Shortly after Banquo is killed on his way to a banquet at Macbeth's palace, Macbeth is haunted by Banquo's ghost. So Macbeth sets a trap and hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son, but Banquo's son escapes. In order to secure the throne for his descendants, he must kill Banquo, the other army general, and Banquo's son because the witches' told Macbeth that Banquo's descendants would have the throne after Macbeth. Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, flee Macbeth's castle in fear for their lives, and they are suspected of bribing the guards to kill their father. When Duncan's murdered body is discovered, Macbeth immediately kills the accused guards so that he can cover his tracks. Macbeth kills Duncan with his wife's help, but he is plagued with guilt for the crime. Although Macbeth has misgivings about killing the king, his wife convinces him that it is the thing to do. Macbeth and his wife hatch a plot to kill the king under their own roof and frame the guards outside the king's bedroom for the murder. But after Macbeth meets three witches who prophesy that Macbeth will be king, the general is no longer satisfied to remain loyal to his king. Macbeth is a Scottish general who is loyal to Duncan, the Scottish king.
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