Macbeth

...ches and the prophecy that he will become king. She however has no uncertainty for her husband, she wants him to have the throne no matter what, and she wants him to kill the King to obtain it. She convinces him and they devise a plan to frame the Macbeth’s chamberlains and make it as if they killed him. He commences with the plan and Duncan is dead and Macbeth obtains the title of King. Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, flee to England in fear that whoever killed their father will soon be after them. Fearful that the witches prophesy about Banquo’s heirs to the throne, Macbeth orders a group of murderers to kill him and his son Fleance. They succeed in killing Banquo but fail to kill his son due to the fact that he ran away, Macbeth is furious over this because he’s afraid of the witch’s heir prophecy coming true. Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost at a dinner, frightened he runs to the witches cavern to see about more prophecies. They warn him of demons and a Scottish nobleman named Macduff, who opposes Macbeth’s succession of the throne. When Macbeth learns that Macduff is with Malcolm in England he orders that Macduff’s castle be taken over and his wife and son to be killed. With news of this, Macduff vows vengeance for his family and joins Malcolm’s newly formed army to go up against Macbeths forces. Lady Macbeth has grief of these killings and killed herself. Strucken with grief and despair Macbeth tries to keep on with this batt...

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