macbeth scene by scene

• Who do the three witches meet in Act 1, Scene 1?

  Macbeth
• What title is Macbeth given in Act 1, Scene 2?

  Thane of Cawdor
• What does the Captain report to Duncan in Act 1, Scene 2?

  He praises Macbeth for his bravery in battle
• Who arrives with Macbeth and Banquo in Act 1, Scene 3?

  The witches
• What does Ross inform Macbeth of in Act 1, Scene 3?

  He is now Thane of Cawdor
• What does King Duncan announce in Act 1, Scene 4?

  Malcolm will be the next heir to the throne
• What does Lady Macbeth read in Act 1, Scene 5?

  A letter from Macbeth
• What do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan in Act 1, Scene 5?

  To kill Duncan
• How does Lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth in Act 1, Scene 7?

  By insulting his masculinity
• What unnatural phenomenon does Banquo discuss in Act 2, Scene 1?

  The unnatural darkness of the night
• What does Macbeth hallucinate in Act 2, Scene 1?

  A dagger leading him to Duncan
• What does Lady Macbeth do after Duncan's murder in Act 2, Scene 2?

  She remarks on her planning and drugging the guards
• How does Macbeth feel after killing Duncan in Act 2, Scene 2?

  He feels guilty and covered in blood
• What does the porter compare himself to in Act 2, Scene 3?

  A porter of hell
• What do Duncan's sons do after learning of his death in Act 2, Scene 3?

  They flee to England and Ireland
• What do Ross and the old man discuss in Act 2, Scene 4?

  The reversal of the natural order
• Who becomes king after Duncan's death in Act 2, Scene 4?

  Macbeth
• What suspicions does Banquo have in Act 3, Scene 1?

  He suspects Macbeth of foul play
• What does Macbeth plot after Banquo leaves in Act 3, Scene 1?

  Banquo's murder
• What concerns does Lady Macbeth express in Act 3, Scene 2?

  About the stability of their reign
• Who escapes after Banquo's murder in Act 3, Scene 3?

  Fleance
• What does Macbeth see at the banquet in Act 3, Scene 4?

  Banquo's ghost
• Who meets with Hecate in Act 3, Scene 5?

  The witches
• What does Hecate scold the witches for in Act 3, Scene 5?

  For helping Macbeth gain power
• What do Lennox and the other lords discuss in Act 3, Scene 6?

  Recent events and suspicions about Macbeth
• What do Malcolm and Macduff plan to do in Act 3, Scene 6?

  Raise an army in England
• What do the apparitions warn Macbeth about in Act 4, Scene 1?

  To beware of Macduff
• What does the second apparition tell Macbeth in Act 4, Scene 1?

  No one born of a woman can harm him
• What does the third apparition predict for Macbeth in Act 4, Scene 1?

  He will not be defeated until Birnam Wood moves
• Who does Macbeth meet again in Act 4, Scene 1?

  The witches
• What are the three apparitions Macbeth receives in Act 4, Scene 1?

  Beware of Macduff, no one born of woman can harm him, Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
• What does the apparition about "no one of woman born" imply for Macbeth's fate?

  He believes he is invincible
• How does Lady Macduff describe Macduff in Act 4, Scene 2?

  As a traitor
• What happens to Lady Macduff and her son in Act 4, Scene 2?

  They are killed by Macbeth
• Who tests Macduff's loyalty in Act 4, Scene 3?

  Malcolm
• What does Ross inform Macduff about in Act 4, Scene 3?

  Macbeth has killed his wife and child
• What does Malcolm encourage Macduff to do after learning about his family's fate?

  To take revenge on Macbeth
• What is Lady Macbeth doing in Act 5, Scene 1?

  Sleepwalking and washing her hands
• What does the doctor say about Lady Macbeth in Act 5, Scene 1?

  She is possessed and cannot be healed
• What is happening to Macbeth in Act 5, Scene 2?

  He is going mad