Timeline: Macbeth

Jan 1, 1414

Meeting The Witches

Act 1 Scene 1
Thunder and lightning crashing in the background sets the mood for this play. The witches chanting and spells set the tone of the play. Without the witches there would be no main point in the play because they set all the spells and tell Macbeth about the prophecies and what he is going to face in the future. The witches plan on meeting Macbeth after the war is over and tell him about the prophecies. "When the battle's lost and won." Line 4

Period: Jan 1, 1414 to Dec 31, 1414

Macbeth

Jan 3, 1414

Duncan wins the battle

Act 1 Scene 2
King Duncan, heard about banquoe and Macbeth's bravery in battle, Macbeth is then awarded the Thane of Glami, 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.

Jan 7, 1414

The Witches Tell Macbeth About The Prophecies

Act 1 Scene 3
Macbeth and Banquo were on their way to Forres when they came across the witches. The witches tell Macbeth he will be the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland.The witches then tell Banquo he will be both lesser and greater than Macbeth, not so happy but happier, not king himself but father of a line of kings. The witches then vanish leaving Macbeth and Banquo questioning what they were just told."Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence?" Line 73

Jan 8, 1414

Macbeth Becomes Thane of Cawdor

Act 1 Scene 3

Jan 9, 1414

Macbeth writes a letter to his wife

Act 1 Scene 5

Jan 11, 1414

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth come up with a plan to kill Duncan

Act 2 Scene 1

Jan 12, 1414

Duncan go's to Machbeths castle

Act 1 Scene 6

Jan 14, 1414

Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to murder Duncan already

Act 1 Scene 7
Lady Macbeth gets the servants drunk and then they pass out. while duncan is asleep macbeth murders him. he then brings the dagger back to his wife and starts feeling guilty of what he has recently done.

Jan 15, 1414

Macbeth murders Duncan

Act 2 Scene 2

Jan 17, 1414

Donalbain and Malcom escape to Ireland & England

Act 2 Scene 3

Jan 18, 1414

Macbeth is king of Scotland

Act 2 Scene 4

Jan 19, 1414

Macbeth hires people to kill Banquo

Act 3 Scene 1

Jan 20, 1414

At Macbeths party Banquo's ghost appears

Act 3 Scene 4
At the party Macbeth sees Banquos ghost.He starts worrying that Fleance will come back and try to get revenge.When he finds out that Fleance had escaped he starts worrying even more making his guests leave the party. Lady Macbeth tries comforting him but he is angry at Macduff and tells his wife he is going to find the witches. "I will to-morow And betimes i will to the weird sisters"163 This is an important scene because it drives the play and shows Macbeth starting to worry more.

Jan 21, 1414

Macbeth tracks down the witches and they tell him apparitions

Act 4 Scene 1
Macbeth goes to the witches and demands they tell him more. Macbeth is very cocky at this point of the play and thinks that nothing can defeat him. The prophecies the witches told him this time were a head wearing a battle helmet, a blood-covered child, and a child wearing a crown and carrying a tree. The witches tell him he will be defeated when the birnam wood moves towards his castle."That will never be: who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earth-bound root?" 103