The Events of Macbeth

Double Bubble, Boil and trouble...

Jul 20, 1340

The three witches meet in a heath, organising where and when they would meet Macbeth to give him a prophecy.

Macbeth - brave soldier, Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, and all round good guy

Jul 21, 1340

King Duncan, hearing of Banquo and, more importantly, Macbeth's valient bravery in battle, awards the Thane of Glamis (Macbeth) the greater title of Thane of Cawdor after the old Thane turns out to be a traitor. Messengers rush off to give Macbeth the good news.

Meeting new (witchy) friends is so fun :)

Jul 21, 1340

Banquo and Macbeth, on their way back from battle, are going by a heath when they meet up with the Three Witches. They out with these prophecies, saying that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor and future king. For Banquo, however, they say that he is 'lesser than Macbeth, but also greater', that he is less happy than he, but also happier and that his desendants will be kings, though he will not.
Banquo is pretty confused, whereas Macbeth is starting to let his head get to him....

King Duncan comes round for dinner

Jul 22, 1340

King Duncan invites himself to Macbeth's castle to throw a big feast. Lady Macbeth,after recieveing a letter from her husband telling her of the news, feels that killing Duncan will make her husband the 'rightful' king and her a respected queen. She then convinces the cautious Macbeth to kill the King, giving him a dagger to do the deed. Macbeth is unsure whether to do it, which is when Lady Macbeth says the famous line "unsex me now!" asking to make her a man so she can do the disgusting murder

Drugged Servants...a cautious Macbeth....and a dead Duncan.

Jul 22, 1340

Lady Macbeth gets the servants drunk so they fall asleep, and, while Duncan is asleep, Macbeth murders his king. He then brings the dagger back and Lady Macbeth hides the dagger in an attempt to frame the servants. Macbeth starts to feel super guilty...

Duncan discovered dead...and Macbeth is made king!

Jul 23, 1340

MacDuff discovers Duncan's corpse and Macbeth is crowned king

MacDuff flees

Jul 25, 1340

MacDuff, flees to England and plots to kill Macbeth

Another murder in the works...

Jul 27, 1340

Banquo makes a realisation that if Macbeth's prophecies have come true, maybe his will too. Macbeth now thinks he must kill his friend Banquo and his son Fleance in order to stop him producing heirs that will kick him off the throne.

At a big feast, Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at the table

Jul 31, 1340

...Macbeth's starting to get a little crazy....

Macbeth drops in on his witchy friends

Aug 4, 1340

Macbeth goes down to talk to the witches again, who give him 3 more prophecies:
- Beware MacDuff
-Nobody born from a woman will ever harm Macbeth.
-Macbeth will never be defeated until Birnam Wood marches to fight you at Dunsinane Hill. and with this, Macbeth feels pretty smug

Lady Macbeth goes a little cuckoo....

Aug 6, 1340

A doctor and servant spot Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep. She seems to be washing her hands, trying to get blood off them.She then reads the letter he sent her ages ago and kills herself.

MacDuff's army starts to get ready for battle

Aug 7, 1340

MacDuff's army prepares for battle, cutting down trees from the forest of Birnam Wood (which is what the witches predicted) and using it as camoflage as they walk towards the castle

Caesarian's rule!

Aug 7, 1340

Macbeth, knowing that no one 'not of woman born' can harm him, asks the soldiers battling in his castle who is not of a woman born. MacDuff answers, saying he was of caesarian birth. He and Macbeth fight to the death, with MacDuff slaying Macbeth.

MacDuff the Buff is KIng!

Aug 8, 1340

Now Macbeth is dead, MacDuff becomes King of Scotland