Macbeth Act 1 Scene 2 Summary

Scene 1

Act one begins during a storm with the 3 witches conversing. They discuss where they will next meet, and that there they will meet with Macbeth.

Scene 2

This scene begins in a camp near Forres. Enter Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain, lennox with their attendants meeting with a bloody Sergeant. Duncan asks who this Sergeant is and judging by his state of being that he report on the goings-on at the battle field.

Malcolm introduces the Sergeant as a good and hardy soldier who fought against Malcolm's own captivity, hails him and asks him to tell the king of the fight as it was when he left it.

The Sergeant then reports that it was doubtful as two tiered swimming men who try to hold on to one another to keep from drowning and end up drowning each other. Macdonwald who was an evil man and

Duncan speeks of feeling welcome at Macbeth's castle to which Banquo confesses doubt.

Enter Lady Macbeth

Duncan thanks Lady Macbeth for her hospitality and welcome and Lady Macbeth welcomes him in. Duncan asks after Macbeth saying that they were following him, but that he rides fast.Lady macbeth then leads them into the castle.

Scene 7 enter boys with torches, various servants with food and drinks pass over the stage and then enter Macbeth, talking to himself. he tries to decide whether or not he should kill duncan. he muses that a man should stay away from a murderer, not go sleep in his house, he being in double trust, being his cousin first and being a servant of the king in second. He speaks of how a man in his position should keep out the murderers, not be the murderer himself, especially of Duncan, a good man and righteous king. He says that he would not want to kill Duncan except that his greed and overwhelming ambition drive him to do it.

Enter Lady Macbeth

He is almost done with dinner, why did you leave?

Macbeth inquires if the king had asked for him.

She answered, don't you know he