Three witches prophesy to Macbeth that he will become Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland. When the predictions start coming true, Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth hatch a plan to kill King Duncan during his stay at their castle. After the murder, Macbeth becomes king but grows increasingly paranoid, ordering more killings to protect his power including Banquo and Macduff's family. Macduff and Malcolm gather an army to defeat Macbeth and restore order.

1. Three strange witches meet

2. King Duncan wins a great
battle.
Macbeth is a hero

3. Macbeth and Banquo meet the
witches. They tell Macbeth he will
be Thane of Cawdor, then King.

4. Duncan makes Macbeth
Thane of Cawdor

5. Macbeth writes a letter to
Lady Macbeth, telling her
what the witches say

6. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
plot to kill King Duncan

7. Duncan comes to stay at
Macbeth’s castle

8. Lady Macbeth persuades
Macbeth to go ahead with
the murder

9. Macbeth murders Duncan

10. Malcolm and Donalbain
escape to England and
Ireland

11. Macbeth is crowned
King of Scotland

12. Macbeth does not trust
Banquo.
He has him murdered.

13. Macbeth has a feast.
Banquo’s ghost appears to
him.

14. Macbeth revisits the
witches. He sees strange
apparitions.

15. Macduff’s wife and children
are killed by order of
Macbeth.

16. Malcolm, Macduff and
others plot to kill Macbeth.

17. Lady Macbeth becomes mad.
She dies.

18. The castle is attacked and
Macbeth is killed.

19. Malcolm is proclaimed king.