Macbeth over Break

Act 1
-the three witches open and foreshadow that Macbeth will be king
-Macbeth is portrayed as a blood thirsty man
-Macbeth becomes thane of Cawdor, the first part of the witches' foreshadow
-Lady Macbeth hears the news and decides to kill the king so that her husband may take his place
-at first Macbeth does not want to follow through with the plan but eventually he agrees

Act 2
-Macbeth continues to be tormented about killing the king
-He goes through with the plan then freaks out cannot finish
-Lady Macbeth finishes through and frames the guards by smearing blood on them
-Macduff and Lennox find the king's body and are suspicious of his death
-Macbeth kills them both
-The king's sons Malcolm and Donalbain escape the kingdom so they aren't punished for the death of the king

Act 3
-Banquo thinks that Macbeth killed the king and Macbeth thinks that Banquo will share his ideas
-Macbeth hires people to kill Banquo and his son but his son escapes
-During a gathering Banquo's ghost appears to Macbeth
-Macbeth begins to act crazy because of the ghost
-Lady Macbeth tells the guests that Macbeth has these type of fits often
-Macduff goes to England because he thinks that Macbeth killed the king and he needs help to take care of it

Act 4
-The witches show Macbeth more visions and prophecies
-Macbeth sees these and comes to the conclusion that he is basically immortal and he has nothing to worry about
-He sends people to England to kill Macduff and his family
-Macduff finds the kings son, Malcom, and tries to convince him to go back and seize the throne from Macbeth
-Malcolm makes Macduff prove his loyalty and realizes that Macduff is honest and wants the best
-Malcolm decides to go to war with Macbeth with the aid of his uncle

Act 5
-All of the murders and death have caused Lady Macbeth to go mad.
-Doctors cannot help her and she is no longer powerful or angry.
-Some of Macbeth's lords believe that Macbeth is mentally unstable and that they should help Malcolm fight against him.
-Macbeth is not worried about the war because he thinks he cannot be killed due to the witches.
-Macduff kills Macbeth, who was not born naturally by his mother (prophecy)
-Malcolm becomes the king of Scotland.