Summary Of Macbeth

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Summary of Macbeth Iiii Macbeth and Banquo arrive on the heath where the witches were waiting for Macbeth and there upon their arrival praise him as the Thane of Cawdor, which resulted in Macbeth being startled and shocked at this information.

Iiiii Macbeth wants to kill Malcom to overtake the throne after hearing that he is next in line to be king.

Iiiiii Lady Macbeth doesn't think that Macbeth will follow through with killing the king so she commands Macbeth to be strong and murder the king, then they conspire together in constructing a plan to do their mission.

Iiiiiii Lady Macbeth welcomes the king to her house.

Iiiiiiii At the party Macbeth informs Lady Macbeth that he doesn't want to kill Duncan but soon agrees to follow through with the deed after Lady Macbeth challenges his manhood.

IIi When Banquo and Fleance leave Macbeth alone, Macbeth imagines that he sees a bloody dagger pointing toward Duncan's chamber then a bell rings, a signal from Lady Macbeth and then he exits into Duncan's room.

IIii Macbeth kills Duncan the king and then Lady Macbeth covers by taking the daggers back to the room where the chamberlains were in aspirations of framing them for the murder of the king.

IIiii Macbeth talks with Macduff and Lennox about how the night was full of strange events in the weather, chimneys were blown down, birds screeched all night, the earth shook, and ghostly voices were heard prophesying bad fortune, then shortly thereafter the murder of Duncan was uncovered.

IIiiii Ross leaves for Scone to see the coronation of Macbeth as king and Macduff heads home to Fife, creating suspicion by their timely exit.

IIIi Macbeth hires two murderers to kill Banquo and conspires a plan of action.

IIIii Lady Macbeth appears ignorant...