Macbeth By The Simpsons

Macbeth A great warrior; Scottish general; Thane of Glamis; Fought for his country and his king; A hero.

Lady Macbeth Macbeth’s wife; Strong; Ambitious; Domineering; Loves her husband.

King Duncan King of Scotland Trusts Macbeth A good king.

Banquo Macbeth’s best friend; A Scottish general who has fought for his country and king.

Macduff Scottish nobleman; Suspicious of Macbeth; A supporter of Duncan and his sons.

Malcolm Duncan’s son; Macbeth’s challenge.

The Witches There are three witches; Plot mischief against Duncan and Macbeth; Start the ball rolling on Macbeth’s downfall.

Act 1 The play opens with the witches; They arrange to meet Macbeth on a wasteland.

Act 1 Macbeth and Banquo are returning from battle victorious; They are hailed as heroes.

Act 1 Seemingly by accident, Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches; The witches give three prophecies – they tell Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor and then King. They tell Banquo that his children will be kings.

Act 1 Macbeth starts thinking about killing Kind Duncan

Act 1 The prophecies start to come true when Duncan has the old Thane of Cawdor executed for treason and awards the title to Macbeth.

Act 1 On our first meeting with Lady Macbeth we find she is ruthless when, in response to a letter from Macbeth she fears his gentle nature will not allow him to be king.

Act 1 Duncan arrives at the Macbeth castle; Macbeth and Lady Macbeth speak about killing Duncan; Lady Macbeth taunts Macbeth, calling him a coward; Lady Macbeth announces her plan to kill Duncan.

Act 2 Banquo and his son arrive at the castle; Macbeth imagines that he sees a dagger and follows it to Duncan’s bedroom where the king lies drugged; Macbeth murders his king.

Act 2 Macduff arrives; The castle become aware that the king has been brutally murdered; In an effort to cover his tracks, Macbeth murders Duncan’s guards .

Act 2 Ducan’s heirs, Malcolm and Donalbain decide to flee the country; Macbeth is crowned king but Macduff is firmly against his new monarch.

Act 3 Banquo begins to fear that Macbeth committed the murder; Macbeth fears that Banquo’s sons will steal the throne; Macbeth arranges for Banquo to be killed.

Act 3 Once the murder is complete one of the murderers informs Macbeth at the castle. He is also told that Banquo’s son escaped; Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost.

Act 3 We learn that an army is being formed to fight Macbeth.

Act 4 Three more prophecies are told – Macbeth is told to beware Macduff; that no one born of a woman can harm him. He should only fear when the forest begins to move position.

Act 4 Macbeth decides that he must kill Macduff; Macbeth learns that he cannot kill Macduff so has his family murdered instead; Malcolm and Macduff discuss Macbeth’s rule; The army is growing.

Act 5 It becomes clear that Lady Macbeth is being driven mad by guilt – she feels her hands will never again be clean;

Act 5 Macbeth’s enemies gather close to his home; Malcolm orders his army to camouflage themselves with branches from the forest; Macbeth scorns their efforts.

Act 5 A cry is heard in the distance, signalling Lady Macbeth’s death; Macbeth notices that the forest seems to be moving closer.

Act 5 The battle begins; Macbeth and Macduff come face to face; Macduff explains how he was born by caesarean reminding Macbeth of the third prophecy; Macduff kills Macbeth and Malcolm is hailed the new king of Scotland.