought about it.
Macbeth does want to discuss it later.
The king arrives.
The plan is set in motion.
Macbeth’s mistake
Discovering the king’s body
King’s sons flee.

9. Scene 1
Banquo wants to discuss the witches but Macbeth pretends he has given it no thought.
Macbeth wants to speak about it later.
Macbeth asks for Banquo’s loyalty if he does become king.
Banquo agrees as long as he doesn’t have to change his allegiance.
Macbeth has a vision of a bloody dagger.

10. Scene 2 Lady Macbeth has drugged the king’s servants.
She has left their daggers where Macbeth can easily find them.
She says that if the king didn’t look like her father, she would have killed him.
Macbeth returns after the killing claiming he is hearing voices.
He has brought the daggers with him.
Macbeth is scared to return the daggers, so Lady Macbeth does it.

11. Scene 3
The castle, Inverness, awakens with Macduff and Lennox pounding on the door.
Macduff goes to wake the king and finds him dead.
He tells everyone that the servants have killed the king.
Macbeth goes into the king’s room and in a “rage” kills the servants.
Lady Macbeth pretends to faint.
Malcolm and Donalbain run away because they fear that they will be blamed.

12. Scene 4
Strange things happened the night of the King’s death-”unnatural” events occur.
A mouse owl attacked a hawk and killed it.
The King’s horses broke out of their stall.
The King’s horses began fighting and eating each other.

13. Macbeth Act III Macbeth is king. Macbeth doesn’t trust Banquo
Begins plotting against Banquo
Banquo’s murdered
Fleance’s escape
Witches will reveal more of Macbeth’s destiny.
Lords are getting suspicious.
Where is Macduff?

14. Scene 1 Forres, The Palace
Banquo meets with Macbeth who is now king
Macbeth does not trust Banquo.
He tells murderers that Banquo is the source of their problems.
Macbeth is upset that Banquo’s kin will be Kings.
Murderers agree to kill Banquo and Fleance.

15. Scene 2 The Palace Scene 3 Near the Palace
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth discuss events that are occurring.
Scene 3 Near the Palace
Three murderers ambush and kill Banquo.
Fleance, Banquo’s son, escapes (Why is this important?)

16. Scene 4 The Palace
Murderers tell Macbeth that Banquo is dead but Fleance escaped.
Macbeth is hosting a banquet.
Banquo’s ghost appears but only Macbeth can see it.
Lady Macbeth tries to cover for Macbeth
Macbeth notices that Macduff did not come to the banquet.
Macbeth is becoming paranoid and has spies in all of his lords’ houses.

17. Scene 5 In the Witches Haunt
The witches are in trouble with Hecate, Queen of Witches.
She orders them to bring Macbeth so that they can tell him his destiny.
Scene 6 The palace
Lennox and another lord are discussing the recent events.
Things are beginning to look suspicious.
There are rumors Macduff is in England looking for help.

18. Macbeth Act IV
Macbeth visits the witches and receives another prophecy.
Macbeth decides Macduff needs to be dealt with.
Macduff visits Malcolm in England.
Things are going badly in Scotland.
England has promised 10,000 troops and Siward, a great soldier, to help.
Ross tells Macduff that his family has been slaughtered.

19. Scene 1 Witches’ Haunt Macbeth goes to meet the witches
He sees three apparitions.
1. Beware Macduff
2. No man of woman born can harm Macbeth.
3. Macbeth can’t be defeated until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.
Macbeth asks the witches if Banquo will father kings. The answer is yes.
Macbeth decides to kill Macduff and all of his family.

20. Scene 2 Macduff’s Castle
Lady Macduff wants to know why her husband has deserted his family in a time of danger.
Ross tries to reassure her that he had a good reason.
They are convinced Macduff is a traitor.
Lady Macduff is warned to run and hide.
It’s too late; murderers arrive and kill her and her family.

21. Scene 3 The palace of the King of England
Macduff and Malcolm are trying to figure out what to do about Macbeth.
Malcolm tests Macduff by saying that he will be a worse tyrant than Macbeth if he becomes king.
Ross tells Macduff that his family has been murdered.
They are now ready to attack Macbeth.

22. Macbeth Act V- the final act of the play

23. Scene 1 Dunsinane
Lady Macbeth is showing signs of insanity.
She sleep walks and talks trying to wash blood from her hands.
Scene 2 Near Dunsinane
The nobles gather and discuss whether to side with Macbeth or Malcolm
The nobles know that Macbeth murdered the king.

24. Scene 3 Dunsinane
Macbeth feels powerful because of the new prophesies from the witches.
Macbeth learns that the English have given 10,000 men to help overthrow him.
Lady Macbeth continues to lose her sanity.

25. Scene 4 Birnam Wood Scene 5 Dunsinane
Malcolm orders his men to cut branches from Birnam Wood to use to hide the number of men that they have.
Scene 5 Dunsinane
Macbeth prepares for war.
A messenger tells Macbeth that Birnam wood is marching toward them.
Lady Macbeth commits suicide.

26. Scene 6 Outside castle Dunsinane
Malcolm and his army are outside of the castle and ready to attack.
Scene 7 The Battlefield
Macbeth fights hand to hand with Young Siward, Siward’s son.
Young Siward is killed by Macbeth.
Malcolm and his men find that Macbeth’s men are joining their side.

27. Scene 8 Castle Macbeth and Macduff face each other in battle.
Macbeth is not afraid because no man of woman born can harm him.
Macduff tells him that he was not born of woman but, “from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.” (born “c” section)
Macduff kills Macbeth
Malcolm becomes King of Scotland