Macbeth | A Scottish general and theme of Glamis |
Lady Macbeth | Macbeth’s wife, a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and position. |
The Three Witches | Supernatural beings who tell Macbeth and Banquo the future. |
Banquo | Macbeth’s best friend, all his sons will be kings, suspects Macbeth, killed by hired murderers. |
King Duncan | The good King of Scotland whom Macbeth, in his ambition for the crown, murders. |
Macduff | A Scottish nobleman hostile to Macbeth’s kingship. |
Malcolm | Son of Duncan |
Hecate | The goddess of witchcraft, who helps the three witches work their mischief on Macbeth. |
Fleance | Banquo’s son, who survives Macbeth’s attempt to murder him. |
Lennox | A Scottish nobleman. |
Ross | A Scottish nobleman. |
The Murderers | A group of ruffians conscripted by Macbeth to murder Banquo, Fleance, Macduff’s wife and children |
Porter | The drunken doorman of Macbeth’s castle. |
Lady Macduff | Macduff’s wife |
Donalbain | Duncan’s son and Malcolm’s younger brother. |
No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth – Characters
July 9, 2019