This story/play is hard to fallow with the old English style writing. In the first Act there are 3 witches, a King, Macbeth, and Banquo. First, we meet the witches talk about a meeting place for something. Then the king and a captain talking about a battle and betrayal of the 'Thane of Cawdor'. After the betrayal he gives the title to Macbeth and sends his men to tell him. Before the men reach Macbeth and Banquo the witches catch them saying hail to Macbeth tellin him of his new title and soon he will also become king. Now if some crazy old women with beards came hailing to you randomly, you'd wonder what the heck they werre talking about. Also, how would they even predict such a thing? Then telling Banquo his children would sit on the throne. I believe Banquo is the one who will have a better ending, because at first he does not buy into their tales and knows that if a witch were to fortell that, something bad will occur as well. Meanwhile, Ross and Angus come running and tell the the knews of Macbeths new title. Macbeth seems too caught up in hearing he might be king that he is in his own little fantasy world. After recieving his title he tells his wife who it appears thinks very little of him, because she wants him to have the crown more than likely for her own purposes. She seems evil cause she plans to kill the king. Macbeth realizes that the only reason to kill the king would be for selfish gain, but gives into his crazy wife.
Act 2
This is where it gets a creepy tone to the story. Macbeth imagines a floating dagger with blood on it that points toward Duncan. This could be a trick of his mind or of the 3 weird witches making their plan unravel. Next his wife give the okay that the chambermaids are asleep, so they can go ahead with the plan. Macbeth has to do it but after the deed is done, you can feel the regret he has. He wonders if this deed will stay with him the rest of his life. Lady Macbeth has to put the daggers with the chamberlains. Lady Macbeth feels no guilt at all it seems. She is alright with it as long as he becomes king. Now here's where they play all innocent when they call upon the king and find him dead. Malcolm and Donalbain are frightened and plan to flee. Which no one would blam them, if the king is killed and you're next in line to the throne. Though they leave, they being to wonder if the chamberlains were paid off and start to put things together. Wondering who could of killed their father for real. Macbeth is said to be made king as they had planned. The tone of the scenes seem to get gloomier and gloomier. This isn't looking good for Macbeth, though he thinks he's in the clear.
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