| A | B |
| Macbeth | Thane of Glamis; Thane of Cawdor; talked to the withches |
| Lady Macbeth | Macbeth's wife; plots murder |
| Banquo | Macbeth's friend; Fleance's father |
| MacDuff | Thane of Fife; killed by Macbeth |
| King Duncan | King of Scotland; murdered; father of Malcolm & Donalbain |
| Malcolm | son of King Duncan; in line to the throne |
| Witches/Weird Sisters | witches whose prophecy causes Macbeth's ambition |
| Fleance | Banquo's son |
| Donalbain | King Duncan's younger son |
| Hecate | goddess of withcraft |