![]() Scottish refugees close to the Birnam Wood are mourning over their oppressed homeland. Macbeth does not want to give up the throne, and decides together with Lady Macbeth to order his soldiers to kill all possible enemies, especially Macduff and his family. Macbeth is relieved by these prophecies - but then the ghost of Banco reappears, along with a whole row of future kings. The third declares that Macbeth will reign until he sees Birnam Wood come marching against him. The other says that “no man born of woman” will harm Macbeth. The first apparition warns against Macduff. The witches evoke three different "visions" (apparitions): The tormented Macbeth seeks the witches once more, to be told what awaits him. Macduff decides to flee the country and to join King Duncan´s son Malcolm. Lady Macbeth tries her best to calm the guests, but the party is ruined. ![]() Macbeth thinks he sees the ghost of the murdered Banco in the middle of the guests, and breaks down. One of the assassins arrives and whispers to Macbeth that they have followed his instructions. The Macbeths have a grand banquet in the castle. They kill Banco, but little Fleanzio manages to escape. ![]() Macbeth gives assassins the task of killing both Banco and his son, Fleanzio ( Fleance). He therefore convinces Lady Macbeth that Banco as well must be murdered. Even though Macbeth has managed to ascend to the throne, he is still unsettled and anxious: He remembers the witches' prophecy that the descendants of Banco will become kings, and Macbeth himself is childless. Malcolm, the son of Duncan, has fled to England - and the rumors say that Malcolm is the killer. Macbeth has been crowned as the new king. Macbeth and the Lady also pretend to be shocked. The nobleman Macduff discovers the murdered king, and everyone in the castle sink into despair. To pass the blame on to others, Lady Macbeth leaves the bloodstained knife by the sleeping guards. When Macbeth returns home, he follows Lady's will and kills King Duncan that very night. When the Lady hears that King Duncan is coming with Macbeth to the castle the same evening, she hatches a bloody plan to fulfill the second part of the prophecy: that Macbeth will be King. The former Thane has turned out to be a traitor to the king, and so has been deprived of his title as well as his life.Īt home in the castle, Lady Macbeth reads a letter she has received from her husband, in which he tells about the promising predictions of the witches, and that he has already become Thane of Cawdor. Shortly afterwards, a messenger from King Duncan arrives and announces that Macbeth has been appointed Thane of Cawdor. The witches also tell Banco that his children will become kings. Suddenly, witches appear and predict that Macbeth will receive the title Thane of Cawdor – and become king of Scotland. The two generals Macbeth and Banco ( Banquo), who also are close friends, celebrate the victory after a battle on behalf of the Scottish King Duncan. In Shakespeare’s original play, we are in Scotland around the middle of the 11th century.
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