Short Summary Of Macbeth

Lady Macbeth feels evil and cruel, and devotes to take the throne away from Duncan. Determined to fulfill the witches prophesies, Lady Macbeth decides that Macbeth and her will inherit the throne by murdering Duncan. However she feels because she is a woman she is not evil enough to complete the deed. To call

This is because Macbeth has ruined the Chain of Being. Malcolm runs away to England, and Donalbain runs away to Ireland. Macbeth ends up being made King and Macduff does not go to crowning. Macbeth fears Banquo and he sends hired gunman to kill him and his son, Fleance. Macbeth encounters the three sisters once again, and they tell him to beware of Macduff, who is a Scottish Nobleman, someone who was born a woman, and that he is invincible until Birnam Wood starts to move cannot kill him [they lull Macbeth into a false state of security]. Eventually, both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth lose their mental state [mostly because of their guilt]. Macduff goes to England to tell Malcolm what has been happening in Scotland ever since Macbeth became in charge. Malcolm eventually agrees to join Macduff’s crusade, and they all start to head to Macbeth’s castle. Macduff wants to exact revenge against Macbeth in a very severe way, due to the fact that it is very personal for Macduff, as Macbeth was responsible for the murder of his family. This causes an extremely huge war to break

To begin, the witches are the catalyst to Macbeth’s crimes because the convince him that he will become king. Macbeth first meets the witches while returning from a gruesome battle and it is safe to say that they greet him with some audacious titles. They initially greet him as the Thane of Glamis and the Thane of Cawdor, but it is their final greeting which has the greatest effect on Macbeth. The witches hail Macbeth as someone “that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.53). This ignites a fire inside Macbeth, who is an immensely ambitious person. He begins to fantasize about the luxurious life he would have if he were the king of Scotland and he suddenly has the temptation to kill King Duncan. Although the witches’ prediction is favourable, Macbeth has no reason to believe them, at least until one of their other predictions turns out to be true. This

Macbeth starts to lose his sanity as he plans to kill Duncan. The story begins with three witches giving a prophecy to Macbeth: he will be the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter. Shortly after, Macbeth is named the Thane of Cawdor. He is amazed that the Witches were right, and quickly realizes that in order to fulfill the rest of his prophecy, he must kill the current king, Duncan. Macbeth says to himself, “I am thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair … My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man” (1.3.146-155). Macbeth is frightened by the thought of having to kill Duncan, but he knows that it must be done. Although he has little faith in himself and his abilities, his thoughts and feelings are fairly sane. Lady Macbeth pushes Macbeth to kill Duncan so that he can become the new king; however, Macbeth is too cowardly to do it. After much contemplation, he says that he will not kill Duncan

At the beginning of the play Macbeth is unwilling to kill King Duncan while Lady Macbeth is convinced that she must compel him to do so. Macbeth is told by three witches that he will become thane of Cawdor, thane of Glamis and King of Scotland. Macbeth believes the prophecies since he is already thane of Glamis and is Ross later informs him that Macbeth is now thane of Cawdor. Macbeth wants to be king, but hopes

These prophecies severely change the lives of both soldiers.  The three witches surprise Macbeth and Banquo but tell Macbeth the prophecy of him being given the position of Thane of Cawdor.  Secondly speaking, ¡§All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!¡¨  (Act 1, scene iii p.12)  They then tell Banquo that his sons will be kings but he will never rule a King.   This news frightens Macbeth and both try to put it in the back of their minds, thinking of it as a prank.  This is until Ross, one of the kings men, greets Macbeth and Banquo and gives great news to Macbeth in these words:

The Play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare is shaped by supernatural forces with the use of the weird witches, the apparition of the ghost, and the floating dagger. These forces lead Macbeth to act in the way he did and add suspense to the play. The play opens with the three witches, and later on Macbeth and Banquo encounter them. They prophesized that Macbeth will be promoted to Thane of Cawdor, and then become King of Scotland. In addition to that, Banquo was told that his sons shall be kings, but never himself. Macbeth was skeptical about the prophesies, but until some of King Duncan’s men came to inform Macbeth that that he was to be named Thane of Cawdor due to the betrayal of the previous and condemned to death. Then Lady Macbeth

The witches prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s influence intensifies his ambition and drives Macbeth to obtain and maintain his title of Scotland by whatever means, even murdering his best friend, Banquo. “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, ...no son of mine succeeding. If’t be so, for Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind; For them the gracious Duncan I have murder’d; ...To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings! (Act III. sc.I) At this point Macbeth’s passion becomes more and more extreme to the point where no one stands in his way. His greed, violence, and hunger for power drastically declines his

Coincidentally, Duncan, honoring the hero, decides to stay at Macbeth’s castle overnight. Lady Macbeth believes that this is a perfect opportunity given by fate to kill Duncan and usurp his power. Exhibiting extreme ambition and masculinity, Lady Macbeth orchestrates the entire scheme and persuades her husband into committing evil deeds, chiding him for behaving like a feminine and coward. Macbeth eventually yields to his wife’s pressure and manipulation. After the murder is discovered, Malcolm and Donalbain, Duncan’s sons, flee to England and Ireland, respectively, while Macbeth assumes a dictatorial sovereignty of Scotland. Macbeth, however, becomes insecure about his power, for the witches have prophesied that Banquo’s descendants will be kings and Macduff, another Scottish nobleman in England, may threaten him. Hence, the vicious tyrant assassinates Banquo and Macduff’s family. As a result, Macduff, with aids from Malcolm and England, vows to retaliate against Macbeth. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth is greatly agonized by guilt, sleepwalking, rubbing her hands as if trying to wash away the bloodstains, and finally committing suicide. The downfall of Macbeth immediately succeeds when the English army invades his castle and is marked by Macduff outplaying Macbeth in a fierce

Macbeth tells the story of a man named Macbeth and his struggle for power. He and his friend Banquo are told by three witches that Macbeth will become King and Banquo’s children will become king as well. Macbeth, content with his prophecy, goes home to tell his wife. Lady Macbeth, his wife, tells him that he should just go kill the king and take control of Scotland on his own. Hungry for power, he kills King Duncan, frames Duncan’s chamberlains for the murder, and takes his throne. He then feels threatened by the others in line for King, so he tries to kill banquo and his son. Banquo is killed but his son escapes. Macbeth continues to indulge in murdering people who are a threat to his tyranny.

Despite the manipulation from Lady Macbeth, Macbeth is the one who ultimately makes the decision to murder King Duncan in order to become king. When Macbeth is given the title of Thane of Cawdor and the witches’ prophecies come to him, the thoughts of murdering King Duncan to become King emerge in Macbeth’s mind. Macbeth has mixed-feelings about the prophecies and asks himself, “Why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, and make my seated heart knock at my ribs, against the use of nature? Present fears are less than horrible imaginings: my thought, whose murder yet is

Although, Macbeth's conscience and lack evil in his heart make him temporarily stop his plan of murder. His wife understands that Macbeth lacks an evil heart and uses her promise of love to persuade him to kill Duncan. In addition, Macbeth in search of acceptance and his wife's love, agrees to kill Duncan to make her proud. Macbeth, led by his own insecurities, ignored his conscience and forgot his values. After gaining the throne, Macbeth shows signs of paranoia and worries about the prophecies of Banquo's offspring being kings.

In the beginning of the play, the witches make three prophecies. First, that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor. The second part of the prophecy is that Macbeth will become King. The third prophecy being that Banquo will be father to future kings. When Macbeth first hears the prophecy, Duncan holds the position as king. King duncan is also a very loved king by his people. Macbeth and Duncan even have a good relationship. Macbeth is Duncan’s greatest war hero and because of Macbeth’s great success in battle, Duncan rewards him by promoting him to the position of Thane of Cawdor. With this promotion, Macbeth realizes that the witches first prophecy was true. With this realization, Macbeth’s head begins to fill with thoughts of killing King Duncan to speed up the process so that he can become king. When he tells his wife of the prophecies and his promotion, she becomes extremely

However, his desire for power begins to devour such traits replacing him with nothing but indecisiveness and guilt. The three witches planted a rooted seed by declaring Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor and future king of Scotland. As one prophecy came true, the now, Thane of Cawdor is tempted and drowns himself with the thought of sitting on the throne. Hopeful but impatient, Macbeth resolves to kill Duncan. It was fate that Macbeth will be king, but it was free will when he decided to steal the crown by murdering the king. Had Macbeth not encountered the witches, he would not have thought about being king. The witches’ appearance was,although minimal, an irreplaceable factor to the

In a speech from Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth gives her address to her husband. Prior to Lady Macbeth’s speech to her husband, three witches, tell Macbeth his fate. He then informs his wife that these witches have told him he will become king. There is a dark and gloomy atmosphere when the couple is planning their murder of King Duncan. If they go through with the crime, Macbeth will take his place. Through questioning his credibility and appealing to his ego, Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill the King.