Act one
Scene 1: Three witches talk together about the future where a battle will be fought and what will happen after and where they will meet after the battle.
Scene 2: King Duncan is told by a sergeant and one of his thanes that the battle was won and that Macbeth was very brave and extreme warrior who helped win the battle. So after they won he told his men to execute the Thane of Cawdor and give the title to Macbeth.
Scene 3: The witches appear and tell Macbeth and Banquo their future. For Macbeth the first sign that he will be named the Thane of Cawdor comes true and now he waits for the sign to become king to come true.
Scene 4: Macbeth and Banquo are praised by the King and he names his eldest child Malcom as his successor. However, Macbeth is unhappy as he wants to be king and Banquo is jealous of the Kings love of Macbeth over him.
Scene 5: Macbeth’s wife went insane and is getting Macbeth to kill the king so she will be the Queen.
Scene 6: The king and Banquo arrive at Macbeth’s castle and Duncan praises Macbeth once more and meets his wife.
Scene 7: Macbeth has second thoughts about murdering the King but his Wife convinces him to continue the plan. They plan to get the two guards guarding the king drunk, then stab the king in his sleep.
Act two
Scene 1: In this scene Macbeth reflects on what he is about to do after talking to Banquo and his thoughts. He then goes to murder the King.
Scene 2: Macbeth kills the King and his son but he regrets his actions as he is slowly drifting into madness. Macbeths wife goes to plant the knifes on the servants dead bodies to make them look as the murderers but she too also regrets her actions and is drifting into madness.
Scene 3: Everyone has discovered that the king has been murdered. The two sons of the king are scared and have decided to run away and hide from the murderer.
Scene 4: Ross talks to an old man about recent events and after the murder crazy events occurred. Macbeth is going to become the new king and people believe Duncans sons committed the murder. Ross is going to the coronation while Macduff is leaving.
Act three
Scene one: Macbeth has truly become evil and is sending a group of assassins to kill his friends Banquo and his son Fleace as he is afraid they will take over.
Scene two: Macbeth and his wife are regretting their actions and are scared of the consequences and what will happen next. With Macbeth saying they have only wounded the snake and not killed it and they should be scared.
Scene three: The murderers go and kill Banquo aided by a third man. However, Fleance escapes but Banquo is killed while the third murderer kills the other two.
Scene four: Macbeth is told by the murderer of what has happened and he eats a feast with his vassals. However, he is plagued by visions of a ghost and after the vassals leave he plans to continue killing people so he no longer worries after hearing Macduff refused to come to the feast.
Scene five: Macbeth meets the three witches once more creating a concoction. He asks them to show him his future and what to fear, they show he should be scared of Macduff and continue murdering, to beware a child born in a C-section, and a forest moving towards his kingdom which he does not understand. He also sees Banquos entire lineage of kings.
Scene six: Some guards are talking about how Macbeth may have killed the old king before. They also talk to Macbeth and tell him that Macduff has gone to england and he is making a army to attack Macbeth. Macbeth is unhappy and he is going to kill Macduffs wife and children.
Act 4
Scene one: Nothing
Scene two: The wife of Macduff was unhappy that her husband left her all alone in scotland and thinks he is a coward. Murderers come however, and kill lady Macduff and her son.
Scene three: Macduff sees Malcolm in England and has his faith and loyalty tested by him. Ross then comes and tells Macduff that his family is dead and Macduff swears to kill Macbeth with the army given to them by England.
Act five
Scene 1: Macbeth left to raise his army. A doctor comes to see what is wrong with Lady Macbeth as every night she sleepwalks. He learns that she is acting out and talking about all the murders she has committed with Macbeth. Scared for his life the doctor decides to not reveal what he has learned as he is scared for his life.
Scene 2: Scottish rebels waiting for the England army to arrive and learn that Macduff is hiding in his castle so they plan to attack from Birnam forest.
Scene 3: Macbeth is hiding in his castle and he believes he will not die because the witches say it will only happen when the forest comes. The doctor says he cannot cure Macbeths wife and he is unhappy. The doctor can see the king is mad and so he says he will never come back and leaves.
Scene 4: Malcolm tells his soldiers to cut off branches and use them as camouflage to attack the castle.
Scene 5: Lady Macbeth has jumped to her death as she can not live with what she has done. Macbeth however feels no remorse and still believes he will stay as king and nothing will go wrong. However, he is told that Birnam forest is moving towards the castle and decides to not run but fight one last battle.
Scene 6: Malcolm tells his soldiers to throw off their camouflage and tells his Uncle Macduff and his son to attack the castle
Scene 7: Macbeth is still not scared as he believes he cannot be killed as everyone is born of a woman. He fights Donalbain and kills him and saying he is more fearsome then the devil.
Scene 8: Macbeth has been killed and Macduff crowns Malcolm as the new king. Macbeth is killed after he discovers that Macduff was born not from a woman but cut out and dies from him. After the crowning Fleance appears and they stare.