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Summary About Macbeth

Book Summary by: famouz    

Original Author: Shakespear

-The three witches tell Macbeth he will become Thain of cawdor and glamis... and the king
-He then becomes the
Thain..
-Then he tells his wife in a letter he wrote to her and she decides they need to kill the king
- Macbeth kills the king but his wife has to return the daggers to the guards because Macbeth didn't
-Then the kings sons run away
-Macbeth becomes king
-he then tells murderers to kill his threat (banquo)
- Macbeth is haunted be Banquos ghost at his party
-then he goes back to the witches and he sees three things...
1. a bloody baby saying "beware Macduff"
2. a bloody helmet saying that he cant be killed by anyone born of a woman
3. a child with a crown and a tree branch saying that he doesnt need to worry till the Birnam woods moves to Dunsinane.
- Macbeth orders Macduff and all his family killed.. but Macduff left already
-Lady Macbeth comitts suicide
-Macduff and the army head for Macbeths castle and cut down the Birnam wood trees to use as cover
- Macbeth is killed (beheaded) by Macduff (who was born by C-section which was not considered to be born of a woman)
The End!!
hopw that helps... that is just a really short summary of macbeth.. but i covered the main details.
Published: October 30, 2009
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