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Macbeth characters

Who they are, in a few lines. Tap one for their quotes.

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Macbeth →

A brave soldier. Then a king. Then a butcher. He starts scared of his own thoughts. He ends feeling nothing.

Lady Macbeth →

She asks to be made cruel. She pushes him to kill. She says a bit of water will fix it. She ends washing her hands in her sleep.

Banquo →

He hears the same witches and does nothing. He suspects Macbeth. Macbeth has him killed. He comes back as a ghost.

Macduff →

He finds the dead king. He goes to England for help. His family is killed. He is the man not born of a woman.

The Witches →

Three voices. They tell the truth in riddles. They never lie. They never help.

Duncan →

A good king who trusts faces. Killed in his sleep by the man he trusted most.

Malcolm →

The king's son. He runs away. He comes back with an army carrying branches. He gets the last word.

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