MACBETH
SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ACT 1
, Introduction
The following table is a brief summary of the events and action in Act 1
of the play. The aim of this summary is to provide an overview of the
discussion of this act.
ACT 1 SUMMARY
Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3
• Preliminary meeting of • Captain reports to king • The witches meet on the
the witches Duncan heath
• The plan to meet • Ross reports on the • Give prophecies about
Macbeth battle Macbeth and Banquo
• Ross & Angus tell Macbeth
he is now thane of Cawdor
Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6
• Duncan asks about • Lady Macbeth reads a • Duncan arrives at Macbeth’s
Macdonald’s execution letter and Macbeth tells castle
• Duncan bestows honours her about the witches’ • Lady Macbeth welcomes
on Macbeth predictions Duncan
• Malcolm becomes heir to • Lady Macbeth plans and • She informs Duncan
Duncan encourages Macbeth to Macbeth has gone riding
• Duncan to visit Macbeth murder Duncan
, Introduction - continued
The overview of events in scene 7 and a map to show where the
action takes place. Pictures of the castle at Inverness.
ACT 1 SUMMARY : Scene 1
• Macbeth soliloquises why he cannot murder Duncan.
• Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth he is a coward if he doesn't kill Duncan.
• Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to murder Duncan and the murder is planned in
detail.
SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ACT 1
, Introduction
The following table is a brief summary of the events and action in Act 1
of the play. The aim of this summary is to provide an overview of the
discussion of this act.
ACT 1 SUMMARY
Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3
• Preliminary meeting of • Captain reports to king • The witches meet on the
the witches Duncan heath
• The plan to meet • Ross reports on the • Give prophecies about
Macbeth battle Macbeth and Banquo
• Ross & Angus tell Macbeth
he is now thane of Cawdor
Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6
• Duncan asks about • Lady Macbeth reads a • Duncan arrives at Macbeth’s
Macdonald’s execution letter and Macbeth tells castle
• Duncan bestows honours her about the witches’ • Lady Macbeth welcomes
on Macbeth predictions Duncan
• Malcolm becomes heir to • Lady Macbeth plans and • She informs Duncan
Duncan encourages Macbeth to Macbeth has gone riding
• Duncan to visit Macbeth murder Duncan
, Introduction - continued
The overview of events in scene 7 and a map to show where the
action takes place. Pictures of the castle at Inverness.
ACT 1 SUMMARY : Scene 1
• Macbeth soliloquises why he cannot murder Duncan.
• Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth he is a coward if he doesn't kill Duncan.
• Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to murder Duncan and the murder is planned in
detail.
