| A | B |
|---|
| Macbeth | Protagonist (main character); evil villain of the play |
| Lady Macbeth | Evil; persuades Macbeth to do evil acts; becomes insane commits suicide |
| Banquo | Best Friend of Macbeth; Murdered for being honest |
| Fleance | Son of Banquo; Escapes from Murderers |
| Duncan | Murdered in the Third Act for his crown |
| Donalbain | Son of Duncan; flees to Ireland |
| Malcolm | Son of Duncan; flees to England and returns with an army |
| Macdonwald | Dies on the battlefield in Act 1; split from belly to chin by Macbeth |
| Dunsinane | Macbeth's castle where he is king |
| Birnam Wood | The woods that "moved" before Macbeth's defeat |
| Witches | Told Macbeth his future; worked to manipulate him into thinking he was invincible |
| Hecate | Goddess of the Witches; Manipulated Macbeth into thinking he was invincible |
| Apparition #1: Soldier's Head | "Beware Macduff, beware the Thane of Fife." |
| Apparition #2: Bloody Child | Told Macbeth he could not be defeated by anyone born of a woman |
| Apparition #3: Child with Crown & Tree | Told Macbeth he would not be defeated until Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane |
| Apparition #4: 8 Kings, Banquo's Ghost, Mirror | Showed Macbeth that his line would end after his death |
| Macduff | Kills Macbeth at the end of the play; takes revenge for his wife and children; Thane of Fife |
| Lady Macduff | Wife of Macduff; provides a glimpse of sane womanhood; opposite to Lady Macbeth; murdered |
| Doctor | Cannot treat Lady Macbeth because her wounds are emotional and mental, not physical |
| Young Siward | Dies at Macbeth's hand because he is "born of a woman" |
