Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s four great tragedies. The main character Macbeth is a brave Scottish general. A trio of witches he once meets foretells that one day; Macbeth will become the King of Scotland.
Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan, the Scottish king and takes the throne for himself. His ambition however does him no good. Wracked with guilt and paranoia, he commits more and more crimes to protect himself and his throne, soon becoming a tyrannical leader.
The ambition behind his rise becomes the reason for his tragic fall too; his kingdom is swept by a civil war that pushes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to realms of madness and eventually death.
Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters; she is a powerful presence in the play though her role diminishes towards the end.
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