Summary: Act 5: Scene 1
At night, in the king’s palace at Dunsinane, a doctor and a gentlewoman discuss Lady Macbeth’s
strange habit of sleepwalking. Suddenly, Lady Macbeth e...Continue reading »
Summary: Act 4: Scene 1
In a dark cavern, a bubbling cauldron hisses and spits, and the three witches
suddenly appear onstage. They circle the cauldron, chanting spells and
adding bizarre ing...Continue reading »
Summary: Act 3: Scene 4
Onstage stands a table heaped with a feast. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
enter as king and queen, followed by their court, whom they bid
welcome. As Macbeth walks among th...Continue reading »
Summary: Act 3: Scene 1
In the royal palace at Forres, Banquo paces and thinks about the coronation of Macbeth and the prophecies of the weird sisters. The witches
foretold that Macbeth would ...Continue reading »
Summary: Act 2: Scene 3
A porter stumbles through the hallway to answer the knocking,
grumbling comically about the noise and mocking whoever is on the other
side of the door. He compares him...Continue reading »
Summary: Act 2: Scene 1
Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle.
Fleance says that it is after midnight, and his father responds that
although he is tir...Continue reading »
Summary: Act 1: Scene 5
In Inverness, Macbeth’s castle, Lady Macbeth
reads to herself a letter she has received from Macbeth. The letter
announces Macbeth’s promotion to ...Continue reading »