Who really was Macbeth? This article centers around who Macbeth really was and why the tale about Macbeth was different. Catherine Wells became intrigued after finding out that Macbeth ruled Scotland for 17 years. This fact sparked Wells thoughts about Macbeth and intrigued her enough to make her want to find out more about the myth and facts. In the play, Macbeth came to power after assassinating Duncan, but in the credible books Catherine Wells read, Macbeth came to power after winning a battle against Duncan, and not by murder. Not much is known about Macbeth however we do know that shortly after Macbeth became ruler, he was succeeded by Lulach, Macbeth's cousin's son. Not long after Macbeth was succeeded by Lulach, he was killed by Malcolm
