Ambition. Love. Guilt. The tragic flaws on display in Scotland, PA, are universal. They underpin not just the musical but the film, play, and book that preceded it. While the stories of each adaptation are similar, every author shapes the main characters to suit their context and to highlight pressing themes of the time.


MALCOLM


"SOMETIMES, WHILE YOU SLEEP, I STAND BY YOUR BODY AND THINK ABOUT SEWING YOUR EYES SHUT."


BANQUO


“I KNOW ONE THING’S ALWAYS TRUE: IT’S OKAY FLYIN’ SOLO, BUT PEOPLE THRIVE WHEN THERE ARE TWO.”


THE WITCHES "DONTCHA WANT TO BE A BIG TIME BIG SHOT?" MACDUFF


“WITH A CORPSE YOU CAN BE CERTAIN HE WON'T LIE TO YOU NO MORE. WITH THE LIVING IT'S HARDER TO BE SURE.”


MALCOLM Spoiled rich kid with a secret; hates his father


"I WOULD SAY I HAD A SUCKY RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, BUT NOT SUCKY ENOUGH TO STICK HIS HEAD INTO A FRYER."


BANKO Lonely, simple- minded coworker


“WHY DID YOU KILL ME?”


STONERS


Three otherworldly spirits, two women and one man, who entice Mac with visions of his destiny


“NOW HONEY WANTS THE MONEY, AND THERE’S NO REASON TO STOP NOW. SCREW MANAGEMENT.”


PEG MCDUFF Bubbly vegetarian cop who trusts no one


"LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION THAT MAKES YOU NOT GUILTY."


MALCOLM AND DONALD


Malcolm is a hippy rocker who hates his father; Donald is his compliant, closeted younger brother


“WHERE WE ARE THERE’S DAGGERS IN MEN’S SMILES.”


"BANKO" BANCONI A classic “wise fool”


“THOU HAST IT NOW: KING, CAWDOR, GLAMIS, ALL AS THE WEIRD WOMEN PROMISED; AND I FEAR THOU PLAYED’ST MOST FOULLY FOR’T.”


ANTHONY HIPPIES


Three colorful clowns, two men and one woman, who tell Mac his fortune and give him ideas


"DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE, FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE."


LT. MCDUFF


No-nonsense vegetarian cop; smarter than everyone in the room


“BLEED, BLEED, POOR CAOUNTRY! GREAT TYRANNY, LAY THOU THEY BASIS SURE, FOR GOODNESS DARE NOT CHECK THEE.”


DONALBAIN Brothers who get along with each other and their father; not confident


MAKBETH SOUGHT BY THIS MANNER OF MEANES TO BRING ME INTO HIS HANDS


MALCOLM AND


BANQUO


Noble captain; equal to Macbeth; sons go on to rule Scotland


NOW MAKBETH THOU HAST OBTEINED THOSE THINGS WHICH THE TWO FORMER SISTERS PROPHESIED…


THE WITCHES Three bearded women whose words either foretell or create the future


THRÉE WOMEN IN STRANGE AND WILD APPARELL, RESEMBLING CREATURES OF ELDER WORLD...


MACDUFF


Noble, moral, and loyal to Duncan; family killed by Macbeth; prophesied to defeat Macbeth


IT IS TRUE MAKBETH, AND NOW SHALL THINE INSATIABLE CRUELTIE HAVE AN END...


Artists unknown, Malcolm III and Donald III, National Gallery of Scotland


MALCOLM CAMMORE AND DONALD BANE


Intelligent sons; Malcolm saves Scotland with MakDuffe


BANQUHO


Witnesses the prophecy and helps Makbeth kill Duncan


WEIRD SISTERS Otherworldly creatures who prophecy


MAKDUFFE


Nobleman who disobeys Makbeth for fear of his life; instigates Malcolm’s return; loves Scotland above all; family killed by Makbeth


SCOTLAND, PA UPSTAGE GUIDE 13


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