When Macbeth arranges the murder of his wife and children, Macduff swears personal revenge. Suspecting Macbeth and eventually turning against him, Macduff later flees to England to join Malcolm. Macduff A thane (nobleman) of Scotland who discovers the murdered King Duncan. Fearful of implication in their father's murder, they flee Scotland, Donalbain to Ireland and Malcolm to England, where he raises a large army with the intention of toppling the tyrant Macbeth. His decision to pass the kingdom to his son Malcolm provokes his untimely death at the hands of Macbeth.įleance Banquo's son, who, by escaping Macbeth's plot on his life, will go on to be father to a line of kings.ĭonalbain and Malcolm Duncan's two sons. His victories against rebellious kinsmen and the Norwegians have made him a popular and honored king. This information is sufficient to spell his death at the hands of the resentful Macbeth, who is later haunted by Banquo's ghost.ĭuncan King of Scotland. Subsequently, her husband's cruelty and her own guilt recoil on her, sending her into a madness from which she never recovers.īanquo A fellow-captain and companion of Macbeth, who also receives a prophecy from the Witches: that his children will one day succeed to the throne of Scotland. Lady Macbeth The devilish wife of Macbeth, whose ambition helps to drive her husband toward the desperate act of murder. His bloody reign culminates in a battle against Malcolm and the English forces. When Three Witches predict that he will one day be king of Scotland, he takes his fate into his own hands, allowing his ambition and that of his wife to overcome his better judgement. Macbeth A captain in Duncan's army, later the Thane (Lord) of Glamis and Cawdor.
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