Summary of the play

• Act 1, Scene 1: The three witches plan a meeting with Macbeth
• Act 1, Scene 2: The thanes tell king Duncan about Macbeth's bravery on the battlefield
• Act 1, Scene 3: The witches tell Macbeth that he will be thane of Cawdor, then king but Banquo's descendants will be kings
• Act 1, Scene 4: Duncan makes Macbeth thane of Cawdor
• Act 1, scene 5: the Macbeth's plot to kill Duncan
• Act 1, Scene 6: Duncan and the thanes arrive at Macbeth's castle
• Act 2, Scene 1: Macbeth goes to kill Duncan and sees a hallucination of a dagger
• Act 1, Scene 7: Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan
• Act 2, Scene 2: Lady Macbeth makes Duncan's servants look like they killed the king, while Macbeth feels guilty
• Act 2, Scene 3: Macduff discovers Duncan's body. Malcolm flees to England and Donalbain flees to Ireland
• Act 2, Scene 4: Rosse, Macduff discusses how Macbeth will be king now Malcolm's gone
• Act 3, Scene 1: Macbeth is worried about Banquo's descendants being king. He orders two murders to kill Banquo and his son
• Act 3, Scene 2: The Macbeth's feel insecure and guilty. Macbeth hints to his wife that he's going to kill Banquo
• Act 3, scene 3: The murders kill Banquo but Banquo's son escapes
• Act 3, Scene 4: The Macbeths host a feast, but it's ruined when Macbeth starts seeing Banquo's ghost
• Act 3, scene 5: Hecate is angry that the witches have been acting without her. She decides to make a spell to ruin Macbeth
• Act 3, scene 6: Lennox and a lord discuss how Malcolm is in England, getting an army together to attack Macbeth
• Act 4, scene 1: The witches show Macbeth three apparitions and eight ghost kings that look like Banquo
• Act 4, Scene 2: Lady Macduff and her children are killed by murders that have been send by Macbeth
• Act 4, Scene 3: In England, Malcolm pretends to be bad to test Macduff's loyalty.
• Act 5, Scene 1: Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and reveals her guilt conscience
• Act 5, Scene 2: The thanes chat about the English army's arrival and about Macbeth's unpopularity as king
• Act 5, Scene 3: Macbeth hears the English army is on it's way
• Act 5, Scene 4: Malcolm orders his soldiers to cut down branches to hide behind as they approach Macbeth's castle
• Act 5, Scene 5: Lady Macbeth dies. Macbeth hears that Birnam wood is moving towards the castle and goes to fight
• Act 5, Scene 6: Malcolm gives orders to throw down the branches
• Act 5, scene 7: Macbeth kills Siward's son. Siward reports to Malcolm that the battle is going well
• Act 5, Scene 8: Macduff kills Macbeth
• Act 5, Scene 9: Macduff shows everyone Macbeth's head. Malcolm becomes the new king of Scotland