Synopsis of Macbeth

Outline of the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare.

After Macbeth has won the war against Macdonwald and the King of Norway three witches appear to him and Banquo, speaking of how Macbeth will be King of Scotland and Banquo will get future Kings. Upon returning home to his wife, lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to go through with a plan to kill King Duncan and fulfill his given prophecy. He abides, kills the king, and as spoken by the witches he becomes the new King. Macbeth is paranoid that Banquo will know what he has done and so has plans put in place to have him and his son killed, however his son manages to escape. Macbeth holds a feast to celebrate his coronation and starts to see the ghost of Banquo, slowly sending Macbeth mad and chaotic. Macbeth then has Macduffs wife and children killed as a punishment for him fleeing off to England to support the rebellion against his throne. Lady Macbeth feels guilty and responsible for these deaths, after all she did start Macbeth's tyranny leadership. She goes mad and falls very ill, eventually leading to her death. Macbeth then has to fight Macduff, who has returned with an army that just took down Macbeth's men. Macbeth loses the fight and dies. The deceased King Duncan's son Malcolm takes the throne.
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