Summary of Act 1

A lot happens in Act 1, we first meet the three witches and they talk about when they will meet again thunder, lighting, or, rain. We then learn about the battle scene and how Macbeth killed Macdonwald. In scene three Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches. They explain to Macbeth that he will be King, so Macbeth instantly gets happy and doesn't really think about what they are talking about. Banquo on the other hand is told that his children will become kings. In scene four Malcolm gets named the kings successor, but Macbeth doesn't get upset because he is just happy to be working for the king. Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth's letter and then she thinks that Macbeth doesn't have what it takes to be king. She then makes he own plan to kill the king and wants Macbeth to just listen to her and follow her lead. The king then arrives, and Macbeth starts to doubt killing the king, but Lady Macbeth doesn't let him quite. He has to kill the king in order to be king himself.