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Now, Macbeth has completely become evil by nature and willing to do anything to secure the throne. So, Macbeth hires assassins to kill Banquo and his son Fleance.

He remembers that Banquo’s sons or descendants were meant to be the future kings. At the end of Act 2, Macbeth is crowned as the king.Īfter the coronation, Macbeth still lingers to the witches’ prophecies. Surprisingly the others believe that King Duncan’s sons were behind the murders as they have fled the crime scene. Later, Malcolm goes to England and Donalbain goes to Ireland.

However, King Duncan’s sons Malcolm and Donalbain, know that their lives are in danger and run away from Scotland. Macbeth kills the guards before they can speak to maintain his innocence and push the blame on them. Macduff goes to the king’s chamber first and tells the others. The next morning, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are composed and come to greet the others as if nothing happened. Though restless, both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth pretends to sleep. He hears someone cry out these final words ‘ Glamis hath murther’d sleep: and therefore Cawdor/Shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more!‘. After killing the guards, Macbeth returns to kill the king. While trying to commit the act, Lady Macbeth hesitates as King Duncan looks like her father. Macbeth hallucinates a bloodied dagger as they drug the guards. When he tries to talk to Macbeth about the witches’ prophecy, Macbeth refuses to discuss. Surprisingly, Banquo feels uneasy during his stay. At that moment, Lady Macbeth manipulates him emotionally and convinces him to murder King Duncan. When Macbeth’s alone, he worries about his afterlife, wondering what kind of punishment he would receive for killing the king, who is a good man. Lady Macbeth greets the king and everyone else, and they hear King Duncan praise Macbeth once more. Banquo senses the ‘ moral decay’ at Macbeth’s place. King Duncan arrives with his sons, Banquo, Macduff, Lennox, and few more envoys. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begin to plot, and she decides to murder King Duncan believing that Macbeth does not have enough courage. His mind is filled with excitement at the thought of killing the king. However, she does understand that Macbeth has always been ambitious with the desire to be the king. She disapproves of Macbeth’s gentle nature and loyalty as a weakness. She resolves to be the queen and recalls the idea of killing King Duncan. He excuses himself to make arrangements for King Duncan’s visit Iverness.īefore King Duncan’s visit, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, learns about the prophecy. Macbeth’s loyalty is replaced with the greed for the crown as he recalls the prophecies of the witches. King Duncan, at that time, indirectly declares Malcolm as the next king of Scotland. King Duncan informs Macbeth about his plans to stay at his place at Iverness and also proclaims his son Malcolm as Prince of Cumberland. Later, they meet King Duncan at his castle, who praises both Macbeth and Banquo for their courage and devotion. Banquo and Macbeth are stunned as they see the witches’ first prophecy come true and wonder about the rest. They tell that Macbeth is given the title of the Thane of Cawdor as a reward for winning the battle. When Macbeth and Banquo discuss these prophecies, King Duncan’s representatives, Ross and Angus, arrive with the news. However, the witches disappear without answering. Macbeth demands answers for their prediction because Thane of Cawdor and King Duncan were still alive who held the title. Their prophecy is filled with a puzzle as they call Banquo ‘lesser than Macbeth and greater’ and confuse him further by saying ‘Not so happy, yet much happier’. They also prophesy that Banquo’s descendants will become future kings. They address Macbeth Glamis, Cawdor, and the King of Scots. Macbeth listens and believes when the witches predict that he will be the next Thane of Cawdor and eventually become the king. As foretold in the beginning, after the battles, both the generals meet the witches when crossing the moor. His appreciation for both generals increase, and he decides to give all his land and the new title to Macbeth. King Duncan receives the testimonies of his conquering generals, Banquo and Macbeth, and the surrender of the rebel from a wounded soldier. They plot and predict about meeting Macbeth, who would return after winning the battle against Thane of Cawdor. The play begins with the witches quickly appear and disappear.