Macbeth

Macbeth – The play chronicles the rise and fall of Macbeth, a Scottish general whose “vaulting ambition” leads to his moral and physical destruction. After a victorious battle, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet three witches who prophesy that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor and eventually the King of Scotland. They also predict that Banquo’s descendants will be kings. Spurred by his wife, Lady Macbeth, and his own desire for power, Macbeth murders King Duncan while he is a guest in their castle. Duncan’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, flee for their lives, and Macbeth is crowned king.