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Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), a compilation of British history.
Pages in category "Characters in Macbeth" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Macbeth (character) Lady Macbeth; Macduff (Macbeth)
Senators are also supernumerary characters at Timon's second feast. The Roman Senators, two of them speaking roles, appear in Coriolanus, both as friends and enemies to the title character. Two Senators and a Tribune discuss the prospects of their impending war with the Britons, in Cymbeline. Many major characters in the Roman plays are Senators.
The Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, Weyward Sisters or Wayward Sisters, are characters in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The witches eventually lead Macbeth to his demise, and they hold a striking resemblance to the three Fates of classical mythology.
After Macbeth slays the young Siward, Macduff charges into the main castle and confronts Macbeth. Although Macbeth believes that he cannot be killed by any man born of a woman, he soon learns that Macduff was "from his mother's womb / Untimely ripped" (Act V Scene 8 lines 2493/2494) — meaning that Macduff was born by caesarean section. The ...
Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). As the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide , after which she becomes queen of Scotland .
Macbeth was a favourite of the seventeenth-century diarist Samuel Pepys, who saw the play on 5 November 1664 ("admirably acted"), 28 December 1666 ("most excellently acted"), ten days later on 7 January 1667 ("though I saw it lately, yet [it] appears a most excellent play in all respects"), on 19 April 1667 ("one of the best plays for a stage ...
Macbeth is the title character of Macbeth who became king after defeating King Duncan; he is, however, portrayed as a usurper. Maecenas is a follower of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra. For Marcus see (Marcus) Brutus, (Marcus Aurelius) Lepidus, and Mark, which is often interchangeable with Marcus. Malcolm is a son of Duncan that appears in the ...