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Macbeth, scene by scene
All 28 scenes. What happens, in a line. Then each one in five words.
Three witches plan to meet Macbeth when the battle ends.
Witches plan to meet Macbeth
A hurt soldier tells the king how Macbeth won the battle. The king gives Macbeth a new title.
Duncan rewards Macbeth with Cawdor
The witches tell Macbeth he will be king. They tell Banquo his sons will be kings. The first part comes true at once.
Witches promise Macbeth the crown
The king names his son as the next king. Macbeth now has someone in his way.
Duncan names Malcolm his heir
Lady Macbeth reads her husband's letter. She thinks he is too kind. She asks spirits to make her cruel.
Lady Macbeth asks to be unsexed
The king arrives at the castle. He likes the fresh air. Lady Macbeth welcomes him.
Duncan admires the castle air
Macbeth decides not to kill the king. His wife calls him a coward. He changes his mind.
Lady Macbeth shames Macbeth into murder
Macbeth sees a floating dagger. He follows it to the king's room.
Macbeth follows a floating dagger
Macbeth kills the king. His hands are covered in blood. His wife says water will clean them.
Macbeth murders Duncan, cannot sleep
Macduff finds the dead king. Macbeth kills the guards. The king's sons run away.
Macduff finds Duncan's body
Strange things happen in nature. Horses eat each other. Macbeth is made king.
Nature turns; Macbeth is crowned
Banquo suspects Macbeth. Macbeth pays two men to kill Banquo and his son.
Macbeth hires men to kill Banquo
Lady Macbeth is not happy as queen. Macbeth says his mind is full of scorpions. He hides his plan from her.
Macbeth's mind fills with scorpions
At a big dinner Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost in his chair. No one else sees it. The guests are sent home.
Banquo's ghost ruins the banquet
The witch queen Hecate tells the witches to make Macbeth feel safe. Then he will fall.
Hecate plans Macbeth's false security
Two lords talk quietly about Macbeth's cruel rule. Macduff has gone to England for help.
Lords whisper; Macduff seeks England
The witches show Macbeth three visions. Beware Macduff. No one born of a woman can hurt him. He is safe until the forest moves. He orders Macduff's family killed.
Apparitions make Macbeth feel safe
Killers come to Macduff's home. They kill his wife and son.
Murderers kill Macduff's family
In England, Malcolm tests Macduff. Then news comes. Macduff's family is dead. He swears revenge.
Macduff learns his family died
Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep. She washes her hands again and again. She talks about the murders.
Lady Macbeth sleepwalks, scrubbing blood
The Scottish lords march to join Malcolm's army near the forest.
Lords march to join Malcolm
Macbeth holds on to the witches' promises. He shouts at his servants. He asks the doctor to fix his wife's mind.
Macbeth clings to the prophecies
Malcolm tells every soldier to cut a branch and carry it. The forest will seem to move.
Soldiers carry branches from Birnam
Lady Macbeth dies. Macbeth says life means nothing. A messenger says the forest is moving.
Lady Macbeth dies; wood moves
The army drops the branches at the castle and attacks.
Army drops branches, attacks castle
Macduff tells Macbeth he was cut from his mother, not born. He kills Macbeth. Malcolm is king.
Macduff kills Macbeth; Malcolm king
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