| Act 1 Scene 1 | Witches decide to confront Macbeth after battle |
| Act 1 Scene 2 | Macbeth and Banquo fought with courage and violence; Macbeth killed Macdonald. Duncan says he will make Macbeth thane of Cawdor. |
| Act1 Scene 3 | Witches tell Macbeth he will be king; Banquo’s children will be kings. Ross and Angus tell Macbeth that he will be thane of Cawdor. Macbeth begins to think darkly. |
| Act 1 Scene 4 | Duncan announces Malcolm as heir to throne; Macbeth takes note of Malcolm’s way in his path to throne. Duncan and party to dine and sleep in Macbeth’s place. |
| Act 1 Scene 5 | Lady Macbeth is convinced that Macbeth is not ambitious enough to murder Duncan, and resolves to put her femininity aside to make sure Macbeth becomes king. |
| Act 1 Scene 6 | Duncan and company arrive |
| Act 1 Scene 7 | Macbeth has doubts– realizes there is no reason to kill Duncan besides own ambition. Lady Macbeth challenges his manhood and tells him the plan so he agrees. |
| Act 2 Scene 1 | Macbeth hallucinates and sees floating dagger leading him to Duncan’s chamber; he kills Duncan. |
| Act 2 Scene 2 | —- |
| Act 2 Scene 3 | Duncan declared dead. Macbeth kills chamberlains, but Macduff is suspicious. Duncan’s sons flee. |
| Act 2 Scene 4 | Lords appoint Macbeth king, suspect chamberlains were killers but were paid off |
| Act 3 Scene 1 | Macbeth is convinced by the murders to have Banquo and son Fleance killed |
| Act 3 Scene 2 | Macbeth and Lady Macbeth fret over decision but decide it must be done for Macbeth to secure the throne |
| Act 3 Scene 3 | Murderers kill Banquo but Fleance runs away |
| Act 3 Scene 4 | Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost sit in his chair, so he has a “fit” and the feast ends. He decides to go to the witches. Macduff is revealed to be avoiding the court so not to be accused of treason. |
| Act 3 Scene 5 | Hecate scolds witches for meddling with Macbeth; instructs them to summon visions/spirits that will give him false sense of security. |
| Act 3 Scene 6 | Lennox and other lord suspect Macbeth is responsible for Banquo’s death. Macduff says England is to align with Malcolm and King Edward for aid. Macbeth prepares for war. |
| Act 4 Scene 1 | Macbeth asks witches for more premonitions: floating heaad=beware of Macduff, bloody child=killed by nobody born to a woman, crowned child=safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. Lennox tells Macbeth that Macduff is in England; Macbeth has Macduff’s wife and children killed. |
| Act 4 Scene 2 | Murderers kill Macduff’s son and chase away his wife. |
| Act 4 Scene 3 | Malcolm and Macduff meet in England; Malcolm tests Macduff to see where his loyalty lies, Macduff passes test. Malcolm to return with 10,000 soldiers. |
| Act 5 Scene 1 | Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, and hallucinating about blood on hands. She is declared mad. |
| Act 5 Scene 2 | English army meet near Birnam Wood |
| Act 5 Scene 3 | Macbeth believes that he has nothing to fear |
| Act 5 Scene 4 | Each soldier in the English army takes branch to give the illusion of less men. |
| Act 5 Scene 5 | Lady Macbeth commits suicide. Macbeth is told by the servant it looks like Birnam Wood is advancing to Dunsinane. Macbeth says he will die fighting. |
| Act 5 Scene 6 | Malcolm orders men to toss branches and draw swords |
| Act 5 Scene 7 | Macbeth is still confident because he can’t fathom a man not born to a woman; he kills Seward’s son. Macduff resolves to kill Macbeth personally. Malcolm and Seward enter castle. |
| Act 5 Scene 8 | Dunsinane is captured. Macbeth encounters Macduff; they fight to the death– Macbeth gets beheaded. Malcolm is made king. |
Macbeth Plot
August 6, 2019