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A short summary of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Macbeth.
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Explanation of the famous quotes in Macbeth, including all...
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A summary of Act 1: Scenes 1–4 in William Shakespeare's...
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Setting - Macbeth: Full Play Summary | SparkNotes
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At the end of the play, Macbeth’s severed head is brought to...
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Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death.
On a bleak Scottish moorland, Macbeth and Banquo, two of King Duncan's generals, discover three strange women (witches). The witches prophesy that Macbeth will be promoted twice: to Thane of Cawdor (a rank of the aristocracy bestowed by grateful kings) and King of Scotland. Banquo's descendants will be kings, but Banquo isn't promised any kingdom h...
Macbeth becomes King of Scotland but is plagued by feelings of insecurity. He remembers the prophecy that Banquo's descendants will inherit the throne and arranges for Banquo and his son Fleance to be killed. In the darkness, Banquo is murdered, but his son escapes the assassins. At his state banquet that night, Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo and...
18 de abr. de 2024 · 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.
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5 de sept. de 2023 · Macbeth Summary. Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the story of Macbeth, a Scottish lord who receives a prophecy saying that he will become King of Scotland. Here are some...
1 de nov. de 2019 · Sinopsis de Macbeth, de William Shakespeare . La obra, de 5 actos, está ambientada en la Escocia del siglo XI. Macbeth es un noble que destaca en la batalla que logra repeler la invasión nórdica.