King Duncan
King of Scotland; is murdered
Macbeth
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King - murderer; overly ambitious
Lady Macbeth
Evil; spurs on Macbeth's ambition; wants to be Queen
Banquo
a true friend to Macbeth; witches predict his sons will be in line for king
MacDuff
friend of Duncan; finds Duncan's body; a good guy who will lead the investigation
Malcolm
Duncan's oldest son; Prince of Cumberland (heir to throne of Scotland); Leaves to England
Bleeding Captain
tells Duncan about Macbeth and Banquo's success in battle with Norway
Witches
predict: 1. Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor 2. Macbeth will be King 3. Banquo's sons are in line to be King; "Foul is Fair and Fair is Foul"; look like men/beards
soliloquy
long speech that only the audience can hear
monologue
long speech that others on stage can hear
aside
short speech by one character that only the audience should hear.
regicide
the action of killing a king
deicide
the action of killing a god
Tragedy (play)
Lots of bad stuff might happen, but most often ends with a death