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- In the play’s most famous scene, Macbeth imagines he sees a dagger before him, pointing the way to Duncan’s chamber. He kills the king, but fails to leave the daggars at the scene- Lady Macbeth takes charge, returning the daggers to the scene of the crime, and smearing the guards with blood.
- The following morning, Macduff is the first to discover king Duncan has been murdered. He wakes the whole castle, screaming that there has been a treasonous murder. He informs Malcolm and Donablain immediately.
- Macbeth makes a show, claiming the guards are guilty, he then kills them.
- The king’s sons flee to England, worried they will be blamed for the murder. It is not long before Macbeth starts to have guilty thoughts. Ross and an unnamed old man discuss the previous night, claiming Duncan’s usually calm horses turned wild in nature, and bolted out of the stables.
