The Tragedy of Macbeth

By William Shakespeare.

Premiered between 1603 and 1608, perhaps August 1606.

Contents

• Dramatis Personæ
• Scene
• Act i
• Scene i.   A desert place.
• Scene ii.   A camp near Forres.
• Scene iii.   A heath near Forres.
• Scene iv.   Forres. The palace.
• Scene v.   Inverness. Macbeth's castle.
• Scene vi.   Before Macbeth's castle.
• Scene vii.   Macbeth's castle.
• Act ii
• Scene i.   Court of Macbeth's castle.
• Scene ii.   The same.
• Scene iii.   The same.
• Scene iv.   Outside Macbeth's castle.
• Act iii
• Scene i.   Forres. The palace.
• Scene ii.   The palace.
• Scene iii.   A park near the palace.
• Scene iv.   The same. Hall in the palace.
• Scene v.   A Heath.
• Scene vi.   Forres. The palace.
• Act iv
• Scene i.   A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron.
• Scene ii.   Fife. Macduff's castle.
• Scene iii.   England. Before the King's palace.
• Act v
• Scene i.   Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle.
• Scene ii.   The country near Dunsinane.
• Scene iii.   Dunsinane. A room in the castle.
• Scene iv.   Country near Birnam wood.
• Scene v.   Dunsinane. Within the castle.
• Scene vi.   Dunsinane. Before the castle.
• Scene vii.   Another part of the field.
• Scene viii.   Another part of the field.

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Dramatis Personæ.

• DUNCAN king of Scotland.
• MALCOLM, elder son of Duncan.
• DONALBAIN, younger son of Duncan.
• MACBETH, Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, a general in the King's army.
• LADY MACBETH.
• BANQUO, Thane of Lochaber, a general in the King's army.
• MACDUFF, Thane of Fife, a nobleman of Scotland.
• LADY MACDUFF.
• LENNOX, ROSS, MENTEITH, ANGUS, CAITHNESS, noblemen 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.
• SON, Boy, son to Macduff.
• An English Doctor.
• A Scotch Doctor.
• A Soldier.
• A Porter.
• An Old Man.
• GENTLEWOMAN, gentlewoman attending on Lady Macbeth.
• HECATE, Queen of the Witches.
• Three Witches.
• Three Apparitions.
• Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, and Messengers.

Scene.

Scotland.

Speakers, in order of appearance.

• First Witch (23 lines)
• Second Witch (15 lines)
• Third Witch (13 lines)
• All (13 lines)
• Duncan (18 lines)
• Malcolm (40 lines)
• Sergeant (3 lines)
• Lennox (21 lines)
• Ross (39 lines)
• Macbeth (145 lines)
• Banquo (33 lines)
• Angus (4 lines)
• Lady Macbeth (59 lines)
• Messenger (6 lines)
• Fleance (2 lines)
• Porter (4 lines)
• Macduff (59 lines)
• Donalbain (3 lines)
• Old Man (4 lines)
• Attendant (1 line)
• First Murderer (19 lines)
• Second Murderer (6 lines)
• Servant (5 lines)
• Third Murderer (6 lines)
• Lords (3 lines)
• Hecate (2 lines)
• Lord (3 lines)
• First Apparition (1 line)
• Second Apparition (2 lines)
• Third Apparition (1 line)
• Lady Macduff (19 lines)
• Son (14 lines)
• Doctor (20 lines)
• Gentlewoman (11 lines)
• Menteith (5 lines)
• Caithness (3 lines)
• Seyton (5 lines)
• Siward (11 lines)
• Soldiers (1 line)
• Young Siward (4 lines)