Name: Anita
Date: Wednesday, April 11th, 2011

How far would you go to be king of Scotland? For Macbeth, a general of the Scottish King Duncan, who would very soon be made Thane of Cawdor (a very high ranking in Scottish Nobility). He was quite eager to be king once he had heard he was next in line to the throne. This play is set in Scotland, in the time of Shakespeare which is probably around the middle ages. This play includes 3 witches, Scottish King Duncan,
Macbeth, Banquo, Malcolm, Donalbian, Lady Macbeth, Macduff, and Fleance. The three witches would meet Macbeth and Banquo, while going on their way to the king to tell the two their destiny. Scottish King
Duncan was the king of Scotland before Macbeth took over, his two sons Malcolm and Donalbian were before Macbeth to the throne. Macbeth was the man who was told by a fortune from the witches that he was next in line to the throne. Macbeth was married to Lady Macbeth, and also kills the King, Donalbian and Banquo. Banquo was later on in the play killed by Macbeth, he was one of the king's generals, and also had a
son named Fleance, who would later on at the end of the play take the throne. Lady Macbeth was married to Macbeth, and also persuades Macbeth into killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth later kills herself because of an overwhelming sense of guilt. The fair Macduff was one of the people who gave out the Thane of Cawdor awards out, who alsobeheads Macbeth at the near ending of the play.
                      Macbeth, a tragedy by Shakespeare, first printed in the First folio of 1623, probably written and first performed in 1606. The witch's prophecies were fulfilled about Macbeth's future, just not in the way
he thought. Three witche3s were making a magic potion designed to help fill an evil prophecy. The three of them would scream horrid things that would make you shiver. On the other side of town, Macbeth and
Banquo were getting praised by King Duncan for their tremendous work of defeating two separate armies. As Macbeth and Banquo were walking to the king's palace, they had bumped into the three witches. The
three witches had told Macbeth that he would be honoured with the Thane of Cawdor (ranking of the Scottish Nobility) and that he would eventually become king. Macbeth believes them and tells his wife, Lady
Macbeth, the news. Lady Macbeth insisted that Macbeth invite King Duncan over so they could kill him. Lady Macbeth had insisted this because in order for Macbeth to become king, King Duncan could either
have to step down or be killed. So Macbeth agreed and stabbed King Duncan later on that night while he was sleeping. Macbeth was crowned King of Scotland. Macbeth remembers when the witches say that Banquo descendent would one day become King of Scotland. He hires an assassin to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. Banquo is killed, but Fleance escapes the attacks. Macbeth is visited by Banquo ghost at a feast; this raises Macduff suspension on Macbeth. Macduff decides to de-thrown Macbeth.
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it" – Macbeth
. Macbeth decides to get to the three witches because he is getting more paranoid on this crazy situation. The three witches tell him that he should be cautious around Macduff, will not be harmed by anyone who was by any man born of woman. Also he was told he will be safe until the forest reaches the castle. Macbeth was certain that none of these things would happen, but later he was aware that Macduff along with Malcolm were plotting to kill him. So Macbeth had went to kill Macbeths wife, children and his castle be seized. Over in the castle of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth had killed herself in despair of herself taking part in King Duncan's murder. Once Macbeth hears this terrible lost he is very depressed, but still tries to focus Macduff and Malcolm. What Macbeth doesn't know is that Macduff, Malcolm and a large army is out to kill him. Macbeth with no fear packs a large army to fight Malcolm and Macduff army, including himself. Macbeth sees Macduff on the battlefield. As they fight, Macduff whispers to Macbeth, 'I was not born of woman; I was untimely ripped from my mothers womb.' Macduff then beheads Macbeth, and Malcolm becomes King of Scotland. Later on the other son of Banquo, Fleance becomes the King of Scotland.