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MacbethMacbethActs 1-5 SummaryActs 1-5 Summary
Act IAct I Macbeth receives prophesies from 3 witches Macbeth receives prophesies from 3 witches Witches tell Macbeth he will become Thane Witches tell Macbeth he will become Thane
of Cawdor then King of Cawdor then King Banquo’s sons will be kings Banquo’s sons will be kings Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to kill King Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to kill King
Duncan Duncan Macbeth’s conscience tells him not to kill Macbeth’s conscience tells him not to kill
the Kingthe King Macbeth agrees to kill Duncan due to his Macbeth agrees to kill Duncan due to his
ambition and his wife’s manipulation ambition and his wife’s manipulation
Act IIAct II
Duncan stays at Duncan stays at Macbeth’s castle Macbeth’s castle (Inverness) for the (Inverness) for the nightnight
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and Lady Macbeth act like Macbeth act like good hosts for King good hosts for King Duncan Duncan
They plan to kill They plan to kill Duncan in his Duncan in his sleepsleep
Act IIAct II Lady Macbeth gets Duncan’s guards Lady Macbeth gets Duncan’s guards
drunkdrunk Macbeth murders Duncan in his bed Macbeth murders Duncan in his bed
chamberchamber Macbeth hears a voice that tells him he Macbeth hears a voice that tells him he
will never sleep againwill never sleep again He tries to wash Duncan’s blood from his He tries to wash Duncan’s blood from his
hands but cannot erase his evil deedhands but cannot erase his evil deed Macduff discovers Duncan is deadMacduff discovers Duncan is dead Malcolm & Donalbain flee the countryMalcolm & Donalbain flee the country
Act IIAct II ““Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash
this blood/Clean from my hand? No; this blood/Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/The this my hand will rather/The multitudinous seas multitudinous seas incarnadine,/Making the green one incarnadine,/Making the green one red” (2.2.60-63)- Macbethred” (2.2.60-63)- Macbeth
““My hands are of your colour; but I My hands are of your colour; but I shame/ to wear a heart so white” shame/ to wear a heart so white” (2.2.64-65) – Lady Macbeth(2.2.64-65) – Lady Macbeth
Act IIIAct III-Macbeth feels threatened by Banquo and the witches’ prophesy about Banquo’s sons becoming king
- Macbeth wants more power and hires murderers to kill Banquo and son, Fleance
Act IIIAct III
Role Reversal: Lady Macbeth does not tell Macbeth to kill Banquo.
Macbeth’s ambition leads him to have Banquo killed.
Murderers kill Banquo, but Fleance escapes
Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost at feast HE IS LOSING HIS MIND FROM GUILT!!! Lady Macbeth covers up for her
husband’s madness and plays it cool
Act IIIAct III
““Things bad Things bad begun make begun make strong strong themselves by themselves by ill” (3.2.55)- ill” (3.2.55)- MacbethMacbeth (Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost
at the feast)
Act IVAct IV
Act IVAct IV
Macbeth seeks the witches to find Macbeth seeks the witches to find out more infoout more info
Witches tell him 3 things:Witches tell him 3 things:– Beware Macduff, Thane of FifeBeware Macduff, Thane of Fife– No man born of woman can kill MacbethNo man born of woman can kill Macbeth– Macbeth won’t be killed until Burnam Macbeth won’t be killed until Burnam
Wood meets Dunsinane HillWood meets Dunsinane Hill Macbeth plans to kill Macduff and his Macbeth plans to kill Macduff and his
family family
Act IVAct IV
Lady Macduff is angry that her husband Lady Macduff is angry that her husband fled to England without his familyfled to England without his family
Thinks he did something bad and is a Thinks he did something bad and is a traitor traitor
Macbeth hires murderers to kill Macduff Macbeth hires murderers to kill Macduff and his wife and childrenand his wife and children
The murderers succeed in killing Lady The murderers succeed in killing Lady Macduff and her childrenMacduff and her children
Macduff is not murdered Macduff is not murdered Ross tells Macduff about his wife and kids Ross tells Macduff about his wife and kids
The Dire Consequences of Guilt!!!
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”
(5.1.31-32) – Lady Macbeth
Act VAct V Lady Macbeth suffers from insanity and Lady Macbeth suffers from insanity and
cannot sleep cannot sleep Macduff and Malcolm plot with English Macduff and Malcolm plot with English
army to oust Macbeth from the thronearmy to oust Macbeth from the throne Macbeth feels safe until Birnam Wood Macbeth feels safe until Birnam Wood
meets Dunsinane (as in witch’s prophesy) meets Dunsinane (as in witch’s prophesy) Lady Macbeth dies, Macbeth is indifferentLady Macbeth dies, Macbeth is indifferent Macduff fights Macbeth and kills him Macduff fights Macbeth and kills him Macduff was born by caesarian section, Macduff was born by caesarian section,
so prophesy came true- he was not “born so prophesy came true- he was not “born of woman” of woman”
Acting out Act 5Acting out Act 5
Scene 1: Lady Macbeth’s insanityScene 1: Lady Macbeth’s insanity Scene 3: Macduff’s men prepare to Scene 3: Macduff’s men prepare to
attack at Dunsinaneattack at Dunsinane Scene 4: Macduff’s army marches with Scene 4: Macduff’s army marches with
tree branches from Birnam Wood tree branches from Birnam Wood Scene 5: Lady Macbeth is deadScene 5: Lady Macbeth is dead Scene 6: Macduff is ready to fightScene 6: Macduff is ready to fight Scene 7: Macbeth fights Macduff (man Scene 7: Macbeth fights Macduff (man
born not of woman) born not of woman)