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Shakespeare: Macbeth

  • 1. Macbeth William Shakespeare

  • 2. Plot Summary Macbeth has remained one of William Shakespeare's most intense and often performed plays. The play follows the progress of the title character as he becomes increasingly powerful, using any means to get what he wants - even murder! He is encouraged by the ruthless and bloodthirsty ambition of his wife, Lady Macbeth. However, power comes at a price and by the end of the play, Macbeth's world falls apart around him, he is defeated and a new king, Malcolm, is declared.

  • 3. Key Plot Points

  • 4. Macbeth, the powerful Thane of Glamis, has led the Scottish army of King Duncan to victory against an invading force and has personally fought bravely. As he returns from the battle with his best friend, Banquo, they meet three Witches. They predict that Macbeth will be made Thane of Cawdor (a more powerful position than that he currently holds) and eventually become King of Scotland. They also tell Banquo that although he will never be king, his descendants will; the Witches then vanish. Almost immediately
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    Macbeth - About the Play

  • 1. Macbeth(1606/07) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) About the Play

  • 2. Macbeth: Who was he? Macbeth, King of Scotland • Macbeth (Medieval Gaelic: Mac Bethad mac Findlaích; Modern Scottish Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh; English: Macbeth son of Findlay, nicknamed Rí Deircc, "the Red King";[1] c. 1005 – 15 August 1057) was King of Scots from 1040 until his death. He ruled over the Kingdom of Alba. • In 1040, Duncan I launched an attack into Moray and was killed in action by Macbeth's troops. Macbeth succeeded him as King of Alba, apparently with little opposition. His 17-year reign was mostly peaceful, although in 1054 he was faced with an English invasion, led by Siward, Earl of Northumbria, on behalf of Edward the Confessor. Macbeth was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in 1057 by forces loyal to the future Malcolm III. He was buried on Iona, the traditional resting place of Scottish kings.

  • 3. Shakespearean Macbeth! • Macbeth is today best known as the main character of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and the many wor
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    Understanding Macbeth: Shakespeare's Tragic Masterpiece

  • Macbeth Introduction • Written by William Shakespeare in 1605 • Macbeth is a man who overthrows the rightful King of Scotland • Shakespeare wrote Macbeth at the beginning of King James I reign • Before James succeeded Elizabeth I he was king of Scotland • Placing the play in James’ homeland probably pleased him • King James was somewhat of an authority on witchcraft 1

  • Will the real Macbeth please stand up? • Macbeth was a real king of Scotland • He did kill King Duncan • Reigned from 1040-1057 • Unlike the Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play • The real Macbeth had a legitimate claim to the throne • The real Macbeth was a strong leader • The real Macbeth’s reign was successful • The real Macbeth was killed at Lumphanan as opposed to Dunsinane 2

  • Connections for British Society • “Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot.I see no reason why gunpowder, treasonShould ever be forgot...” • In November 1605 the Gunpowder Plot was discovered • Guy Fawkes and his followers (Roman Catholics) planned t

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