The Tragedy of Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

• SCENE I. A desert place.
• SCENE II. A camp near Forres.
• SCENE III. A heath near Forres.
• SCENE IV. Forres. The palace.
• SCENE V. Inverness. Macbeth's castle.
• SCENE VI. Before Macbeth's castle.
• SCENE VII. Macbeth's castle.

ACT II

• SCENE I. Court of Macbeth's castle.
• SCENE II. The same.
• SCENE III. The same.
• SCENE IV. Outside Macbeth's castle.

ACT III

• SCENE I. Forres. The palace.
• SCENE II. The palace.
• SCENE III. A park near the palace.
• SCENE IV. The same. Hall in the palace.
• SCENE V. A Heath.
• SCENE VI. Forres. The palace.

ACT IV

• SCENE I. A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron.
• SCENE II. Fife. Macduff's castle.
• SCENE III. England. Before the King's palace.

ACT V

• SCENE I. Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle.
• SCENE II. The country near Dunsinane.
• SCENE III. Dunsinane. A room in the castle.
• SCENE IV. Country near Birnam wood.
• SCENE V. Dunsinane. Within the castle.
• SCENE VI. Dunsinane. Before the castle.
• SCENE VII. Another part of the field.
• SCENE VIII. Another part of the field.

Main actors

• DUNCAN, king of Scotland.
• FLEANCE, son to Banquo.
• SIWARD, Earl of Northumberland, general of the English forces.
• YOUNG SIWARD, his son.
• SEYTON, an officer attending on Macbeth.
• Boy, son to Macduff.
• An English Doctor.
• A Scotch Doctor.
• A Soldier.
• A Porter.
• An Old Man.
• LADY MACBETH
• LADY MACDUFF
• Gentlewoman attending on Lady Macbeth.
• HECATE
• Three Witches.
• Apparitions.
• Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.

generals of the king's army.

• MACBETH
• BANQUO

noblemen of Scotland.

• MACDUFF
• LENNOX
• ROSS
• MENTEITH
• ANGUS
• CAITHNESS

his sons.

• MALCOLM
• DONALBAIN

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