Macbeth, Thane of Glamis |
A general in the king's army whose "vaulting ambition" leads him to dream of greater titles. |
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Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's wife |
What Macbeth lacks in decisiveness, she makes up for in bloodthirsty lust for power and wealth. |
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Macduff, Thane of Fife |
A Scottish nobleman who begins to question Macbeth's tyrannical rule. He flees his home and becomes allied with Malcolm and the English forces in opposing Macbeth. |
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Lady Macduff, Macduff's wife |
A kind and motherly foil for Lady Macbeth's lack of feminine sympathies, she is killed along with her children when Macduff flees. |
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Lennox |
A Scottish noble who begins to question Macbeth's tyrannical rule. |
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Ross |
Macbeth's cousin and a Scottish noble who eventually turns from Macbeth and sides with Malcolm and the English forces in opposing. |
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Angus, Mentieth, and Caithness |
Scottish nobles who join with Malcolm and the English forces in opposing Macbeth. |
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Siward, Earl of Northumberland |
Leader of the English army and brother to Duncan, he leads an army against Macbeth. They disguise themselves with branches from Birnam Wood, therefore fulfilling the witches' prophesy that Macbeth will fall only when "Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane (Macbeth's Castle)." |
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Young Siward |
Siward's son, who Macbeth kills in battle. |
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Three Witches, The Weird Sisters |
These witches foresee (and perhaps cause?) Macbeth's ascent to power and his defeat, as well as Banquo's line of kings to follow. |
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Hecate |
The goddess of witchcraft. |
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Duncan, King of Scotland |
A kind and trusting older man whose unsuspecting nature leaves him open to Macbeth's attack. |
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Malcolm and Donalbain, Duncan's sons |
Heirs to the throne. |
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Seyton |
Macbeth's servant. |
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Three Murderers |
Hired by Macbeth to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. |
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Banquo, Thane of Lochaber |
A general of Duncan's army along with Macbeth. |
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Fleance |
Banquo's son |
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Old Man |
An elderly fellow who sees some strange things happen the night Macbeth murders Duncan. |
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