In Act II of Macbeth, Macbeth murders King Duncan while he sleeps, driven by supernatural visions and Lady Macbeth's manipulation. To cover up the crime, Lady Macbeth frames Duncan's guards, and when Duncan's sons flee, Macbeth seizes the throne. In Act III, fearing the prophecy that Banquo's descendants will inherit the throne, Macbeth has Banquo killed but is haunted by his ghost at a banquet, revealing his growing madness and insecurity.

1. MACBETH 2.2 Act II
William Shakespeare
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2. While Duncan is asleep,
Macbeth stabs him, despite his
doubts and a number of
supernatural portents, including
a hallucination of a bloody
dagger
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3. He is so shaken that Lady Macbeth has
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4. In accordance with her plan, she
frames Duncan's sleeping servants
for the murder by placing bloody
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5. Early the next morning, Lennox, a
Scottish nobleman, and Macduff,
the loyal Thane of Fife, arrive.appat2@gmail.com
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6. A porter opens the gate and
Macbeth leads them to the king's
chamber, where Macduff discovers
Duncan's body. appat2@gmail.com
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7. Macbeth murders the guards to
prevent them from professing their
innocence, but claims he did so in a
fit of anger over their misdeeds
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8. Duncan's sons Malcolm and
Donalbain flee to England and
Ireland, respectively, fearing that
whoever killed Duncan desires their
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9. The rightful heirs' flight makes
them suspects and Macbeth
assumes the throne as the new King
of Scotland as a kinsman of the
dead king. appat2@gmail.com
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10. Banquo reveals this to the
audience, and while sceptical of the
new King Macbeth, he remembers
the witches' prophecy about how
his own descendants would inherit
the throne; this makes him
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11. ACT III
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12. Despite his success, Macbeth,
also aware of this part of the
prophecy, remains uneasyappat2@gmail.com
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13. Macbeth invites Banquo to a royal
banquet, where he discovers that
Banquo and his young son, Fleance,
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14. Fearing Banquo's suspicions, Macbeth
arranges to have him murdered, by
hiring two men to kill them, later
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15. The assassins succeed in killing
Banquo, but Fleance escapes
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16. Macbeth becomes furious: he fears
that his power remains insecure as
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17. At a banquet, Macbeth invites his lords
and Lady Macbeth to a night of
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18. Banquo's ghost enters and sits in
Macbeth's place
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19. Macbeth raves fearfully,
startling his guests,
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20. The others panic at the sight of
Macbeth raging at an empty chair, until
a desperate Lady Macbeth tells them
that her husband is merely afflicted
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21. The ghost departs and returns once
more, causing the same riotous anger
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22. At this point of time, Lady Macbeth
tells the lords to leave, and they do so
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23. T H A N K Y O U
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