Summary and commentary of Macbeth
Thunder and lightning crash about a wild Scottish moor. Three haggard old women, witches, materialize out of the storm. In eerie, chanting tones, they discuss where they will meet again--upon the heath, after the battle, to confront Macbeth. As quickly as they arrived, they disappear.At a military camp near Forres, King Duncan of Scotland asks a wounded sergeant for news about the battle between the Scots and the Norwegians. The sergeant, who was wounded helping Prince Malcolm escape captivity by the Norwegians, replies that Macbeth has killed the traitorous Scot Macdonwald, and that Macbeth and Banquo, the Scottish generals, are fighting with great courage and violence. The Thane of Ross, a Scottish nobleman, enters and tells the king that the traitorous Thane of Cawdor has been defeated and the army of Norway repelled. Duncan decrees that the Thane of Cawdor be put to death, and that Macbeth, the hero of the victorious army, be given his title. Ross leaves to inform Macbeth of the news. On the heath near the battlefield, thunder rolls, and the three witches appear. They discuss where they have been--one says, "Killing swine," another describes the revenge she has planned upon a sailor's wife who did not s
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Approximate Word count = 6240
Approximate Pages = 25 (250 words per page double spaced)
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