When Macbeth greets the Witches he says:. She appears briefly to scold them for dealing with Macbeth without her say so. She warns the Witches that she will set up illusions to confuse Macbeth and give him a false sense of security. She says that Macbeth will:.
He rewards Macbeth for his loyalty and Macbeth returns the favour by murdering him. Duncan is a good and popular king until his death. Macbeth says:. He runs away to England when his father is murdered. He returns with an army to retake the throne at the end.
When Macduff finds out that his family has been killed, he says:. He runs away to Ireland when his father is murdered.
He realises that he and his brother are in grave danger of being the next victims. He says:. She is angry with Macduff when he leaves for England to raise an army because he has put his country before his family. When she is warned that she is in danger, she refuses to run away because she knows that she has done nothing wrong. Banquo 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.
This information is sufficient to spell his death at the hands of the resentful Macbeth, who is later haunted by Banquo's ghost. Duncan King of Scotland.
His victories against rebellious kinsmen and the Norwegians have made him a popular and honored king. His decision to pass the kingdom to his son Malcolm provokes his untimely death at the hands of Macbeth. Fleance Banquo's son, who, by escaping Macbeth's plot on his life, will go on to be father to a line of kings. Donalbain and Malcolm Duncan's two sons. 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.
Even though he was at the scene when Macbeth killed King Duncan's grooms, Lennox has seemed to be a loyal follower of Macbeth. This bitter joke describes both Macbeth's facade -- that he was sorry for King Duncan -- and the truth about Macbeth , which was that he was sorry for King Duncan only after he killed him. Lennox and another lord are talking politics.
For his part, Lennox is pretty suspicious of Macbeth and doesn't believe the new king's version of recent events. We learn that Macduff has fled to England, where he's joined up with Malcolm. Lennox is a young Thane attending on Duncan. He accompanies Macduff the morning of Duncan's murder, and notes that he cannot remember as stormy a night as the preceding one.
He joins Macbeth's court, but is soon convinced of the usurper's guilt, which he cautiously exposes to similarly-minded lords in ironical phrases. Later, worried that Banquo's descendants and not his own will rule Scotland, Macbeth sends two men, and then a Third Murderer, to kill Banquo and his son Fleance.
Macbeth's tragic flaw is his ambition and it consequentially leads to his downfall and ultimate demise. Macbeth is a tragic hero who is introduced in the the play as being well-liked and respected by the general and the people. He brings his death upon himself from this tragic flaw. Summary and Character Analysis After two generals, Macbeth and Banquo, defeat two armies who were trying to invade Scotland, King Duncan wants to honor them. Malcolm is King Duncan's oldest son and the heir to the throne of Scotland.
After his father dies, Malcolm is afraid for his life and confused about his role. Far and away, Duncan and his rightful heir, Malcolm , show the best leadership qualities. As even Macbeth admits, Duncan is a good king who doesn't deserve to be assassinated. He, obviously, is the son of Macduff he was never given a real name.
He is probably around 7 to 10 years old in the play. Fleance , a minor character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, is the son of Banquo. When the three witches give Macbeth their prediction that he will one day be king , they also tell Banquo that, although he will not be king , his descendants will be. A tragic hero is described as a noble character you can empathize with, and whose flaw leads to his demise.
His tragic flaw is pride that leads to ambition with the help of outside forces. Banquo is an important character in the play Macbeth.
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