Macbeth sallies out and duels with Macduff. Macduff fires Birnam Wood: with smoke blowing towards them, the prophecy is fulfilled. Seyton brings news Malcolm is leading an army and Macbeth demands his armour. Saying "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow", he carries the body in despair. In the castle, Macbeth is rumoured mad and all fear his anger and tyranny. Then she wanders in the hills and sees the witches. She sees her child's ghost, which she urges to sleep. Guilt ridden, Lady Macbeth returns to the church, lamenting their deeds and her bloody hands. 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. During the evening, Macbeth mentions Banquo not attending as promised. Macbeth sends assassins: Banquo is killed, but Fleance escapes. 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. Act IIĭuncan hears of Macbeth's victory and executes the Thane of Cawdor for traitorously allying with Norse invaders, giving Macbeth his title. Three women (witches) 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. He emerges victorious, despite losses, including boy soldiers. Then, Macbeth leads King Duncan's troops into a civil war battle. The Guardian says that "Throne of Blood" "remains a landmark of visual strength, permeated by a particularly Japanese sensibility, and is possibly the finest Shakespearean adaptation ever committed to the screen.The film starts with the Macbeths grieving at their child's funeral (not in the play). Every part of the movie receives praise, but special attention is awarded to the cinematography, the simple-yet-spooky atmosphere, and Mifune's performance. "Throne of Blood" clocks in above 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and is Certified Fresh. When the first prediction comes true, he discusses it with his wife Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), a terrifyingly stoic woman - and she convinces him to kill Lord Tsuzuki himself. On his way back from battle, Washizu runs into an evil spirit who gives a specific prediction about the near future and foretells that he'll one day become Lord of Spider's Web Castle himself. The story's Macbeth is Washizu Taketoki (the incomparable Toshiro Mifune), a samurai warrior under Lord Tsuzuki of Spider's Web Castle. "Throne of Blood" places the story in feudal Japan.
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