Name ______
Act III Summary
Directions:Use the words in theWord Bank to complete the summary.
scene i
Since Donalbain and Malcolm are no longer in Scotland, Macbeth has been
appointed ______. The Macbeths have moved to the royal
______at Forres for his coronation. Banquo is there for the celebration
and thinks about the ______. He realizes that part of the
prophecy has come ______– Macbeth is king.He has the stirrings of ______and wonders if it is possible that his children will inherit the throne
one day.
King Macbeth and his wife join Banquo and invite him to a
______that night. Macbeth tells Banquo that he would like to
______the problem of Malcolm and Donalbain. Macbeth is
worried that they are plotting against him and intend to reclaim the ______.
Banquo accepts the ______and leaves to go for a ride with his son before the banquet.Macbeth sends all of ______away – except for one. They discuss the two men that have arrived to ______with Macbeth and the servant goes to get the men.
Macbeth, alone, begins his ______, where he expresses his
his thoughts and feelings and foreshadows events. He realizes that he is
______of his friend Banquo. He is afraid because Banquo’s sons
might fulfill the witch’s ______and take the throne away from
him. His thoughts are interrupted when the servant returns with the two
______. We learn that they are ‘hitmen’ that Macbeth has hired to
______Banquo and his son Fleance. They ______to
complete the job.
scene ii
Lady Macbeth is beginning to feel ______about her part in the
murder of Duncan and sends for her husband. He understands her unease, but tells her that killing Duncan was only the beginning of their ______. There are other people that could take the throne away from him and they must be ______. Macbeth tells his wife that he has another evil ______. This plan involves his ______Banquo and his son Fleance.
scene iii
At dusk, Banquo and Fleance return to the ______from their
ride. They stop in a wooded area to light a ______and are set upon by
Macbeth’s hired ‘hitmen’. Banquo is mortally ______and tells Fleance
to run away and hide. He asks him to ______his death. Fleance
______. The men carry Banquo’s ______to the castle.
scene iv
When Macbeth and his wife arrive at the feast, he notices one of his hired
______hiding in a doorway. Macbeth stops to speak with him and
learns that Banquo is ______. However, he is ______
that Fleance has escaped because now the witches’ prophecy could still come
true. He could be replaced on the throne by one of Banquo’s ______.
Macbeth returns to his other guests and makes his way to his ______. Horrified, he finds the ______of Banquo sitting in his chair. In front of all of his guests, Macbeth begins to ______to Banquo’s ghost, which of course, no one else can see. Lady Macbeth makes ______for Macbeth’s strange behavior, stating that he sometimes has visions and everyone should just ignore his behavior. Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to snap-out of his ______. The ghost ______.
Macbeth apologizes to his guests and makes a ______. Once again,
Macbeth sees Banquo’s ______in the crowd and begins to speak with
it. Lady Macbeth makes more ______for her husband and clears the
confused guests out of the room. The ghost ______.
When they are alone, Macbeth shares with her that Macduff plans to stay away
from their ______and all royal activities. Macbeth sees this as a form
of ______. Macbeth is worried about his future on the throne and plans
to return to the ______to get more information. He vows to do whatever
it takes to continue to be the ______.
scene v
On a stormy day, Hectate, the goddess of ______, meets with the witches. She scolds them for ______with Macbeth’s life without first asking her permission. Hectate tells them that she will now take ______of the situation. She tells the witches to prepare visions and ______to appear to Macbeth the next time that he comes to them. These visions should give Macbeth a ______sense of security.
scene vi
Somewhere in Scotland, Lennox and another lord discuss the state of the
state of the ______. Fleance has been blamed for the murder of his
______, Banquo. But, both men suspect that Macbeth played a part
in the ______of both Banquo and Duncan. They also
______the fact that Macduff has joined Duncan’s son, Malcolm, in
England. Macduff and Malcolm hope to convince the king of England to help them
regain ______of Scotland. Lennox and the other lord hope that
Malcolm and Macduff are ______in their mission. Macbeth has become a
______and no one in Scotland feels safe.
Macbeth, hearing the rumors about Malcolm and Macduff, begins to prepare for
______.