Macbeth - Act I

Man as a sinner

Supernatural influences

The stormy fate of Scotland

Fair being foul

"Treacherous rebel! Despised rogue!"

"Your Majesty, Lord of all Scotland!"

"Murderous beast! Evil of soul!"

"Valiant Cousin! Worthy gentleman!"

Duncan

Ross

The Thane of Cawdor

The Captain

Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually the king. Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.

Macbeth will remain Thane of Glamis, Banquo will be Thane of Cawdor, and neither will ever be king.

Macbeth will be conqueror of Norway. Banquo will be king.

Macbeth will be king. Banquo will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.

The Thane of Glamis has been killed.

Lady Macbeth has had a son.

Macbeth now holds the title of Thane of Cawdor.

The army has just lost the battle with the Norwegians.

They are greedy and only make predictions when someone pays enough.

The witches are crazy, and don't know what they are saying.

They often tell of good things without telling the bad consequences.

Good conquers evil, and their predictions will not come true.

You shouldn't sympathize for one who has committed evil deeds.

You should always be ready for you never know when death will strike.

You should never turn your back, even on a friend.

You can't tell what is in a person's heart by looking at his face.

He wants to be king.

He wants to go home to see Lady Macbeth

He is very tired. He wants the stars to stop shining so he can go to sleep.

He wants to raise the taxes in the lands he rules.

She doesn't think he would be a good king, but since he is her husband, she will support him in whatever he wants to do.

She thinks he could be a good king, but he lacks the hard-heartedness which would allow him to get the position. She will talk him into it.

She does not want him to be king, and vows to stop him.

She thinks Banquo would be a better king, she plans to convince Macbeth to support Banquo instead.

She prays that Duncan will die on the way to see Macbeth. She asks the witches to create a terrible storm.

She wants to be filled with cruelty, given the hard heart and thick blood necessary to do what has to be done to make Macbeth king.

She asks for a sign that her decision is the right one for her husband and for the country.

She wants her husband's nerve to become stronger so that she will not have to do the actual stabbing.

He should not eat too much, because he does not want to get too tired and sluggish, or he won't be able to commit the murder quickly.

This would not be a good time to murder Duncan. They should wait a few days.

He must learn to look innocent even when his heart is full of evil.

He should let Banquo in on the plan so that he has more help.

Macbeth is Duncan's kinsman and subject. Duncan is a good and popular king; his death would bring sorrow to Scotland.

There are too many witnesses in the castle. He could never get away with it.

Macbeth doesn't really have the ambition to be king. He is doing this to please his wife. He may be able to change her mind.

If anyone found out he did it, they would just kill him. He is better off being a Thane and being alive.

She reminds him that when they got married he promised to always make her happy, and she won't be happy until he is the king.

She tells him not be to a coward, but to be a man and go and get what he wants.

She tells him that if Duncan suspects anything and they aren't successful they will lose their lives, so he should go ahead with the plan

She says that the people of Scotland will grow to love Macbeth even more than they love Duncan. He should go ahead for the good of the country.

She will drug the king's guards. Macbeth will then go into the king's room and kill him.

Macbeth's soldiers will come into the banquet disguised as robbers. They will commit the murder and wound Macbeth so that it doesn't look suspicious.

They will bribe the guards and offer them money and power to kill the king.

She will put poison in the king's food. He will die in his sleep and it will look like a natural death.