Macbeth

Macbeth timeline

  • Act I:weiird sisters

    Act I:weiird sisters
    Macbeth and Banquo visit the Weiird Sisters, who tell him that he will be future king, and address him as: Thane of Cawdor.
  • Act I: The Plan Begins

    Act I: The Plan Begins
    Macbeth formulates a plan to murder the current king, Duncan. Duncan is then invited to Macbeths castle.
  • Act I: The Invitation

    As the evening goes on, Macbeth begins to rethink his plan to murder Duncan. Lady Macbeth insults his ability to carry out the murder, which convinces him to continue.
  • Act I: A Difficulty

    Duncan names his son Malcolm as the heir to the throne, which will make it more difficult for macbeth to become king.
  • Act II: Waiting for murder

    While Macbeth is waiting for Duncan to fall asleep, Macbeth talks with Banquo, who warns Macbeth about taking the 3 witches seriously.
  • Act II: Hallucinations

    Later, once Macbeth is alone, he begins to hallucinate. He aimagines seeing a bloody dagger floating in the air.
  • Act II: The Bloody Deed

    Act II: The Bloody Deed
    As midnight arrives, Lady Macbeth has already drugged Duncan's guards, so Macbeth carries out the bloody murder, but Lady Macbeth has to return to the scene of the crime, so it would look as if the guards killed Duncan.
  • Act II: The Morning after the murder

    In the morning, the kingdom has awakened to their king murdered. And Macbeth acts outraged, and he kills Duncan's guards.
  • Act II: Duncan's sons

    Duncan's sons Malcolm and Donalbain flee to Scotland, fearing for their lives, after their father's murder.
  • Act III: Banquo leaving

    Macbeth invites Banquo to a banquet at his castle. But finds out that Banquo is planning a trip out of town. Macbeth gets any information about what time he is leaving and coming back and what way he is traveling.
  • Act III: Macbeth hires murderers

    Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son while they are away from the castle.
  • Act III: Plan goes wrong

    The plan goes wrong when only Banquo is killed but his son, Fleance escapes.
  • Act III: Macbeth seeing ghosts

    During the banquet, Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo, which makes him feel guilty of having him murdered.
  • Act III: Planning to defeat Macbeth

    Outside the castle, Lennox is discussing Duncan and Banquo's murders, and he is getting help from King Edward to defeat Macbeth.
  • Act IV: Asking the Weiird Sisters

    Act IV: Asking the Weiird Sisters
    Macbeth goes back to the Weiird Sisters And they awake spirits to answer his questions.
  • Act IV: The First Apparition

    The first apparition tells Macbeth to be aware of Macduff.
  • Act IV: The Second Apparition

    The Second Apparition tells MAcbeth to fear no one born to a woman.
  • Act IV: The Third Apparition

    The Third Apparition tells Macbeth that he wont be defeated until the Birnam Woods come to Dunsinane Castle.
  • Act IV:

    Macbeth decides to kill Macduff's family because he is afraid of him.
  • Act IV: Macduff hears about his family

    After Mcduff hears about his family, he begins to plan the defeat of Macbeth.
  • Act V.: Macbeth's Defeat

    Macduff gathers an army and they camouflage themselves in Birnam woods. During battle, Macbeth decides to fight along with his soldiers because he believes he wont be killed. Macduff and Macbeth battle and Macbeth is killed. Macbeth can be killed by Macduff because Macduff was born unnaturally.