| Duncan | King of Scotland; relative of Macbeth |
| Malcolm | Duncan’s son |
| Donalbain | Duncan’s son and Malcolm’s younger brother, flees to Ireland after the murder of his father |
| Macbeth | one of Duncan’s generals; wants to become King of Scotland; murders Duncan and slays anyone in the way of his kingship |
| Banquo | The brave, noble general whose children, according to the witches’ prophecy, will inherit the Scottish throne. |
| Macduff | A Scottish nobleman hostile to Macbeth’s kingship from the start. He eventually becomes a leader of the crusade to unseat Macbeth. |
| Lennox | Urges Macduff to bring Malcolm back from England as the rightful heir to the throne |
| Ross, Menteith, Angus, Caithness | Noblemen |
| Fleance | Son to Banquo |
| Seward | Earl of Northumberland, general of the English forces |
| Young Siward | Son of Seward |
| Seyton | An officer attending on Macbeth |
| Porter | The drunken doorman of Macbeth’s castle. |
| Lady Macbeth | Ruthless sleepwalker who gives bad advice to her husband |
| Lady Macduff | Macduff’s wife |
| Graymalkin | First witches helper, a gray cat. |
| Weird sisters | 3 witches who seem to have knowledge of “wyrd,” or fate of people’s future; three witches who predicted Macbeth’s reception of the title of Thane of Cawdor and his climb unto the throne of Scotland |
| Paddock | Second witches helper, a toad |
Macbeth Character Identification
September 7, 2019