Macbeth

Name: Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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Dramatis Personae

Duncan, king of Scotland
Malcolm, his son
Donalbain, his son
Macbeth, general of the king’s army
Banquo, general of the king’s army
Macduff, nobleman of Scotland
Lennox, nobleman of Scotland
Ross, nobleman of Scotland
Menteith, nobleman of Scotland
Angus, nobleman of Scotland
Caithness, nobleman 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

Scene: Scotland; England.

Act I

Scene I

A desert place.

	Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches.
First Witch	When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Second Witch	When the hurlyburly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won.
Third Witch	That will be ere the set of sun.
First Witch	Where the place?
Second Witch	Upon the heath.
Third Witch	There to meet with Macbeth.
First Witch	I come, Graymalkin!
Second Witch	Paddock calls.
Third Witch	Anon.
All	Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air. Exeunt.

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Dramatis Personae

Duncan, king of Scotland

Malcolm, his son

Donalbain, his son

Macbeth, general of the king’s army

Banquo, general of the king’s army

Macduff, nobleman of Scotland

Lennox, nobleman of Scotland

Ross, nobleman of Scotland

Menteith, nobleman of Scotland

Angus, nobleman of Scotland

Caithness, nobleman 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

Scene: Scotland; England.

Act I

Scene I

A desert place.

	Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches.
First Witch	When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Second Witch	When the hurlyburly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won.
Third Witch	That will be ere the set of sun.
First Witch	Where the place?
Second Witch	Upon the heath.
Third Witch	There to meet with Macbeth.
First Witch	I come, Graymalkin!
Second Witch	Paddock calls.
Third Witch	Anon.
All	Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air. Exeunt.

More by William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

You get a play that keeps changing its mind about love, from the quarrelling lovers in the forest to Bottom blundering through his amateur performance. The language is playful and slippery, and Puck gives the whole thing a mischievous sense that human beings are never quite in control.

All’s Well That Ends Well

Helena chases a man who plainly doesn't deserve her, and the play knows it, which is what makes it interesting. If you like your comedies uneasy, with a bed trick and an ending that only half convinces, this one will stick with you.

Antony and Cleopatra

These two aren't young lovers, they're middle-aged, vain, magnificent messes who keep wrecking empires over each other, and you half want to shake them. Stay for Enobarbus, the dry-eyed friend whose barge speech about Cleopatra is worth the whole play.