ACT+I+SCENE+SUMMARIES

Admist thunder and lightnin, three witches appear chanting, plan to meet Macbeth tonight after the battle and dissappear as they fly away.
 * ACT 1: SCENE 1**

King Duncan recieves news from the battle from a wounded soldier. He informs Duncan that Macbeth and Banquo have fought. Also the army of Norway has attacked, assisted by thraitor thane of Cawdor. Duncan says he will kill the traitor and to give his land title to Macbeth for his bravery.
 * ACT 1: SCENE 2**

The Witches meet on the dark and lonely heath to meet with Macbeth. Macbeth and Banquo question the witches. The witches address Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and that he will be king someday. The witches tell Banquo he will be lesser than Macbeth and he will never be king but his sons will. The three witches vanish in thin air.
 * ACT 1: SCENE 3**

King Duncan recieves news from his son Malcolm the thane of Cawdor has been executed for being a traitor, and that he died wit dignity. Macbeth enters. Duncan thanks Macbeth and Banquo for their loyalty and bravery. He consequently announces his decision to make his son Malcolm the heir to the throne of Scotland. Duncan then states that he plans to visit Macbeth at his home in Inverness. Macbeth leaves to prepare his home for the royal visit, pondering the stumbling block of Malcolm that now hinders his ascension to the throne. The king follows with Banquo.
 * ACT 1: SCENE 4**

At Inverness, Lady Macbeth reads a letter from Macbeth that describes his meeting with the witches. She fears that his nature is not ruthless enough. When a messenger arrives with the news that Duncan is coming, Lady Macbeth calls on the heavenly powers to "unsex me here" and fill her with cruelty, taking from her all natural womanly compassion. When Macbeth arrives, she greets him as Glamis and Cawdor and urges him to "look like the innocent flower, / but be the serpent under. She then says that she will make all the preparations for the king's visit and subsequent murder.
 * ACT 1: SCENE 5**

Duncan arrives at Inverness with Banquo and exchanges pleasantries with Lady Macbeth. The king inquires after Macbeth's whereabouts and she offers to bring him to where Macbeth awaits.
 * ACT 1: SCENE 6**

Macbeth agonizes over whether to kill Duncan, recognizing the act of murdering the king as a terrible sin. He struggles in particular with the idea of murdering a man—a relative, no less—who trusts and loves him. He would like the king's murder to be over and regrets the fact that he possesses “vaulting ambition" without the ruthlessness to ensure the attainment of his goals.
 * ACT 1: SCENE 7**

Jamal Pitts