Macbeth

Scene I The play of Macbeth opens with three witches. They set the mood of the play and introduce a very important theme: "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (line 12). The witches are planning to meet with Macbeth and give him a message. They chant in patterns of threes, are called by their animal spirits and then leave. Scene II The image of blood is first introduced in scene II. A bloody soldier tells …

…kill him, but Macduff reveals his Caesarean birth. Macbeth refuses to fight after he hears this. Macbeth is determined to go down fighting and is killed by Macduff. Scene IX Siward is told of the death of his son and he asks only if he died bravely. Macduff displays Macbeth's severed head as everyone hails Malcolm as king of Scotland. The nobles are rewarded for their duties and everyone is invited to Scone in celebration.