The Tragedy of Macbeth

Dramatis Personæ

William Shakespeare


DUNCAN, King of Scotland.
MACBETH, Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, a general in the King’s army.
LADY MACBETH, his wife.
MACDUFF, THANE OF FIFE, a nobleman of Scotland.
LADY MACDUFF, his wife.
MALCOLM, elder son of Duncan.
DONALBAIN, younger son of Duncan.
BANQUO, THANE OF LOCHABER, a general in the King’s army.
FLEANCE, his son.
LENNOX, nobleman of Scotland.
ROSS, nobleman of Scotland.
MENTEITH, nobleman of Scotland.
ANGUS, nobleman of Scotland.
CAITHNESS, nobleman of Scotland.
SIWARD, EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND, general of the English forces.
YOUNG SIWARD, his son.
SEYTON, attendant to Macbeth.
HECATE, Queen of the Witches.
WITCHES.
BOY, Son of Macduff.
GENTLEWOMAN attending on Lady Macbeth.
AN ENGLISH DOCTOR.
A SCOTTISH DOCTOR.
A SERGEANT.
A PORTER.
AN OLD MAN.
THE GHOST OF BANQUO and other Apparitions.

Lords, Gentlemen, Officers, Soldiers, Murtherers, Attendants, and Messengers.

Scene: Scotland and England.


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