Choose an event from the play. Focus on the purpose it serves in the story. Consider how the story would change if that event was altered. Form your ideas into a paragraph of at least five sentences. Make sure to include supporting evidence from the play. Some events to consider: The weird sisters' predictions for Macbeth and Banquo Macbeth's murder of Banquo The appearance of Banquo's ghost at Macbeth's coronation dinner

The Weird Sisters' prophecy for Macbeth and Banquo functions as a trigger of all Macbeth's inner demons' work. Macbeth, as a character, craves the king's crown, but lacks courage to admit it or do anything on his own to get it. He is able to actually act only once he heard the prophecy. While listening to it, he is transforming. Banquo notices this transformation and asks him: "Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear / Things that do sound so fair?" (Act I, Scene 3) In this very dramatic scene, Macbeth is afraid not of the witches and their uncanny foresight, but of his own thoughts. Without this scene, the drama wouldn't be able to unveil.