Macbeth

  • Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the story of Macbeth, a Scottish lord who receives a prophecy saying that he will become King of Scotland.
  • Athis wife’s urging, Macbeth murders the current king to seize the crown and fulfill a prophecy told to him by three witches.
  • Malcolm, the son of the murdered king, and Macduff, a nobleman, plot to overthrow Macbeth, who has become a bloodthirsty tyrant. Lady Macbeth is driven to madness by her guilt.
  • Macbethfaces Macduff in battle, convinced by the witches' prophecies that he is invincible; however, Macbeth soon realizes that he has fatally misinterpreted the witches' words.
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