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- Play by William Shakespeare based loosely on the historical king Macbeth, in which the king is unflatteringly depicted. Macbeth, a general of the army of Duncan, King of Scotland, quickly rises through the ranks after a great victory over the rebel Macdonwald. In his lust for power, partly inspired by the the witches' prediction that he would become king, he and his wife murder the king, and he becomes King of Scotland himself. As he grows old he becomes more evil every day (ordering the murder of Banquo and Macduff's family) , until rebels gather to overthrow him. Actors consider this play to be 'unlucky', and usually refer to it as 'the Scottish play' rather than by name.
The Text of Shakespeare's Macbeth:
ACT I
- Scene i: A desert place.
- Scene ii: A camp near Forres.
- Scene iii: A heath near Forres.
- Scene iv: Forres. The palace.
- Scene v: Inverness. Macbeth's castle.
- Scene vi: Before Macbeth's castle.
- Scene vii: Macbeth's castle.
ACT II
- Scene i: Court of Macbeth's castle.
- Scene ii: The same.
- Scene iii: The same.
- Scene iv: Outside Macbeth's castle.
ACT III
- Scene i: Forres. The palace.
- Scene ii: The palace.
- Scene iii: A park near the palace.
- Scene iv: The same. Hall in the palace.
- Scene v: A Heath.
- Scene vi: Forres. The palace.
ACT IV
- Scene i: A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron.
- Scene ii: Fife. Macduff's castle.
- Scene iii: England. Before the King's palace.
ACT V
- Scene i: Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle.
- Scene ii: The country near Dunsinane.
- Scene iii: Dunsinane. A room in the castle.
- Scene iv: Country near Birnam wood.
- Scene v: Dunsinane. Within the castle.
- Scene vi: Dunsinane. Before the castle.
- Scene vii: Another part of the field.
- Scene viii: Another part of the field.
Films on Macbeth: