Tag: Macbeth By Shakespeare

Macbeth by William Shakespeare written in the early 1600s, this Scottish play follows the tragic downfall of the ambitious General Macbeth after he is convinced by three witches that he will become king. Driven by prophecy and spurred on by his cunning wife, Macbeth's bloody rise to the throne leads him down a dark path of madness and carnage. Summary of Macbeth The play opens in Scotland in the early 1000s. Three witches tell this guy Macbeth that he's gonna become king someday. He tells his buddy Banquo and they meet the...