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MACBETH
The most complete character list
The most extensive character list of Macbeth around. Heard a name in class but not sure who it was, check them out here?
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GF fans challenge...can you find a character that is mentioned that we've missed?!
☠︎︎ = dead or dies
King Duncan's Family
Malcolm (Prince of Cumberland)
Duncan's First Born Son (flees to England)
Donalbhain
Duncan's Second Son (flees to Ireland)
Other Thanes
Banquo ☠︎︎
(Thane of Lochaber & Macbeth's friend)
Macduff
(Thane of Fife)
Ross
(Thane of Ross)
Angus
(Thane of Angus)
Lennox
(Thane of Lennox)
Fleance
(Banquo's son)
Lady Macduff ☠︎︎ (Macduff's wife)
Son ☠︎︎ (Macduff's son)
Other Characters
Captain/Sergeant
Captain in the army who tells King Duncan how Macbeth beat Macdonwald in battle
Porter
Opens Macbeth's gates for Macduff and drunkenly imagines guardian the gates of hell
Old Man
Discusses the strange happening of the weather and animals after Duncan is killed
Gentlewoman
Witnesses Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
Doctor
Witnesses Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
First Murderer
Murders Banquo and Macduff's family
Second Murderer
Murders Banquo
Third Murderer
Appears at the murder of Banquo but isn't one of the two murderers Macbeth previously had spoken to
Seyton
An advisor to Macbeth in the final act
Siward
(Earl of Northumberland)
General of the English forces helping Malcolm and Macduff defeat Macbeth
Young Siward ☠︎︎
Siward's son who is killed by Macbeth in battle
Caithness
Thane of Caithness. A Scottish noble who help Malcolm's forces in the final battle
Menteith
Thane of Menteith. A Scottish noble who help Malcolm's forces in the final battle
Named characters with no lines
Macdonwald ☠︎︎
Rebel who was killed by Macbeth
Thane of Cawdor ☠︎︎
Rebel who was executed by King Duncan
King of Norway
Allied with old Thane of Cawdor to try and defeat King Duncan
King of England (Edward)
Sends forces to help Malcolm defeat Macbeth and is thought to be able to cure people with his touch
Duncan's Guards ☠︎︎
Lady Macbeth plants Duncan's murder weapon on them and Macbeth kills them before they can protest their innocence
Child of Lady Macbeth ☠︎︎
Suggestion she has previously mothered a child, assumed dead
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