Ebook {Epub PDF} Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland/5(K). William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Macbeth, or Macbeth, is one of his shorter tragedies, and was probably written between Shakespeare penned the play during the reign of James V1, who was a patron of the playwright's acting company. Of all of his plays, Macbeth may best reflect Shakespeare's relationship with sovereign nobility. The play is set primarily in Scotland, and follows .

The witches vanish, and Macbeth and Banquo treat their prophecies skeptically until some of King Duncan's men come to thank the two generals for their victories in battle and to tell Macbeth that he has indeed been named thane of Cawdor. The previous thane betrayed Scotland by fighting for the Norwegians and Duncan has condemned him to death. While William Shakespeare's reputation is based primarily on his plays, he became famous first as a poet. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (), quarried since the early 19th century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them, the nondramatic writings have traditionally been pushed. "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare is a tale of hungry ambition and violence. Set in Scotland during the Middle Ages it is a story of Macbeth a valiant warrior with a strong lust for ambition. The play is introduced with three witches creating a potion on a thunderous, gloomy night. When the witches meet Macbeth it is not a coincidence.

Macbeth, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written sometime in –07 and published in the First Folio of The play chronicles Macbeth’s seizing of power and subsequent destruction, both his rise and his fall the result of blind ambition. Characters. Duncan – king of Scotland. Malcolm – Duncan's elder son. Donalbain – Duncan's younger son. Macbeth – a general in the army of King Duncan; originally Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor, and later king of Scotland. Lady Macbeth – Macbeth's wife, and later queen of Scotland. Banquo –. Macbeth Summary. 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. Read our Macbeth Character Summaries.