Themes

Ambition Malcolm's naming and the plea to the stars in scene 4 of Act I, the couple's decision in scene 7 of Act I, and the ambition that consumes its own source of life in scene 4 of Act II. Guilt the blood that will not wash off the hands in scene 2 of Act II, the ghost at the banquet in scene 4 of Act III, and the sleepwalking in scene 1 of Act V. Power the crown without security in scene 1 of Act III, the giant's cloak over a thief in scene 2 of Act V, and the speech about tomorrow in scene 5 of Act V. Fate and Free Will the prophecy on the heath in scene 3 of Act I, the three apparitions in scene 1 of Act IV, and the promise that comes undone in scene 7 of Act V. Violence the crime and the bloody hands in scene 2 of Act II, the attack on Banquo in scene 3 of Act III, and the massacre at Fife in scene 2 of Act IV. The Supernatural the witches in scene 1 of Act I, Banquo's ghost in scene 4 of Act III, Hecate in scene 5 of Act III, and the moving wood in scene 5 of Act V.