1. Macbeth
By The Simpsons

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

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

4. King Duncan
King of Scotland
Trusts Macbeth
A good king.

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

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

7. Malcolm
Duncan’s son;
Macbeth’s challenge.

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. Act 1
Macbeth starts thinking about killing Kind Duncan

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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 .

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

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

22. 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.

23. 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.

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

25. 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.

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

27. 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.