| A | B |
| Macbeth | brave, powerful, ambitious soldier who becomes King |
| Lady Macbeth | woman who wants her husband to be king, no matter the cost |
| Witches | delight in using the knowledge of the future to toy with human beings |
| Banquo | noble general whose children will inherit the Scottish throne |
| Duncan | good King of Scotland that is murdered |
| Macduff | flees to England to get help to overthrow the violent King of Scotland; his wife is killed |
| Malcolm | the son of the good King of Scotland |
| Hecate | the goddess of witchcraft |
| Fleance | the son of Banquo, survives an attempt to murder him |
| Porter | drunken doorman |
| Lady Macduff | murdered with her son |