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Macbeth (/ m ə k ˈ b ɛ θ /, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power.
Macbeth, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written sometime in 1606–07 and published in the First Folio of 1623. The play chronicles Macbeth’s seizing of power and subsequent destruction, both his rise and his fall the result of blind ambition.
- David Bevington
Jul 31, 2015 · Synopsis: 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.
Learn about Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare that explores the corrosive effects of unchecked ambition. Find summaries, analyses, quotes, and adaptations of this dark and haunting tragedy.
EDUCATIONAL NETCASTS 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as...
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A brief overview of the plot and themes of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a tragedy about a Scottish general who murders his way to the throne. Learn about the witches' prophecies, Lady Macbeth's ambition, Macbeth's downfall, and the final battle for Scotland.
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.
