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Macbeth, Shakespeare > 
In Macbeth, or "the Scottish play" as actors sometimes refer to it, William Shakespeare fictionalizes the historical account of King Macbeth, ruler of Scotland from 1040 until his death in 1057. In Shakespeare's drama, Macbeth is urged on by the prophesy of three witches and the unrelenting bloodlust of his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder King Duncan, and ascend to the throne. Once he embarks down this murderous path, however, Macbeth's own conscience turns against him, as does the cryptic prophecy of the three witches. The role of Macbeth was originally portrayed by Richard Burbage. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest surviving tragedy.
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More on this Website >
• http://www.theatrehistory.com/ ... tish/macbeth001.html
• Macbeth • Edit
• Macbeth • Edit
• Macbeth Quotes • Edit
• The Personality of Murder in Shakespeare's Macbeth • Edit
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Macbeth of Scotland
Mac Bethad mac Findlaích, known in English as Macbeth, was King of Scots (or Alba) from 1040 until his death. He is best known as the subject of William Shakespeare's tra... |
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William Shakespeare
All about William Shakespeare, surely the world's most performed and admired playwright, was born in April, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, about 100 miles nor... |
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