Tragedy

Macbeth

Scene I A desert place Scene II A camp near Forres Scene III A heath near Forres Scene IV Forres. The palace. Scene V Inverness. Macbeth's castle. Scene VI Before Macbeth's castle. Scene VII A room in the castle.

Scene I Court of Macbeth's castle. Scene II The same. Scene III The same. Scene IV Outside Macbeth's castle.

Scene I Forres. The palace. Scene II The palace. Scene III A park near the palace. Scene IV The same. A room of state. Scene V The heath. Scene VI Forres. The palace.

Scene I A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Scene II Fife. Macduff's castle. Scene III England. Before the king's palace.

Scene I Dunsinane. A room in the castle. Scene II The country near Dunsinane. Scene III Dunsinane. A room in the castle. Scene IV Country near Birnam Wood. Scene V Dunsinane. Within the castle. Scene VI Dunsinane. Before the castle. Scene VII Another part of the field. Scene VIII Another part of the field.

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What happens here

The three witches greet Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis" (as he is), "Thane of Cawdor," and "king hereafter." They then promise Banquo that he will father kings, and they disappear. Almost as soon as they are gone, Ross and Angus arrive with news that the king has named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor." Macbeth contemplates killing Duncan in order to become "king hereafter" as the witches have called him.

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MMACBETHScottish general and Thane of Glamis BBANQUOScottish general and Macbeth's companion FWFIRST WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters SWSECOND WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters TWTHIRD WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters RROSSScottish nobleman

Macbeth, Act I · Scene IIIA heath near Forres

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Macbeth, Act I, Scene III

Macbeth / Act I, Scene III

What happens here

The three witches greet Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis" (as he is), "Thane of Cawdor," and "king hereafter." They then promise Banquo that he will father kings, and they disappear. Almost as soon as they are gone, Ross and Angus arrive with news that the king has named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor." Macbeth contemplates killing Duncan in order to become "king hereafter" as the witches have called him.

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MMACBETHScottish general and Thane of Glamis BBANQUOScottish general and Macbeth's companion FWFIRST WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters SWSECOND WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters TWTHIRD WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters RROSSScottish nobleman

Act I · Scene IIIA heath near Forres

What happens here

The three witches greet Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis" (as he is), "Thane of Cawdor," and "king hereafter." They then promise Banquo that he will father kings, and they disappear. Almost as soon as they are gone, Ross and Angus arrive with news that the king has named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor." Macbeth contemplates killing Duncan in order to become "king hereafter" as the witches have called him.

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MMACBETHScottish general and Thane of Glamis BBANQUOScottish general and Macbeth's companion FWFIRST WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters SWSECOND WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters TWTHIRD WITCHOne of the three Weird Sisters RROSSScottish nobleman

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