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Macbeth characters

Macbeth
his tragic flaw is blind ambition

the witches
tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of Cawdor and king

Hecate
angered by the witches for leading Macbeth astray

Banquo
history suggests that he was Macbeth's accomplice, but he is a victim in the play

Macduff
his wife and children are murdered by Macbeth

Macduff
he was not born of woman and is able to kill Macbeth

Fleance
son of Banquo who escapes the murderers

Malcolm
he is to become king at the conclusion of the play
also known as "the Prince of Cumberland"

Donalbain
flees to Ireland after the death of his father

Lady Macbeth
suffers from episodes of sleep walking before dying*
wants to be strong and less like a woman in Act I*
considers her husband to be a traitor for leaving her in her hour of need*

the porter
he answers the knocking at the gate after the king's death*
makes reference to "the Gunpowder Plot" in his rant following the murder of Duncan*

Duncan
King of Scotland at the play's beginning*
Macbeth follows an imaginary daggar to this person's bed chamber*

Ross
he is often the bearer of bad news to other characters

Young Siward
his father is proud that his wounds were on his front meaning he did not die a coward


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a bloody child
the form of the apparition that states that no man born of woman shall harm Macbeth

helmeted or armed head
the apparition that tells Macbeth to "beware Macduff"