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Macbeth Background Information

After returning from battle and with a triumphant campaign, Banquo and Macbeth are acknowledge by a gathering of witches that prophetically salute Macbeth as the royal King of Scotland as well Thane of the Cawdor and honor Banquo as the father of the kings to come. An envoy from King Duncan shortly reaches their destination with news that Macbeth was choice as the Thane of Cawdor.

As Lady Macbeth, was reading a letter sent from her husband, she soon learned of his recent victory and the predictions of the witches’. Upon Macbeths return she encouraged his aspirations and convinced him to assassinate the king, who just recently arrived to the entrance of their castle. In darkness Macbeth murders the king as he was sleeping. Uncovering the murder, Banquo and Macduff stir up the castle and set out to alarm the nobles. Lady Macbeth is successful in her first rung towards her climb to power that she seeks.