Characters in Macbeth

Supporting characters

• Lady Macbeth

  Macbeth's ambitious wife, who goads him to murder and is later consumed by guilt.

• The Three Witches

  The weird sisters whose prophecies set the tragedy in motion.

• Macduff

  A nobleman who becomes Macbeth's chief adversary.

• Banquo

  Macbeth's fellow general, also named in the witches' prophecy.

• Fleance

• Seyward

• Young Siward

• Seyton

• First Witch

• Second Witch

• Third Witch

• King Duncan