Banquo

Banquo is a Scottish general in the king’s army. He is Macbeth’s friend. And the witches he encountered told him that his children will inherit the Scottish throne.

Duncan

The king of Scotland that Macbeth kills in ambition of getting the crown. His death was a destruction of Scotland.

Lady Macbeth

Macbeths wife that is ambitions and lust over power. She is the one that ordered Macbeth to kill Duncan to get the crow.

Macbeth

He is the General of Scotland. He kills Duncan for the crown. Macbeth is a brave soilder and a powerful man, he is easily talked into murder.

MacDuff

A Scottish nobleman. He becomes a leader of a crusade against Macbeth so that the rightful king Malcolm gets the throne.

Malcom

Is the son of Duncan. Whose placement to the throne symbols the order of Scotland. He feels weak and uncertain to his power and he frees Scotland after his father’s murder.

The witches

Three witches that plain against Macbeth by using charms and spells and prophecies, their prophecies promote Macbeth to kill Duncan.

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