...nking of killing King Duncan to make prophecy fact but later hopes fate alone ill spare him the need to kill... Macbeth meets King Duncan, thanking him for his ne title. The also loyal Banquo receives nothing. King Duncan remarks ho he completely trusted the previous Thane of Cador. King Duncan announces that his son, Malcolm ill be the ne Prince of Cumberland. Macbeth sees Malcolm as a threat to hat he no takes seriously as his destiny to be king, a major turning point in Macbeths changing morality. Macbeth makes this clear by famously asking in an aside private speech for the stars to hide their fires least they reveal his dark and deadly purpose or intention to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth learns by letter from Macbeth of the Three itches prophecies for her husband, eagerly embracing them as fact. Fearing Macbeth is too compassionate and eak-illed to do hat needs to be done killing King Duncan, she famously asks the gods to remove from her all signs of compassion and femininity, replacing these ith cold remorseless ruthlessness. Learning from a messenger that King Duncan ill stay at their castle, Lady Macbeth enthusiastically greets this nes, suggesting that she already has plans to kill King Duncan. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide to speak again on the issue of the prophecies, Macbeth still uncertain of the need to kill King Duncan. At Macbeths castle King Duncan arrives hilst Lady Macbeth plays the most perfect of hostesses. King Duncan asks for the Thane of Cador Macbeth ho is not yet present. A guilt-ridden Macbeth restles ith his conscience, certain that he should not kill King Duncan yet guiltily having to remind himself of all the reasons hy it ould be rong. Macbeth decides against murdering his King but Lady Macbeth belittles him for not being able to murder, threatening to take aay her love for him if he does not. This threat ins Macbeth over and Lady Macbeth outlines her plan to kill King Duncan in his sleep hile he is a guest at their castle. Act II. Banquo and son Fleance arrive at Macbeths castle. Banquo is troubled by the Three itches prophecy and tells Macbeth this. Macbeth pretends not to take the Three itches seriously. Learning from Banquo that King Duncan is asleep, Macbeth, alone, follos an imaginary dagger to King Duncans bedchamber here he ill kill him in his sleep... Lady Macbeth has drugged King Duncans guards, alloing Macbeth to kill King Duncan unchallenged. Lady Macbeth as to have killed the King but his resemblance to her late father means Macbeth does the deed instead. A bell frightens Lady Macbeth and Macbeth too is nervous, but he announces that he did indeed kill King Duncan. Macbeth recounts that the to guards cried out Murder! and later God bless us!, Lady Macbeth telling her husband not to fret over such things and the fact that is conscience prevented him from saying Amen, as one of the guards had done... Lady Macbeth tells her husband a little ater ill ash aay their guilt and the to retire to their bedroom hen knocking is later heard... Macduff, Lennox, the source of the knocking in the last scene, arrive at Macbeths castle. Nes of King Duncans death reaches all at Macbeths castle. Lady Macbeth faints and Macbeth in rage kills the to drunken guards after claiming that they obviously killed their King. These actions largely free Macbeth and Lady Macbeth from suspicion. King Duncans sons, Malcolm and Donalbain are introduced, both men isely deciding to flee Macbeths castle as a precaution against their on murder. Malcolm ill head for England, Donalbain for Ireland. Ross speaks ith an Old Man ho describes various unnatural acts happening in Scotland, perhaps the single most significant scene for the theme of nature at ar ith itself, hich relates to the idea of a natural order being disturbed by the death of a king, a prevalent theme throughout this play. e learn that King Duncans to sons have fled, leaving Macbeth to be croned the ne King of Scotland. Macduff, ho later becomes instrumental in Macbeths donfall, has significantly snubbed Macbeths coronation at Scone to go to Fife instead. A tone of increasing despair for Scotland begins in this scene... Act III. Banquo is fearful that the Three itches prophecies are becoming true, questioning hether Macbeth played most foully for it, or killed King Duncan to make prophecy, fact. Meeting ith Macbeth, Macbeth continuously asks Banquo of his travel plans and those of his son. Alone, Macbeth fears that Banquos sons ill mean his dynasty ill be short-lived only he ill become King of Scotland and not his sons ho ill be replaced by those of Banquos lineage. Macbeth arranges for several Murderers to discreetly kill Banquo and Fleance to ensure his sons and not Banquos become future kings... Lady Macbeth and Macbeth speak in private. Macbeth is again plagued by a guilt e thought may have vanished. Lady Macbeth attempts to strengthen Macbeths resolve. The Murderers kill Banquo but his son Fleance escapes and survives. The Three itches prophecy of Banquos sons becoming kings has not been tharted by Macbeth... Macbeth and a lady are entertaining at their castle. The First Murderer arrives, announcing that Banquo is dead but Fleance has lived. Macbeth immediately realizes the consequences of this his descendants may not become kings. Macbeth famously sees Banquos Ghost at his party, causing Lady Macbeth to finish their party early to prevent further suspicions about Macbeths sanity and about their role in recent events King Duncans death hilst a guest at their castle. Macbeth makes his famous speech about being too covered in blood to stop killing... Hecate, clearly in a position of command over the Three itches, scolds her subordinates for helping an unappreciative Macbeth. Hecate instructs the Three itches to make preparations for her plan to use illusion and the Three itches prophecies against Macbeth. The Three itches, eager to placate please their master, eagerly make preparations, doing as they are told... e see Lennox and a Lord discuss affairs in their kingdom. e learn from their conversation that an army is being formed in England to fight Macbeth. Act IV. A major turning point in the play. Just as the Three itches prophesied Macbeths ascendancy to become King in Act I, Scene III, here they prophesies his donfall ith the Three Apparitions visions ghosts. The first Apparition tells an eager Macbeth that he should fear Macduff, saying beare Macduff Beare the Thane of Fife. The Second Apparition reassures Macbeth that none of omen born Shall harm Macbeth and the Third Apparition tells Macbeth he has nothing to fear until Great Birnam ood moves to high Dunsinane hill near his castle. Macbeth decides to kill Macduff to protect himself from him and takes the Apparitions ords to mean he is safe from all men since they are all born naturally and that only the moving of a nearby forest to his castle, an unlikely event ill spell his doom. Next Macbeth demands to kno about Banquos descendants ,...
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