Duncan | King of Soctland, the man macbeth Kills to become king, “there’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.” |
Malcolm | Duncan’s son, future king of Scotland, “Angles are bright still, though the brighest fell, Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace, Yet grace must still look so.” |
Donalbain | Duncan’s son, Malcolm’s brother, some say he is ‘mad’ (mental problems) |
Macbeth | the protagonist?, he killed Duncan, Banquo and his family, and Young Siward, confronted by the witches and was told a prophecy, “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee!” |
Banquo | best friend of Macbeth, he heard the news the witches gave Macbeth and him, later killed, “And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray’s In deepest consequence.” |
Macduff | Antagonist, killer of Macbeth, did not like Macbeth from the start. Thane of Fife |
Lennox | a Scotish nobleman, once follower of Macbeth, now he is with the rebels |
Ross | close friend of Macbeth, betrays him by the play’s end |
Angus | Scotish nobleman, he brings the title of Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth, along with Ross |
Fleance | Banquo’s son, he escapes the murder attempt Macbeth sent. Future line of Kings |
Young Sigward | ambioutis fighter who tries to take on Macbeth but is killed |
Seyton | right hand man of Macbeth, in the movie he was shot in the head with a crossbow |
Lady Macbeth | Macbeth’s wife, started out calm and ruthless, now at the end she becomes suicidal and guilty. “Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.” |
Lady Macduff | Macduff’s wife, she is murdered by people sent by Macbeth along with her children |
Witches | the reason for Macbeth’s actions, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” |
Armed Head | summoned to warn Macbeth that Macduff is coming back to Scotland to ruin him |
Bloody Child | tells Macbeth that no man born of a woman can do him harm |
child wearing a crown and holding a tree | Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be untilGreat Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hillShall come against him |
Macbeth characters
September 12, 2019