Guilt-ridden, Lady Macbeth returns to the church, lamenting their deeds and her bloody hands (in a soliloquy often referred to as " Out damned spot!"). Grief-stricken and angry, Macduff swears revenge. Ross and Angus inform Macduff about his household's murder. Meanwhile, Macduff meets Malcolm, who is gathering troops. The family are burned at the stake, while a distraught Lady Macbeth watches. Anxious and enraged, Macbeth orders the death of Macduff's family and servants. The King is found wandering by Lennox who tells him that Macduff has fled. The boy soldier's ghost who gave him the dagger tells Macbeth that he will not be slain by man born of a woman. They show him a vision of slain soldiers who tell him to beware Macduff, and that Macbeth shall be King until Great Birnam Wood comes to the royal castle at Dunsinane Hill. Lady Macbeth dismisses the guests and takes Macbeth away. Lady Macbeth says her husband is unwell, but Macbeth continues to rave, prompting Macduff and his wife to leave. Macbeth asks the assassins for news and is enraged that Fleance has escaped. Macbeth sends assassins: Banquo is killed, but Fleance escapes.ĭuring the evening, Macbeth mentions Banquo not attending as promised. He invites them to a banquet but discovers they plan to leave, as Banquo is suspicious. Afterwards, he sourly complains to his wife that killing Duncan was for nothing as Macbeth has no heirs, so the crown will pass to Banquo and his son, Fleance, as prophesied. Macduff and noble Lennox believe Malcolm's flight is suspicious and admire Macbeth's summary justice. In the morning, Macduff finds Duncan dead and Macbeth slaughters the servants to prevent their denial. She meets Macbeth in the church where they wash their hands, saying they have washed their deed away. Lady Macbeth rebukes him for not leaving them and puts them in the sleeping servants' hands. Shaken, Macbeth goes to his wife, giving her two daggers. Malcolm enters and, seeing the body, flees. After the feast, Macbeth sees a boy soldier's ghost, who gives him a dagger and leads him towards Duncan's tent whom Macbeth slays. Macbeth hesitates but Lady Macbeth persuades him to kill Duncan while she drugs his servants. A feast is held, where the King pronounces Malcolm his heir. When Macbeth says Duncan will stay overnight, she urges him to kill the King to fulfill the prophecy. Lady Macbeth prays to the dark spirits for guidance. Macbeth tells his wife of the prophecies. Three women with a girl and infant approach Macbeth and Banquo, hailing Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor and future King, and Banquo as a father of Kings, before disappearing.ĭuncan hears of Macbeth's victory and executes the Thane of Cawdor for traitorously allying with Norse invaders, giving Macbeth his title. He emerges victorious, despite losses, including boy soldiers. Then, Macbeth leads King Duncan's troops into a civil war battle. The film starts with the Macbeths grieving at their child's funeral. Despite the positive critical reaction, the film grossed just $16 million worldwide against its production budget of $20 million. It received generally positive reviews from film critics who praised both Fassbender and Cotillard's performances, as well as those of the rest of the cast, visual style, script, direction and war sequences.
The film was theatrically released by StudioCanal on 2 October 2015 in the United Kingdom and on 18 November 2015 in France. Macbeth premiered on at the Cannes Film Festival where it was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. Like the play it was adapted from, the film dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. The story follows a Scottish lord's rise to power after receiving a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. The film stars Michael Fassbender in the title role and Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth, with Paddy Considine, Sean Harris, Jack Reynor, Elizabeth Debicki and David Thewlis in supporting roles.
Macbeth is a 2015 epic historical drama film directed by Justin Kurzel and written for the screen by Jacob Koskoff, Todd Louiso and Michael Lesslie, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name.
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