The complete play translated into plain English It&s 11th century Scotland Macbeth Thane of Glamis is one of King Duncan&s greatest war captains Upon returning from a battle with the rebellious Thane of Cawdor Macbeth & Banquo encounter three witches who prophecy that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor & then King They also prophecy that Banquo will become the father of kings When Lady Macbeth hears this she is determined to push her husband to take fate into his own hands & make himself king by murdering Duncan Macbeth is reluctant to harm Duncan But when the King makes arrangements to visit Macbeth&s castle the opportunity presents itself Pressed on by his wife Macbeth kills Duncan & blames the King&s drunken attendants who he also kills However Macbeth is racked with guilt & begins to see apparitions When the body is discovered Malcolm & Donalbain the King&s sons are suspicious of Macbeth & flee for their lives To everyone else it looks as if the sons have been the chief conspirators & Macbeth is crowned King of Scotland Banquo&s suspicions grow based on his encounter with the witches & Macbeth is wary of the second prophecy concerning Banquo&s offspring Macbeth hires assassins to kill Banquo & his son Fleance Banquo is murdered that night but Fleance escapes The bloody ghost of Banquo appears to Macbeth at a feast tormenting his already guilty conscience In addition Macduff once a comrade of Macbeth has fled after the King&s sons to England as he also suspects Macbeth In revenge Macbeth butchers Macduff&s entire household Macduff & the King&s sons raise an army in England & march against Macbeth who is given another prophecy by the witches as he prepares for the assault They tell him his throne is safe until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane & he will not die by the hand of any man born of a woman Macbeth now feels invincible Lady Macbeth on the other hand has been slowly driven mad by her dreams in the wake of Duncan&s murder She sleepwalks & eventually kills herself Macbeth learns that many of his lords are deserting & joining Malcolm&s army which approaches Dunsinane under cover of boughs which they&ve cut from the trees of Birnam Wood Macbeth & Macduff eventually meet on the bloody battlefield Macbeth laughs derisively relating the witches& prophecy But Macduff retorts that he was from his mother&s womb untimely ripp&d & not (technically) of woman born The play ends with the death of Macbeth & Malcolm is crowned King of Scotland ...

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