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Macbeth Summary Notes Macbeth • Author: William Shakespeare Background: • Based on a true story • Macbeth, as a person, actually lived • Written in 1606 in England for King James who was obsessed with witches • Is William Shakespeare’s shortest and bloodiest play. • Takes place in Scotland (think guys in kilts ala Braveheart)
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Macbeth has become manic, cruel, and haughty—many of his men desert to Malcolm's side. In Birnam Wood, Malcolm and his generals devise a strategy to hide their numbers—they cut branches to hold up in front of them. As Macbeth prepares for the siege, Lady Macbeth dies, perhaps of suicide.
The play begins with the brief appearance of a trio of witches and then moves to a military camp, where the Scottish King Duncan hears the news that his generals, Macbeth and Banquo, have defeated two separate invading armies—one from Ireland, led by the rebel Macdonwald, and one from Norway.
Summary of William Shakespeare's Macbeth: Macbeth hears that he is going to be king; he and Lady Macbeth kill people so he can become king; both of them die.
KEY FACTS. Full Title: The Tragedy of Macbeth. When Written: 1606. Where Written: England. When Published: 1623. Literary Period: The Renaissance (1500 - 1660) Genre: Tragic drama. Setting: Scotland and, briefly, England during the eleventh century. ©2020 LitCharts LLC. v.007.
Macbeth, set primarily in Scotland, mixes witchcraft, prophecy, and murder. Three “Weïrd Sisters” appear to Macbeth and his comrade Banquo after a battle and prophesy that Macbeth will be king and that the descendants of Banquo will also reign. When Macbeth arrives at his castle, he and Lady Macbeth plot to assassinate King Duncan,
Microsoft Word - Macbeth Synopsos PDF format. Macbeth. Schools' synopsis by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. 'Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep!' Macbeth is Shakespeare's only thriller. At times it is a bloodbath. A story of power, ambition and ultimately loss. Macbeth and Banquo are both generals in King Duncan's army.
