Duncan is murdered by Macbeth. Macbeth had his ambition piqued by his encounter with the witches, and his wife is relentless in urging him to carry out the killing. The murder occurs between the first and second scenes in Act II. Macbeth sneaks into Duncan's chamber and stabs him to death in his sleep. Later, Lady Macbeth goes back into the room and smears the king's attendants, passed out from a night of drinking, with blood, also pausing to place daggers nearby to make it appear that they committed the killing. When Macduff discovers the king the next morning, and reports what he has found to Macbeth and the other thanes, Macbeth kills the guards, claiming to be so angry that he could not control himself. The murder of the king is the most important event in the play. It sets everything else in motion, and eventually leads to Macbeth's death at the hands of Macduff.
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