MacBeth
SCENE 1 - In some unspecified place, in the middle of fog and filthy air, the witches plan to meet with Macbeth after the battle. SCENE 2 - King Duncan's armies have recently battled the armies of Macdonwald near Forres. King Duncan, his sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, and Lennox encounter a wounded Captain and inquire about the course of the battle. The captain informs them that just when the battle seemed lost to Macdonwald's rebel forces, Macbeth rallied the forces, idlled Macdonwald, an ally of the Swedo, King of Norway, and placed the rebel's head upon a pike on the battlements of the castle. As soon as it seemed that Macbeth had rallied the forces and won the battle, the Norwegian forces attacked. The Captain was wounded and could not tell how the battle went from then on. The attendants take the Captain to the surgeon for attention. Ross, another of the Scottish noblemen loyal to Duncan, enters. He informs King Duncan that the Norwegians attacked along with the support of the Scottish Thane of Cawdor. However, King Duncan's armies prevailed. The Scottish armies refused to allow the Norwegians to bury their dead until King Swedo agreed to pay $10,000. Because the Thane of Cawdor has betrayed King Duncan, the king strips h
Ross and Angus enter and inform Macbeth that King Duncan has named him Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth realizes that if he is to become king, he will have to overcome Malcolm. She and Macbeth need to murder Duncan. He wishes that the murder were over and done with. Macbeth comments upon the foulness of the weather and then notices the witches. When Macbeth enters with Banquo, he thanks the king for his new title and reaffirms his loyalty to Duncan. Macbeth and Banquo, another general loyal to King Duncan, enter. The first witch has decided to take revenge upon a sailor's wife who wouldn't share chestnuts. She also comments that her husband is often too compassionate and lacking in ambition, but she will help him. He means that just when the coming of spring makes us think that the weather is going to be fair and give us "comfort," foul weather can bring extreme "discomfort. She is afraid that he will not take advantage of his opportunity to take the crown, "Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem / To have thee crown'd withal" . Duncan announces that the court will go to Inverness, Macbeth's castle. Macbeth is amazed at these prophecies: he knows he is Thane of Glamis, but doesn't yet know that King Duncan has made him Thane of Cawdor. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair: / Hover through the fog and filthy air", chant the Weird Sisters as they go to wait for the battle to be over so they can deliver their seductive prophesies to Macbeth. SCENE 7 - Later that evening Macbeth slips away from the banquet and contemplates the plan to murder the king.
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