English: status name from Old French chambrelain, Norman French cambrelanc, cambrelen(c) 'chamberlain' (of Germanic origin, from kamer 'chamber', 'room', Latin camera (see Chambers) + the diminutive suffix -(l)ing). This was originally the name of an official in charge of the private chambers of his master.
A chamberlain (Medieval Latin: cambellanus or cambrerius, with charge of treasury camerarius) is a senior royal official in charge of managing a royal household.
The witches disappear as Lennox arrives to tell Macbeth that Macduff has deserted. Macbeth decides to act immediately this time to kill Macduff's family as retribution.
Lady Macbeth. The wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after which she becomes queen of Scotland. She dies off-stage in the last act, an apparent suicide.
Summary: Act 2, scene 4
Macduff emerges from the castle and tells Ross that Macbeth has been made king by the other lords, and that he now rides to Scone to be crowned.Everyone panics. When the lords go to arrest Duncan's guards, they discover that Macbeth has killed them. He says it's because he was so angry with them for murdering Duncan, but it looks really suspicious. Duncan's sons are scared that they might be next on the hit list, so they run away.
After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he will not be king himself, but that his descendants will be. Later, Macbeth in his lust for power sees Banquo as a threat and has him murdered by two hired assassins; Banquo's son, Fleance, escapes.
When the lords go to arrest Duncan's guards, they discover that Macbeth has killed them. He says it's because he was so angry with them for murdering Duncan, but it looks really suspicious. Duncan's sons are scared that they might be next on the hit list, so they run away. Soon after, Macbeth is made King of Scotland.
Summary: Act 2, scene 3
Macduff and Lennox enter, and Macduff complains about the porter's slow response to his knock. Macbeth enters, and Macduff asks him if the king is awake, saying that Duncan asked to see him early that morning. In short, clipped sentences, Macbeth says that Duncan is still asleep.Lord Chamberlain's Men. The Lord Chamberlain's Men was a company of actors, or a "playing company" (as it then would likely have been described), for which Shakespeare wrote during most of his career. The company became the King's Men in 1603 when King James ascended the throne and became the company's patron.
