Macbeth

literature-and-shakespeare

The title Thane of Cawdor originates in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but it is rooted in real Scottish noble status. In the play, Macbeth is granted the title by King Duncan after h...

literature

William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is set in 11th century Scotland during the High Middle Ages, primarily around the reign of King Macbeth of Scotland (c.1005–1057) and t...

Celebrity Profiles

The question of who found Duncan’s body centers on the immediate aftermath of his death in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. After murdering King Duncan in his sleep at Inverness, Macb...

literature-shakespeare

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth , the title character’s ascent to Thane of Cawdor is a pivotal moment that shapes the plot and his psychology. The play is set in Scotland,...

drama

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth , the play establishes Macbeth as a trusted Scottish general and kinsman of King Duncan. Duncan rewards Macbeth’s battlefield valor by naming him Th...

literature

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth , King Duncan is suspected to have been killed by Macbeth, Thane of Glamis and later King of Scotland. The play presents Macbeth as the centra...

theatre-shakespeare

The plea “unsex me here” appears in Shakespeare’s Macbeth when Lady Macbeth reads her husband’s letter about the witches’ promise and fears her nature is too compassio...

literature-and-drama

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth , the title Thane of Cawdor is transferred from a traitor to Macbeth after a royal judgment. The man stripped of the name is executed for betr...

literature-and-drama

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth , Lady Macbeth’s cry ‘unsex me here’ is among the most unforgettable invitations in English drama, spoken in one of the play’s most mo...