Lady Macbeth enters and scolds him for being a coward and says that he is not brave enough to be a man.
He knows that it is a bad thing to do, especially because he is the host and Duncan trusts him. Macbeth is talking to himself about why it is wrong to kill the king. Duncan and Banquo agree that the castle is sweet and pleasant. I.vi shows Duncan, Banquo, Donalbain, Malcolm, Macduff and some of the thanes entering Macbeth's castle. Macbeth comes in and she tells him of her plans. She calls on evil spirits to make her strong and evil so that she can murder Duncan. A messenger tells her that Duncan will be staying at their castle that night. She is very excited, and starts planning to murder Duncan. In I.v, Lady Macbeth is reading a letter from Macbeth that tells her about the witches and their prophecy. Duncan says he is going to Macbeth's castle for the night. Macbeth realizes that he will have to get past both Duncan and Malcolm to become king. He also says that his son Malcolm will be his heir. In I.iv, Macbeth and Banquo return to Forres and Duncan thanks them for their courage and hard work. This frightens him, because he thinks that the only way he can become king is to murder Duncan. Macbeth is surprised and happy, but he starts thinking of ways to become king. Ross and Angus come to find Macbeth, and tell him that the King has given him the title of Thane of Cawdor. They answer in riddles, saying that he will be "lesser than Macbeth, and greater", "not so happy, yet much happier", and that he will be the father to a line of kings. Banquo asks the witches what his future will be like. Macbeth is surprised, because he knows that he is not the Thane of Cawdor, and does not think he will ever become the King. They do not answer him, but greet him as the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of Cawdor and the future King. Macbeth is not afraid and asks them what they are. Banquo is amazed by the way the witches look, because they look like women but they have beards.
Macbeth and Banquo are returning from the battlefield to Forres, and meet the witches. They talk about using their powers on humans, and it becomes clear that they have a lot of power, but they cannot kill people. He orders that the Thane of Cawdor be executed and his title given to Macbeth. Macbeth and Banquo fought bravely until they were defeated. They were joined by a traitor, the Thane of Cawdor. But as soon as that happened, the Norwegians, led by their king Sweno, also attacked. He says that it was going badly, until Macbeth fought his way to the rebel leader Macdonald and disembowelled him. The officer tells Duncan about the battle. An injured officer (some scripts say a captain, others a sergeant) is brought in. King Duncan is at a camp, listening to reports from the battlefield. In Act 1 Scene 2, there is a war going on. This scene includes the famous line "fair is foul, and foul is fair", a subject which becomes a main part of the play. They talk to each other in a mysterious way, and agree to meet with Macbeth on the heath. The first characters we see in the play are the three Witches. Scottish Doctor – Lady Macbeth's doctor.Porter – in charge of the gate at Macbeth's castle.Seyward – General of the English forces.Ross, Lennox, Angus, Menteith, Caithness – Thanes.Banquo – Macbeth's friend and fellow general in Duncan's army.Lady Macbeth – Macbeth's wife, later Queen of Scotland.Macbeth – A general in the army of King Duncan, Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor and later King of Scotland.However, the things that happen in the play are very different from what happened in real life. Shakespeare read these records in Holinshed's Chronicles, a history book from 1587. In the play, the characters of Macbeth, Macduff, and Duncan are roughly based on records of real people. Shakespeare wrote it between 16, during the reign of King James I of England. Shakespeare wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare. The first page of Macbeth, printed in the Second Folio of 1632
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