Act 1 Scene 1 | Witches open play |
Act 1 Scene 2 | battle news & brave Macbeth |
Act 1 Scene 3 | first prophecy, thane of cawdor, Banquo warning |
Act 1 Scene 4 | Duncan makes Malcolm his heir, praises Macbeth and Banquo, and says he will visit Macbeth’s castle |
Act 1 Scene 5 | Macbeth’s letter to Lady Macbeth and Lady Macbeth attempts to force Macbeth to do the deed |
Act 1 Scene 6 | Lady Macbeth acts kindly towards Duncan |
Act 1 Scene 7 | Macbeth’s soliloquy , Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth, Macbeth decides to do it |
Act 2 Scene 1 | Banquo brings up prophecy, Macbeth’s soliloquy |
Act 2 Scene 2 | macbeth does deed, contrast between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth |
Act 2 Scene 3 | Porter adds humour, Duncan discovered, Malcolm and Donaldbain escape |
Act 2 Scene 4 | Old man and Ross observe nature following death, Macbeth becomes king, Macduff and Ross discuss how the future will not be the same |
Act 3 Scene 1 | Banquo suspects Macbeth, Macbeth’s soliloquy, Macbeth orders Banquo’s murder |
Act 3 Scene 2 | role reversal of Macbeths, Macbeth begins to go mad |
Act 3 Scene 4 | banquet scene |
Act 3 Scene 3 | Banquo is murdered |
Act 3 Scene 5 | Macbeth will return for another prophecy from Witches |
Act 3 Scene 6 | Lennox Macduff and another Lord discuss going to England |
Act 4 Scene 1 | first apparition warns of Macduff, second apparition=none of woman born, third apparition=Birnam wood moving, fourth apparition shows Banquo and line of Kings |
Act 4 Scene 2 | Lady Macbeth learns that Macduff has fled, Lady Macduff is killed |
Act 4 Scene 3 | Malcolm learns from Macduff of Macbeth’s true nature, Macduff learns that Macbeth has killed his family |
Act 5 Scene 1 | Lady Macbeth’s last scene while sleepwalking |
Act 5 Scene 2 | Thanes discuss Macbeth’s tyranny, Macbeth prepares for war |
Act 5 Scene 3 | 10,000 English soldiers, Macbeth calls for more reports, Macbeth asks after his wife |
Act 5 Scene 4 | Malcolm commands soldiers to carry a tree to look like Birnam wood, army prepare for war |
Act 5 Scene 5 | Macbeth calls seige, learns how far he has come and that Lady Macbeth has died, Macbeth’s life soliloquy, told that Birnam wood is moving |
Act 5 Scene 6 | Malcolm Macduff and Siward decide to fight until the end |
Act 5 Scene 7 | Macbeth kills Siward’s son, Macduff pledges to kill Macbeth as revenge |
Act 5 Scene 8 | Macduff tells Macbeth that he was born by a caesarian and then kills Macbeth |
Act 5 Scene 9 | Siward old of his son’s death Malcolm proclaimed as king and states what he will do |
Macbeth Chapter Summary
September 13, 2019