A drunk porter opens the scene by pretending to be a demon guarding hell and letting in other souls until he lets in Lennox and Macduff. They have a talk about getting drunk, Macbeth arrives and leads them to the kings tent. Macduff walks in and Lennox explains how the natural world partially collapsed overnight. Winds blowing down chimneys, strange screams of death throughout the night, Owls constantly calling, the earth trembling like it has a fever and apocalyptic prophesies being created. Macduff bursts out and declares that the king is dead! The guards protecting him covered in blood with bloodied daggers are dispatched by Macbeth for what he claims as “rage”. Lady Macbeth faints and Banquo ushers everyone inside the castle to discuss the matter further. Malcom and Donalbain flee the country, Malcom to England and donalbain to Ireland for their own safety. This makes them seem suspicious and for the moment allowing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to appear innocent.
“Here lay Duncan. His silver skin laced with golden blood. And his gashed stabs looked like a breach in nature.”