Ian McKellen
Macbeth
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Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then racked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler.
Jul 31, 2015 · Macbeth has Macduff’s wife and children murdered. Malcolm and Macduff lead an army against Macbeth, as Lady Macbeth goes mad and commits suicide. Macbeth confronts Malcolm’s army, trusting in the Weïrd Sisters’ comforting promises. He learns that the promises are tricks, but continues to fight.
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.
Apr 18, 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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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.
Learn about the plot, themes and characters of Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. Find out how Macbeth becomes king by murdering the previous one, and how his ambition and paranoia lead to his downfall.
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