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"Each of Shakespeare's plays has its own characteristic language. In Macbeth, one notices particularly the deliberate imprecision of some of the play's words. Macbeth's lines (1.7.1-2) IF it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well/ It were done quickly" not only play with the imprecise verb "done" but also refer to some unnamed "it." In the next sentence, we learn that "it" is "Th' assassination" (a word that Shakespeare invents for this play, as he does many other words)-but the imprecision is characteristic of Macbeth's language. We hear it again in Lady Macbeth's "Wouldst thou have that /Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life / And live a coward in thine own esteem...?" (1.7.45-47) where "That which thou esteem'st the ornament of life? is, perhaps, the crown-or, perhaps, the kingship. The sense is clear, but the language seems deliberately vague, deliberately flowery, as if designed to cover over the serpent under it. In reading Macbeth, one must sometimes be content to get the gist of the characters' language, since in such lines as "the powers above / Put on their instruments" (4.3.279-80) no precise "translation" exists."
(Taken from my copy of Macbeth)

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1.Give off an eerie tone as they speak in rhythmic chants.
2. Hint at the play's paradox in the first scene.
3.They appear first in 1.1 and they make their prophecy known to Macbeth and Banquo in Act I scene iii.
5. Plot against Macbeth using charms, spells and prophecies.
6. Due to their predictions, Macbeth murders Duncan.
7. Aside from the fact that they are servants of Hecate, we know little about their place in the cosmos,
8.They take delight in using their knowledge of the future to toy with and destroy human beings.

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1. Prime figure of order and orderliness.
2. Speaks very formally and with grace.
3. Speaks with humility, something Macbeth lacks. He is willing to admit his failure in Act I scene iv line 11.
4. Representation of God on earth. Rules by divine right
5. Murdered by Macbeth so he can have the crown.
6. Duncan is the model of a good, virtuous king who puts the welfare of the country above his own and seeks.
7. Duncan shows order that Macbeth later destroys.

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1. Duncan's eldest son.
2. Macduff feels Malcolm is the proper leader after Duncan's gruesome death.
3. Restoration to the throne signals Scotland’s return to order following Macbeth’s reign of terror.
4. Malcolm becomes Macbeth's big challenge, with Macduff's aid and the support of England.
5. At first, he appeared weak and uncertain of the power he held.

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1. Scottish general
2. Introduced into the book as a hero.
3. Antagonist? Carries traits of an antagonist even though he appears to be a protagonist at the start.
4. Persuaded by the wicked prophecies of the Three Witches.
5. Brave solider and powerful man, but lacks virtue.
6. He uses murder to achieve his ambitions of the throne. This is mainly caused by the prophecies of the Three Witches.
7. Macbeth proves to be better suited for battle, not politics.
8. Macbeth lacks the skills to rule that Duncan always had, such as order.
9. Macbeth openly responds to his problems with violence and/or murder.
10. Macbeth ultimately cannot bear the psychological effects of his actions.

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1. Wife to Macbeth
2. Lady Macbeth carries heavy ambitions. She strives for power and position, making her and Macbeth the perfect companions.
3. Early on in the play, Lady Macbeth appears to be more ruthless out of the two. She urges Macbeth to kill Duncan and take the crown. This shows how strong her motives are.
4. Lady Macbeth, however, can not bear the guilt early on like her husband can. Due to this, she eventually commits suicide.
5. Although her and Macbeth appear to be deeply in love, many speeches given by Lady Macbeth make it appear her motives were primarily sexual.
6. This joint partnership in crime only seemed to strengthen their relationship.

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A group of ruffians conscripted by Macbeth to murder Banquo, Fleance (whom they fail to kill), and Macduff’s wife and children.

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Banquo, commander, with Macbeth, of Duncan's army

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Banquo, commander, with Macbeth, of Duncan's army

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1. Brave, noble general.
2. Prophesied that his children will take the Scottish throne.
3. Similarly to Macbeth, Banquo is ambitious.
4. Banquo's story line seems to be in place to refute Macbeth's. He takes the path of ambition that  doesn't rely on violence, betrayal and murder.
5. Banquo's ghost ultimately haunts Macbeth, not Duncan, furthering the idea of his character refuting Macbeth

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1. Son to Banquo.
2. Survived Macbeth's attempted murder.
3. His whereabouts become unknown by the end of the novel.
4. The Three Witches philosophized that he would claim the Scottish throne. Because of this, there are theories he would return to take the crown.

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1. Scottish noble man.
2. Disdain towards Macbeth's leadership from the beginning.
3. Made it his mission to put a rightful leader, Malcolm, on the throne.
4. Seeks vengeance after Macbeth killed his wife and son.

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1. Wife to Macduff.
2. Lady Macduff and her home are served to contradict the domestic home of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

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1. Opens to a storm with only the Three Witch present.
2. First Witch asks if they will met again in the thunder, lightning or rain.
3. Second Witch replies to say after the commotion is done and the battle is lost and won.
4. Third Witch tops it off with before the set of sun.
5. Before the end of the scene, they all speak in unison.
6. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (I.i.12). This paradox is woven throughout the play, in how situations appear to be good when in reality they are evil or vice versa
7. Tone: Eerie while the witches speak in rhythmic chants.
8. Context: The scene opens with the appearance of the three "weird sisters," as they later call themselves. The Old English word "wyrd," or "weird" means "Fate," which is exactly the origin of these Witches: They are the Fates of classical mythology, one of whom spun the thread of a person's life, one of whom measured it, and one of whom cut it.
9. Imagery: The language spoken by the witches is full of imagery of witchcraft and chaotic weather: thunder, lightning and rain.
Paradox: This scene hints at the paradox run throughout the book:  Life frequently presents a confused picture of events in which discerning truth from falsehood is difficult.

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1. Scotland is at war.
2. King Duncan is introduced as a character. (See character description).
3. Duncan is facing rebellions of his own people and the invasion of the Norwegians.
4. Duncan receives reports of deaths from the "brave Macbeth's" hands.
5. Macbeth's heroism shines out, leading to victory for Scotland and surrender by Sweno.
6. At this stage in the battle, it had appeared that Fortune, like a "smiling . . . whore" — a traditional personification of her fickleness — would support Macdonald.
7. It is crucial that Macbeth is introduced as a hero in this scene because it contributed to the tragedy of the downfall of someone who was once great.
8. Macbeth's reputation is enhanced when the Captain reports back to Duncan and says Macbeth earned the name "brave Macbeth."
9. Established the opposing idea of order and the related themes. Duncan is established as a figurehead of order who honors the valor of the bleeding captain and, in two grand rhyming couplets at the end of the scene, pronounces his favor of Macbeth.

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This paradox, although presented in a fictional play, is common throughout life. Especially as a teenager, we are presented with situations that appear to be good but don't show us the true reality of the bad.
For example, peer pressure commonly makes people cave into what they wouldn't ordinarily do. The mindset of the person who caves into peer pressure shows "I'll be cool if I do this" or "My friends will like me more if I do this." The mindset only shows the "positives to conforming into peer pressure but don't show the reality of "I might get caught" or "These people have a negative presence in my life."

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In high school, many friendships start off high and mighty like Macbeth. As that friendship develops, the "Macbeth" in the friend group starts becoming negative and always bring you down. Although I haven't ended up dead like the people in Macbeth's life, I have had people in my life who became that negative towards me.

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1. Witches reappear with the thunder.
2. Witches prove their power by casting a curse onto a sailor. With this being said, they Witches run into Macbeth and Banquo as they ride into battle.
3. Two prophesies are given to Macbeth and one to Banquo.
4. Macbeth shall be Thane of Cawdor and crowned king. Even though Banquo himself will not take the crown, he is prophesied that his son will claim the crown.
5. Macbeth's first prophesy comes true with the arrival of Ross and Angus, who deliver the news.
6. The Witches' curse upon the sailor foreshadows Macbeth's later fate. The sailor is the captain of his ship. Macbeth is, in a way, the "captain" of his land. Sleep will be denied to both. Macbeth later believes that, by murdering Duncan, he murdered sleep. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are later denied.
7. "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" recalls to the Witches "foul is fair" in scene i.

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Served as an aid to the Three Witches to held bring chaos to Macbeth.

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1. Duncan has been delivered news of the execution of Cawdor and formally thanks Macbeth and Banquo for their work on the battlefield.
2. Duncan announces his successor as kind will be his son, Malcolm. This surprises Macbeth.
3. Establishes a relationship between Duncan and Macbeth.
4. This scene also furthers Macbeth's ambition to take the crowd, as soon through his astonishment of Duncan's announcement.
5. "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face" Duncan's quote basically states "don't judge a book by its cover." Even Duncan was unable to predict this treachery.
6. Irony: As Duncan speaks the quote above, Macbeth enters the room. We later know Duncan, yet again, couldn't predict this betrayal. 7. Imagery: This scene references growth and fertility. Duncan views Macbeth to be a potential successor to him. "I have begun to plant thee, and will labour / To make thee full of growing"
8. Metaphor: Banquo furthers this with a metaphor by saying if he grows in the king's favor, he will dedicate "the harvest" to Duncan.
9. Juxtaposition: Shakespeare uses the starlight and the cancellation of starlight as juxtaposition in this scene. It represents the differences between Macbeth and Duncan, or good and evil.

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1. Lady Macbeth reads the letter concerning Macbeth's prophesies from the Three Witches.
2. Lady Macbeth quickly makes up her mind to kill Duncan so Macbeth can claim the thrown.
3. She implies Macbeth is too weak and he is full of "kindness."
4. After he arrives home, she makes her intentions clear to him.
5. Within the letter, Macbeth makes no mention of Banquo's prophesy. This could be out of fear.
6. This scene makes it clear that Lady Macbeth will be behind Macbeth's decisions and will do his dirty thinking.
7. She quick;y begins to plot against the king after reading the letter. She has become to work for Fate, like the Three Witches.
8. Lady Macbeth becomes a powerful female character in literature. We meet Lady Macbeth on stage alone, meaning we will get a sneak peek into her head through soliloquies. She reveals how gruesome and frightening her intentions are.

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1. Duncan has arrived in Inverness.
2. Dramatic Irony: Upon arrival, Duncan gives a speech filled with dramatic irony. The the castle is "pleasant" and the air is sweeter than he is used to. As far as Duncan is concerned, the castle is paradise. Whereas, the audience know what Lady Macbeth has been plotting against him upon his arrival.
3. Tone: There is a tone shift from Lady Macbeth between the previous scene and this scene. Previously, she was gruesome and plotting murder. Now, she speaks respectfully and sweetly to Duncan.

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1. Macbeth reflects on the task he needs to perform.
2. He knows his reasons for murdering Duncan but still expediences doubt.
3. His doubts are dismissed by his wife's tone and how she sees him as weak.
4. Macbeth's soliloquy reveals his intentions but he still struggles with confusion.

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1. While Macbeth is on his way towards Duncan, he encounters Banquo and his son.
2. After a brief discussion about the Witches, Banquo bids Macbeth a goodnight. As if on cue, a supernatural dagger points Macbeth towards Duncan's chamber.
3. Symbolically, the light-hearten tone upon Duncan's arrive is replaced with darkness in this scene.
4. Dramatic Irony: The intensity is taken away when Banquo and innocent son enter the scene. He unknowingly caught Macbeth in the moments before Duncan's murder. As the audience, we are aware what Macbeth is about to do, but Banquo and his son are not.
5. His urge to become king is growing stronger. In his final moments before becoming a killer, Macbeth personifies himself as Murder.

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1. Lady Macbeth meets up with her husband after drugging the guards in Duncan's room.
2. Macbeth clearly shows a disturbed conscious. Macbeth is once again criticized by his wife for it.
3. Macbeth nearly ruins the plan by bringing the daggers back with him. Lady Macbeth returns to his chambers to frame one of the servants.

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1. The knocking continues but the porter does not immediately open the door.
2. He plays a game with himself. He imagines himself the porter to hell and jokes about what sinners he would let in.
3. In the morning, Macbeth escorts Macduff to Duncan's chamber. It doesn't take long for the news to break that Duncan has been murdered.
4. Macbeth acts suspicious and admits to killing the guards. This wasn't a part of the original plan and causes Lady Macbeth to faint.
5. The busy scene is filled with light comedy, which adds to the suspense of it all. The porter, which described above, plays a funny game with himself. The humor continues when he opens the door to Lennox and Macduff and continues joking. It takes away from the fact Macbeth is currently washing the blood off his hands.

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1. On his way from the castle, the Thane of Ross encounters an Old Man, who confirms the widespread reports of disruption in the natural world. Macduff appears with fresh news that Duncan is buried, that his sons have fled, and that the kingship has passed to Macbeth. The opening prophecies of the Witches have been completed.
2. Imagery: The imagery of this scene acts partly as a bridge between the first half of the play and the second. It recalls the first soliloquy of Lady Macbeth in Act I, Scene 5 ("Come, you Spirits"), and it foreshadows the language at the end of Act III, Scenes 2 and 3, concerning the murder of Banquo. The subplot of this second murder forms the basis of the whole of the next act.
3. The main purpose of this scene is two tie the two acts together, as described before.

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1. Banquo has his suspicions about Macbeth but seeks comfort in the prediction his son will be names king.
2. Banquo is persuaded to join the Macbeths for dinner after riding.
3. Macbeth realizes Banquo is a threat to his power.
4. Macbeth summons two hired murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance.
5. Soliloquy: Banquo's soliloquy serves to remind us of his prophecy in Act I. It also reveals his suspicions about Macbeth.
6. Irony: The tone Banquo uses in his soliloquy is similar to the tone Macbeth used when speaking of his ambitions.
7. Banquo acknowledges Macbeth's new position by referring to him as "my lord" throughout the scene.
8. Even with the new title in hand, Macbeth does not feel secure yet. He feels threatened by the prediction of Banquo's son.
9. Character morals: Macbeth hires two murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance. This shows he is politically powerful but morally weak.

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1. This scene is shot but severs a purpose. It allows the audience into the mind of the "partners in crime."
2. While the murderers make their way, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth secretly meet.
3. Lady Macbeth tries to soothe the doubts Macbeth feels. Ironically, she carries the same doubt herself.
4. Surprisingly, Macbeth reveals his plan to kill Banquo.
5. This scene parallels Act 1 scene v. However, in this situation, Macbeth is the one trying to convince his wife this is the right decision.
6. At this point in the play, neither Macbeth nor his wife are at total ease.
7. Now, Lady Macbeth appears to be looking back at the previous murder, with regret. Macbeth appears to be looking forward towards the next murder.

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1. The hired murderers meet. Upon signal, they attack Banquo and Fleance
2. The lantern is accidentally distinguished, resulting in the job half done. Banquo dies, while his son escapes.
3. This scene takes place in the dark, which is appropriate for the tone of murder.
4. Symbolism: This scene has the light extinguished. This shows how the forces of dark are constantly at battle with the forces of light.
5. The escape of Fleance marks a turning point in the play. Banquo's final words are "revenge."

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1. During the feast, one of the murderers arrives and reveals to Macbeth what really happened. Macbeth recomposes himself before returning to the table.
2. After raising a toast to Banquo, Macbeth sees his ghost.
3. Lady Macbeth tries to smooth her husband. His paranoid mind has already moved on to his next murder: Macduff.
4. The imagery of confinement and constraint plays an increasing part in his language from now on. For example, these words foreshadow the point in Act V, Scene 7 when, recognizing that he is physically trapped by the advancing English army, Macbeth cries out, "They have tied me to a stake, I cannot fly" (flee). Now, though, something altogether more terrifying holds him down and prevents him from moving: In the very place reserved for him at the table, Macbeth sees, or thinks he sees, the spirit of the assassinated Banquo.

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1. Hecate is introduced into the play.
2. She calls the weird sisters to her to complain that her own part in Macbeth's downfall has been overlooked and that she now wishes personally to make his downfall complete.
3. She is a vindictive female spirit, whose forceful instructions to the Witches reflect the language of Lady Macbeth to her husband.
4. Her only position in the book is to plot against Macbeth.

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1. Lennox reveals his doubts against Macbeth. He suspects Macbeth because who else i likely at fault after he admitted to killing Duncan's guards.
2. Lennx is prepared to accept Macbeth's actions but cannot rid himself of the suspicions.
3. Both Lennox and the other lord pray that God's vengeance may swiftly fall on the tyrannical Macbeth and that Scotland may return to peace once more.
4. Some of the language of this scene is difficult. Its lines are full of pauses, half-spoken thoughts, and fragments of reported speech. Its function is twofold: first to convince the audience of Lennox's real thoughts about Macbeth.

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1. Macbeth returns to the Three Witches and demands to be shown his future.
2. The first apparition is the disembodied head of a warrior who seems to warn Macbeth of a bloody revenge at the hands of Macduff. The second is a blood-covered child who comforts Macbeth with the news that he cannot be killed by any man "of woman born." The third is a child wearing a crown, who promises that Macbeth cannot lose in battle until Birnam wood physically moves toward his stronghold at Dunsinane.
3. The Witches present an image of a ghostly procession of future kings, led by Banquo. All this serves only to enrage Macbeth, who, trusting in his own pride, reveals in an aside to the audience his determination to slaughter the family of Macduff.

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1.Although warned by the Thane of Ross to escape before it is too late, Lady Macduff is encountered by Macbeth's henchmen, who brutally kill first her child and (as the audience learns in the following scene) her.
2. This scene and the following should be thought together as one. Both deal with treachery and loyalty.
3. Theme: Left on their own, Lady Macduff and her son converse further on the subject of her husband's loyalty. To her, Macduff has acted dishonestly, but her son, however naïve his view of the world, comforts her by his practical statement that the world is full of dishonest men.

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1. Malcolm tests his loyalty to Macduff.
2. Malcolm and Macduff join together to take down tyrant, Macbeth.
3. Macduff seeks personal vengeance against Macbeth.
4. This scene furthers the idea of loyalty mentioned in the previous scene.

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1. Lady Macbeth is psychologically suffering from the guilt and has caused her to gone mad.
2. She recalls fragments of the murders while she sleep walks.
3.  The gentlewoman's description of how Lady Macbeth has sleepwalked in the past acts as a stage direction for the actress playing Lady Macbeth.
4. This scene is primarily here to serve as the development of Lady Macbeth's insanity

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1. The four noblemen join Malcolm and the English forces to invade Scotland.
2. Although a short scene, it prepares the drama for the battle to come.
3. The audience is reminded of the various alliances within the cast.
4. Tone: Courage. Once more Scotland is described as a sick patient, the only cure for which is "each drop" of their own blood spilled in their country's defense.

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1. Macbeth quickly dismisses the reports of an invasion in Scotland.
2. He puts all his faith in the Three Witches, who promised him invincibility in the battle.
3. Macbeth appears momentarily to lose courage and then angrily spurns his servant and orders his armor to be put on.
4. Tone: Brazen. Macbeth treats the reports as if nothing will happen because he is relying on the prophecy.
5. In a moment of self-realization, Macbeth realizes the sickness plaguing his land.
6. Lady Macbeth has consequently become sick from guilt of what she's done. The sleep walking she has does not alleviate the situation.

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1. Malcolm, leading the English and Scottish rebels, meet with Birnam Wood.He requires everyone to carry a stick to conceal the size of the advancing army.
2. Flashback: Malcolm's hope "That chambers will be safe" in the future recalls both the location of King Duncan's murder and the motif of sleeplessness that runs through the play.

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1. Now fully armed, Macbeth confidently turns all his scorn on the advancing armies, only to find his brave rhetoric interrupted by an offstage shriek.
2. Lady Macbeth is dead. It is made unclear it is suicide but Macbeth appears confident it was. He doesn't even seem surprised by her death.
3. Macbeth recalls the prophecy while the army advances.

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1. Malcolm and his troops have reached Dunsinane under the "leafy screens" of the branches, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the apparitions: Birnam wood has come to Dunsinane.
2. Swift sense of movement while the sense quick change to build up the tension and drama.

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1. Foreshadow: This scene is intended to foreshadow the fall of Macbeth.
2. Macbeth is challenged, and Macduff seeks vengeance on the person would murdered his family. Macbeth quickly surrenders but that action isn't over yet.
3. Irony: The man who was not born of woman now takes Siward's place on the battlefield stage. The darkly vengeful figure of Macduff speaks of his obligation to the souls of his dead family: Revenge must be his and his alone if he is to escape his personal feelings of guilt at having abandoned his family.

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1. Macduff and Macbeth finally meet.
2. After the exchange of some words, Macbeth meets his bloody end.
3. Macbeth ponders suicide at this point, much like Hamlet did.
4. Macbeth has self realization while he ponders the truth of the Three Witches' words.
5. Macduff mocks Macbeth by calling him "coward." Lady Macbeth did this early off in the play.

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1. The final resolution occurs in this scene. The tyrant has fallen and Malcolm has been named king.

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Due to this being a Shakespearean play, the book is told in third person point of view. The readers, or viewers if performed, are there to observe. The audience gets to see thought from Macbeth through soliloquies. Due to it being third person, we can only process external emotions and speeches. We don't get the opportunity to analyze internal battles or emotions.

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Shakespeare plays with language so often and so variously that books are written on the topic. Here we will mention only two kinds of wordplay, puns and metaphors. A pun is a play on words that sound the same but have different meanings. In many plays, Shakespeare uses puns frequently; in Macbeth, they are rarely found (except in such serious "punning" as Macbeth's "If it were done when 'tis done..."). Perhaps the play's most famous (and most shocking) pun is Lady Macbeth's "If he do bleed, / I'll glid the faces of the grooms withal, / For it must seem their guilt" (II.ii.71-73), where she seems to be playing with the double meaning of guilt/gilt. Such wordplay is rare in Macbeth.
(Taken from my book).

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A metaphor is a play on words in which one object or idea is expressed as if it were something else, something with which it shares common features. For instance, when Lady Macbeth say (I.v.28-29) "Hie thee hither / That I may pour my spirits in thine ear," she is using metaphoric language: the words that she wants to say to Macbeth are compared to a liquid that can be poured in the ear. Her instructions to Macbeth (I.v.76-78), "Look like th' innocent flower, / But be the serpent under 'i," uses metaphor to draw a picture of how Macbeth should look in order to hide his evil intentions. Metaphors are often used when the idea being conveyed is hard to express; through metaphor, the speaker is given language that helps to carry the idea of the feeling to his or her listener-and to the audience. Lady Macbeth uses Metaphor to convey her contempt for Macbeth's cowardice (I,vii.39-42): "Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? /And wakes it now, to look so green and pale / At what it did so freely?" And Macbeth expresses his own lack of valid motivation before the murder through a horseback-riding metaphor (I.vii.25-27): "I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself..."
(Taken from my book).

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In both stories, the women agree on destruction to gain power into their lives. Gertrude seeks to kill Hamlet. Although it never explicitly states Gertrude wanted Hamlet killed, she did want to marry Claudius. She wouldn't have married him if that wasn't what she wanted.
Lady Macbeth makes it clear she wants her husband to be king. She desires the power and the title of Queen of Scotland.
Both women live in quite the scandal. Even if Gertrude was unaware that Claudius killed King Hamlet, she did marry him knowing he was the uncle to her son.
Both women are married to murderers. Both women live in a scandal. Both women seek power and title.
Both women ultimately die during the ruling of their husbands.

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Although obvious, both Hamlet and Macbeth are obsessed with death. They are both nobles and are both doomed to be tragic heroes. Hamlet questions his fear and is obsessed with the concept of death. Macbeth is, however, obsessed with his own death.

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Both works go into detail about how political power will corrupt a leader. Macbeth is driven in a corrupt manner to keep his power. He has no limit when it comes to maintaining his power. In All The President's Men, we see a similar theme. Macbeth embraces murder to keep his power. While Nixon and his staff couldn't legally do that, the do embrace whatever else it takes to maintain power. Macbeth held a view as politics as war and his opponents as his enemies. Nixon was shown to hold a similar view. Both works show how people hold little to no limitations to maintain their power.

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This poem by Robert Frost holds a direct connection to a comment made by Macbeth.
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; / And all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death. / Out, out, brief candle! / Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, / And then is heard no more. / It is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing."
In "Out, Out" a young, innocent boy dies to the hands of a machine. Macbeth is by far not considered innocent. This connection is here to serve a meaning. No matter how young, old, innocent, guilty, etc., you cannot escape death.

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Characters:
1. Macbeth- Main character and The of Glamis.
2. Lady Macbeth- Macbeth's wife
3. Duncan- King of Scotland
4. Ross, Lennox, and Angus- Nobles

Themes:
Dark
Death
Bloody
Gloom
Spooky
Scotland

What happened?
The Three Witches brew a potion. Macbeth and Banquo meet the Witches.

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The Three Witches tell Macbeth he will become Thane of Cawdor and next king.

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1. Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor.
2. Malcolm is named Prince.
3. Macbeth kills Duncan.
4. Malcoln and Donalbain run away.
5. Macbeth is crowned king.
6. Banquo is murdered.
7. Macbeth visits the Three Witches. He sees apparitions and prophesies.
8. Macduff's family is murdered.
9. Macduff and Malcolm plt to kill Macbeth.
10. Lady Macbeth kills herself.
11. Macbeth sees the English troops coming.

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Macbeth finds out Macduff was born via Cesarean.

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Macbeth and Macduff fight.

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Macbeth is slain.

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At the beginning of the play, there is a more moderate tempo. The background of the story is established and characters are first introduced. Shakespeare starts it off slower to develop the other characters feelings towards Macbeth. This also helps establish the juxtaposition between Duncan and Macbeth. It takes some time for Shakespeare to reveal the conflict between Macbeth and Duncan.
This tempo also contributes to the planning of Duncan's murder. It allows all the feels of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to be portrayed. It also allows the reactions of others after the murder.

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The tempo of the play picks up after the murder of Duncan. Even though Macbeth feels doubt, he quickly plots to kill Banquo. Lady Macbeth was the one dragging him along with the last murder. The rules have no reversed. Even after he feels guilty about Banquo's murder, he quickly moves on to plot his kill again Macduff. The tempo of the story is picked up due to murder and murder.

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Although I've never plotted a murder, the feeling of having everything thoughtfully planned out just to go askew by a simple mistake is present. More recently, plans for prom have felt like this. Everything was well thought out until one person decided not to go anymore. This one shift changes the outcome of the night, like the lantern resulting in Feance's escape.

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Throughout this Act, there is an impending sense of movement while the suspension of battle intensifies. The sense swiftly change, and are shorter.

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The tempo of the play slows down after the fall of Macbeth. Life in Scotland take its natural course. Macbeth has fallen and Malcolm has been named king. Order has been restored in Scotland.

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One of the ways Shakespeare creates tension is through dramatic irony. In the beginning of the play, we see Macbeth meet the Three Witches. He shows he is unsure to trust them. As an audience member, we know about the curse they played on the sailor. Macbeth ultimately trusted the Witches and suffered.

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Another way Shakespeare creates tension through dramatic irony is with the death of Duncan. Immediately after his death, his two sons run away. This leaves the people suspicious of them while the audience is aware Macbeth is at fault.

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Shakespeare creates tension through personal soliloquies in the play. This give the audience inside the mind of the characters. We are allowed to see their feelings, their doubts or even their plots against each other.

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Shakespeare speaks using puns, metaphors and personification. This adds tension to the dialogue. It also hooks the reader and makes it sound more interesting than explicitly stating what their characters are thinking.
In addition, their is a constant paradox that was introduced in the first scene of the play. While the audience is at constant reminder of this paradox, it also contributes to foreshadowing the fall of Macbeth. Which, as a result, builds tension as we await his death.

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After feeling guilty of the murder of Duncan, Lady Macbeth beings experiencing sleep walking and flashbacks. She recalls the details of Duncan's death and is slightly manipulated by the porter. This all starts to occur right before her suicide.