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Jan 1, 1050
Three witches meet
The witches decide that they will tell Macbeth of the prophecy -
Jan 2, 1050
Macbeth is made a hero
Macbeth and Banquo win a great victory over Macdonwald for King Duncan -
Jan 3, 1050
Macbeth learns of the prophecy
The three witches tell him that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and then he will eventually become the King -
Jan 4, 1050
King Duncan crowns Macbeth
He is named Thane of Cawdor, revealing the truth of the prophecy to Macbeth -
Jan 5, 1050
Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to plot the King's death
This will crown Macbeth as the king of Scotland -
Jan 6, 1050
King Duncan comes to Macbeth's castle
He had decided to spend the night at Macbeth's castle in Inverness in celebration -
Jan 6, 1050
Macbeth kills King Duncan
They get the servants drunk and then plant the knife on the servants, in which their lack of memory from drunkenness gives them no way to refute the claims -
Jan 7, 1050
Macbeth is crowned king of Scotland
The heirs had fled to England and are blamed for his death as they flee, leaving Macbeth the crown -
Jan 8, 1050
Macbeth begins a descent into tyranny
He has Banquo killed as he is afraid of what Banquo knows and thinks that he will reveal the prophecy, however, Banquo's son escapes -
Jan 9, 1050
Macbeth revisits the witches
Macbeth had seen the ghost of Banquo at a dinner, and had gone crazy in front of his people. This scares Macbeth and leads him to revisit the witches to find out what it means -
Jan 10, 1050
Macbeth tries to kill Macduff
He sends his men to conquer Macduff's castle as Macduff tries to flee, killing his wife and children -
Jan 11, 1050
Lady Macbeth kills herself
This shocks Macbeth into a deep depression as his enemies approach to try to take over his kingdom -
Jan 12, 1050
Macbeth is killed by Macduff
Malcolm is crowned king and peace comes to the kingdom
