Name: Stalaane. A

Teacher: Ms. Babb

Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Macbeth Summary

         

Have you heard about the wonderful and awesome William Shakespeare play Macbeth? Are you wondering who the characters in Macbeth are!! They are the 3 witches and this character named Toad. Well Macbeth sets in Scotland. Therefore Macbeth starts off with a brief appearance by the three witches who are brewing a magic position designed to help fulfill an evil prophecy. Moreover the play cuts to the military camp where the Scottish King Duncan hears the news that his generals, Macbeth and Banquo have defeated two separate armies in battle. Consequently Macbeth became the king of Scotland. Also he thinks that perhaps the witches' prophecy was.

          Specifically Macbeth and his wife get the kings chamberlains (guard /servants) so drunk that they passed out until the next morning. Therefore Macbeth stabs King Duncan in his sleep and plans to blame the murder on the chamberlains. Suddenly they found out Macbeth kills the chamberlains pretending that he has killed them because he's so angry that they murdered King Duncan. Macbeth remembers the witches' prophecy that Bonquo's heir (successor) would one day become King of Scotland. Macbeth is really paranoid and hires someone to murder Banquoi and his son Fleance. Furthermore Macbeth found men are "born of women" and he feels safe about it. He also found out forests cannot move!!! Macbeth is devastated at the loss of his wife. MacDuff tells Macbeth that he was not "born of woman" which Macbeth is scared of. Fleance, son of Banquo, also becomes King of Scotland. All prophecies are fulfilled.