Macb
eth
, Brief overview of
the play
Macbeth is a play of contradiction and ambition. Set in medieval Scotland
and partly based on a true historical account, Macbeth charts the bloody
rise to power and tragic downfall of the warrior Macbeth.
This drama is one of the great tragedy themed plays by William
Shakespeare. The themes illustrated in the play include ambition, fate,
deception and treachery.
Three witches decide to confront the great Scottish general Macbeth on his
victorious return from a war between Scotland and Norway. The Scottish
king, Duncan, decides that he will confer the title of the traitorous Cawdor
on the heroic Macbeth. Macbeth, and another General called Banquo,
happen upon three witches. The witches predict that Macbeth will one day
become king. Macbeth decides, in order for the prophecy to come true,
that he will murder Duncan.
Macbeth's wife agrees to his plan. Duncan is murdered, assisted by Lady
Macbeth, who smears the blood of Duncan on the daggers of the sleeping
guards. A nobleman, Macduff, discovers the body of the dead King.
Macbeth kills the guards insisting that their daggers smeared with
Duncan's blood are proof that they committed the murder. The crown
passes to Macbeth.
eth
, Brief overview of
the play
Macbeth is a play of contradiction and ambition. Set in medieval Scotland
and partly based on a true historical account, Macbeth charts the bloody
rise to power and tragic downfall of the warrior Macbeth.
This drama is one of the great tragedy themed plays by William
Shakespeare. The themes illustrated in the play include ambition, fate,
deception and treachery.
Three witches decide to confront the great Scottish general Macbeth on his
victorious return from a war between Scotland and Norway. The Scottish
king, Duncan, decides that he will confer the title of the traitorous Cawdor
on the heroic Macbeth. Macbeth, and another General called Banquo,
happen upon three witches. The witches predict that Macbeth will one day
become king. Macbeth decides, in order for the prophecy to come true,
that he will murder Duncan.
Macbeth's wife agrees to his plan. Duncan is murdered, assisted by Lady
Macbeth, who smears the blood of Duncan on the daggers of the sleeping
guards. A nobleman, Macduff, discovers the body of the dead King.
Macbeth kills the guards insisting that their daggers smeared with
Duncan's blood are proof that they committed the murder. The crown
passes to Macbeth.
