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Question: Macbeth plot!!?
could someone please give a BRIEF explanation on what the macbeth plot is (general idea) , im doing a slide show on the play, but all i can find is pages and pages of stuff!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Macbeth is a play about a Thane of Glamis in Scotland (Scotish Nobility)!. He is returning from battle with another thane Banquo when they are met by three witches!. The witches hail him Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King Hereafter!. Banquo asks of his fate and is told that his decendents will be kings!. Soon after this Macbeth find out that the thane of Cawdor betrayed Scottland and is going to be hanged, for his valor in battle the king Duncan makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor!. Macbeth sees the witches predicitions coming true and tells his wife about the predictions!. Duncan announces that he is going to Macbeth's castle!. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth that he has to make the prophacy come true himself and kill Dunncan!. He does!. Duncan's sons flee the country believing they will be killed next and Macbeth becomes king!. Macbeth remembers the witches prediction to Banquo!. He wishes to retain power so he kills Banquo and attempts to kill Banquo's son Fleance, but fails to kill Fleance!. Macbeth starts to feel guilty and sees Banquo's ghost!. Soon the witches appear again telling Macbeth to beware Macduff, no man born of a woman shall harm Macbeth, and fear not till Birnam Wood comes to Dunsanain!. Macbeth heeds the witches warning and kills Macduff's family, but Macduff is not around, he is in England trying to convince Malcolm, Duncan's son to return and take the throne!. Malcolm agrees and they return to Scotland!. Lady Macbeth sleepwalks and ends up killing herself!. The army cuts down branches of Birnam wood to desguise themselves and thus Birnam wood comes to Dunsanine!. Various battle scenes take place!. Eventually Macbeth and Macduff fight and Macduff reveals that he was "Untimely ripped from his mother's womb" no born!. He kills Macbeth and Malcolm becomes king!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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