Literature Macbeth Flashcards
Act One
The three witches meet Macbeth, they tell him that he will be thane of Cawdor the king
Then Macbeth and lady Macbeth Talk about the plans to persuade him to murder Duncan
They the agree to kill him and blame it on the severs
Act Two / Three
Macbeth kills Duncan and lady Macbeth plants the dageees on his servants
Macduff then arrives and discovers his body and the kings sons Malcom and donalblain leave Scotland in fear of their lives.
Macbeth is now king but he is scared about the witches propaganda
They the get murders to kill banquo but he kills him but his son fleance escapes
Macbeth hosts a feast and he sees banquos ghost.
Act Four
Macbeth the goes to visit the ghost again
They warn Macbeth about Macduff and no one born from a women (unnatural) way can hurt you
Macduff flees to Scotland and Macbeth then sets murders to go and kill his wife and children
Then Malcom comes back with Macduff with ten thousand soldiers and then Macduff finds out that he killed his family and he wants to avenge his family’s deaths
Act Five
Lady Macbeth goes mad and keeps watching here hands as she sees blood on them all the time and later on kills her self
Macbeth here’s about them coming as he isn’t scared because of the witches propercy
Malcom then tells everyone to pick up a tree and to carry it towards the castle
They then meet and Macbeth is certain that he will win the fight. Untill he finds out that Macduff was born by csection.
He then dies and Malcom becomes king
Macbeth
He is an ambitious Scottish nobalman. He murders the king of Scotland and takes his place
Duncan
Duncan is the King of Scotland, an old, gracious, pious and gentle man, who resembles Lady Macbeth’s father in his sleep.
Donalblain
Donalbain is Duncan’s second son. After his father’s murder, he suggests to Malcolm that they quickly leave.
Lennox
Lennox is a young Thane attending on Duncan.
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth is a ruthless woman. More openly ambitious than her husband, she does not shy from murder, and pushes Macbeth towards it.
