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MacBeth

MacBeth. by: William Shakespeare modified by: Laura Parsons. www.education-world.com/a_books/books080.shtml. There was a thunderstorm and 3 witches end their meeting. www.afana.org/macbeth.htm. The Scottish general, MacBeth, just won the war between Scotland and Norway.

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MacBeth

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  1. MacBeth by: William Shakespeare modified by: Laura Parsons www.education-world.com/a_books/books080.shtml

  2. There was a thunderstorm and 3 witches end their meeting. www.afana.org/macbeth.htm

  3. The Scottish general, MacBeth, just won the war between Scotland and Norway.

  4. The 3 witches decide to confront MacBeth on his way home. www.bbc.co.uk/.../16/macbeth_event_feature.shtml

  5. The Scottish king, Duncan, decides that he will confer the title of the traitorous Cawdor on the heroic Macbeth.  www.juneauempire.com/.../sta_20070308024.shtml

  6. Macbeth, and another General called Banquo, happen upon the three witches www.harpers.org/archive/2007/10/hbc-90001349

  7. The witches predict that he will one day become king. www.onlineshakespeare.com/macbethsyn.htm

  8. They also predict that Banquo will beget a line of kings, although will not ascend the throne himself. picasaweb.google.com/.../NVkBa-8U5Fslb4KRhlIvWQ

  9. King Duncan arranges to visit him at his castle.

  10. Macbeth cannot stop thinking about the witches' prediction that he will become king and decides that he will murder Duncan. http://www.wbopera.org/0607/Macbeth/show/index.html

  11. Macbeth's wife agrees to his plan.  http://www.wbopera.org/0607/Macbeth/show/index.html

  12. Duncan arrives at the castle with his entourage but MacBeth has second thoughts about the murder plot. www.lehman.cuny.edu/.../e701/jumuat/duncan.htm

  13. The forceful Lady Macbeth holds him to his vow to kill Duncan and further encourages him. dcist.com/2007/05/14/macbeth_at_wash.php

  14. Blood on dagger He then murders Duncan assisted by his wife who smears the blood of Duncan on the daggers of the sleeping guards.  www.pathguy.com/macbeth.htm

  15. A nobleman called Macduff discovers the body. www.pathguy.com/macbeth.htm

  16. Before investigation can take place Macbeth kills the guards insisting that their daggers smeared with Duncan's blood are proof that they committed the murderous crime. www.dailyinfo.co.uk/reviews/feature/1043/Macbeth/

  17. Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, do not believe their father, however, fearing for their lives, they flee Scotland which makes them appear guilty so the crown passes to Macbeth.  www.pathguy.com/macbeth.htm

  18. He remembers the prophecy of the witches that Banquo will beget a line of kings us.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1303/Mptv/1303/5301_...

  19. So he sends hired assassins to murder Banquo and his sons Donalbain and Fleance. www.woodeno.org/macbeth.html

  20. Fleance, is the only one to escape with his life. http://www.wbopera.org/0607/Macbeth/show/index.html

  21. At a feast the bloodied ghost of Banquo appears to Macbeth but to no one else causing Macbeth to act and speak strangely. www.malabar.net/.../Macbeth-Banquos-Ghost.html

  22. http://www.wbopera.org/0607/Macbeth/show/index.html His wife sends the guests away. 

  23. Macbeth, plagued by the fear of being discovered, begins to suspect that Macduff, a nobleman who refused to attend the feast, suspects him. www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/shakespeare/macbeth3.html

  24. He meets with the witches again and they confirm that he has good reason to fear Macduff but they soothe his fears by telling him that no born of woman can harm him. http://www.wbopera.org/0607/Macbeth/show/index.html

  25. After meeting with the witches he learns that Macduff is urging Duncan's son, Malcolm, to reclaim the throne. www.coronadoplayhouse.com/macbeth/about.html

  26. In revenge, he has Macduff's wife and son murdered. Macduff organizes an army to bring down Macbeth. http://www.wbopera.org/0607/Macbeth/show/index.html

  27. Lady Macbeth's conscience now begins to torture her and she imagines that she can see her hands covered with blood. She commits suicide. www.pathguy.com/macbeth.htm

  28. Macbeth meets Macduff in hand-to-hand combat confident that he will win the day because ''none born of woman'' can harm him. www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/im...

  29. www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/im... Macduff kills Macbeth and the witches prediction proves true.

  30. www.tqnyc.org/NYC051339/MacbethAct1.htm MacDuff becomes king. 

  31. The End

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