Macbeth (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: Eleventh century
- Setting: Scotland
- Principal Characters: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Malcolm, Banquo, Macduff
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Murder or homicide, Guilt, Good and evil, Loyalty, Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Ambition, Witches or witchcraft, Scotland or Scottish people, Middle Ages, Eleventh century
- Locales: Scotland
The Story:
On a lonely heath in Scotland, three weird witches sang their riddling runes and said that soon they would meet Macbeth. Macbeth, the noble thane of Glamis, had recently been victorious in a great battle against Vikings and Scottish rebels. For his brave deeds, King Duncan decided to confer upon him the lands of the rebellious thane of Cawdor.
On his way to see the king, Macbeth and his friend Banquo met the three witches on the dark moor. The wild and frightful women greeted Macbeth by first calling him thane of Glamis, then thane of Cawdor, and finally, king...
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