After a victorious battle, Macbeth encounters three witches who prophesy that he will one day become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred on by his wife, Lady Macbeth, he murders King Duncan to claim the throne. However, guilt and paranoia plague Macbeth as he descends into tyranny and madness, committing further atrocities to maintain his grip on power. The play builds to a climactic and tragic end as Macbeth faces rebellion and the fulfillment of the witches' cryptic prophecies.
