During the night at Macbeth's castle, Macbeth starts planning the murder of King Duncan. On his way to do the deed he runs into Banquo and his son. After this short visit Macbeth has a hallucination of a dagger that brought him towards the Kings chamber to do his deed. After the job is done Macbeth hears a voice that proclaims that "Sleep no more, Macbeth does murder sleep" This paranoids Macbeth
After the deed is done Macbeth and Lady Macbeth meet outside the chamber. Macbeth asks Lady Macbeth if she heard any scream or claim of murder. She claims that she heard not a sound of the murder and realizes even though the plan was that Macbeth would place the daggers and blood on the guards he failed to do so and this angered Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth placed the daggers and the blood on the guards after Macbeth was too frightened to do so they left to clean up before morning.
Early the next morning Macduff discovers that the King is murdered, he comes out in a panic and tells all of them to "Awake! Awake! Ring the alarum-bell murder and treason!". This awakens Lady Macbeth and being as innocent of the act as she can be she faints. Because of the blood and the daggers planted on the guards it is believed that they have done this terrible thing. Macbeth claims that "[His] fury, that [he] did kill them". Both of the kings sons flea for their safety, they believe that they could possibly be the next targets of the assault. Due to the fleeing of the kings sons Macbeth, who is next in line to be king after Malcom, is then crowned the new king of
