 Based on William Shakespeare s classic play. Sean Bean plays Macbeth, Thane of Glamis and a celebrated war captain. When Macbeth and war friend Banquo see a prophecy taken from three witches, the three witches predict that Macbeth will go on from Thane of Glamis, to Thane of Cawdor and then the prestigious King; Banquo is hailed as the father of kings to come. When Macbeth is crowned Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth s wife, Lady Macbeth then pressures Macbeth into killing King Duncan so therefore the next person in line to become king is...Macbeth. Macbeth, being crowned as King after King Duncan s death is then suffered by a horrid guilty conscience.