Macbeth plot summary

Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth opens with __________ meeting the three witches.

the three witches

In Act 1, Scene 2, the captain praises __________ to King Duncan.

Macbeth

Macbeth is told he will receive the title of __________ in Act 1, Scene 2.

Thane of Cawdor

In Act 1, Scene 3, Banquo is __________ about the witches’ prophecies.

sceptical

In Act 1, Scene 4, King Duncan announces that __________ will be his heir.

Malcolm

In Act 1, Scene 5, Lady Macbeth doubts Macbeth is __________ enough to act on the witches' prophecy.

strong

Act 2, Scene 1 features Macbeth hallucinating a __________ before killing Duncan.

dagger

In Act 2, Scene 2, Macbeth feels __________ after murdering Duncan.

guilty

The porter in Act 2, Scene 3 likens himself to a __________ of hell.

porter

In Act 3, Scene 1, Macbeth plots to kill __________ to fulfill the witches’ prophecy.

Banquo

In Act 3, Scene 4, Macbeth sees __________'s ghost at the banquet.

Banquo

Act 4, Scene 1 features three apparitions that warn Macbeth to beware of __________.

Macduff

Lady Macduff describes Macduff as a __________ in Act 4, Scene 2.

traitor

In Act 5, Scene 1, Lady Macbeth is __________ and trying to wash the blood off her hands.

sleepwalking

Act 5, Scene 4 has Malcolm instructing the army to carry __________ to disguise their numbers.

boughs

In Act 5, Scene 6, the army reveals themselves from under the __________.

branches

Macduff finds Macbeth and reveals he was born by __________ in Act 5, Scene 8.

caesarean section

After Macbeth's death, __________ is crowned King of Scotland.

Malcolm

In Act 3, Scene 2, Lady Macbeth expresses concerns about the stability of their __________.

reign