The Tragedy of Macbeth was written in 1606 by William Shakespeare and was published in 1623 by two men named John Heminges and Henry Condell. It is dark and ominous, and creates a world turned upside down by foul and unnatural crimes. It took place in the Middle Ages (specifically the eleventh century), in various locations in Scotland and briefly in England. The major conflict is the struggle within Macbeth between his desire to become king, his sense of right and wrong; the struggle between the evil represented by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and the best interests of the nation, presented by Malcolm and Macduff. Macbeth and Banquo’s encounter with the witches creates both conflicts; Lady Macbeth’s speeches persuade Macbeth into murdering Duncan
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His parents were John Shakespeare, and Mary Arden Shakespeare. He was the fourth of eight and one of the five who lived to adulthood. By the age of four or five, young William Shakespeare was enrolled at the King's New School in Stratford. In 1582 at age eighteen Shakespeare married twenty-six year-old Anne Hathaway, they had three children together. By 1596, Shakespeare was so successful at being a playwright, that his family was granted a Coat of Arms (special shield) which, amongst other things, allowed Shakespeare to call himself a "gentleman". He was also successful enough to be hated very badly. Sometime during the Lost Years, Shakespeare decided to move to London to pursue a career. Macbeth is a play about a man who hears a prophecy about him being king. Macbeth was never the “true” prophecy so Mcduff comes back and kills Macbeth because Mcduff was the true king.The three witches in Macbeth help Macbeth. Macbeth murders King Duncan thinking that he will become king, but Macduff wants to come back to Scotland to kill Macbeth, but he has help from the witches that show three things. The three witches sort of help Macbeth. The first is an armed head, to warn Macbeth that Macduff (the true hero in the play) is coming back to kill him. The second, shows a bloody child. This tells Macbeth that no man born can harm him. The third, shows a child wearing a crown and holding a tree. Showing this, it gives
His parents were John Shakespeare, and Mary Arden Shakespeare. He was the fourth of eight and one of the five who lived to adulthood. By the age of four or five, young William Shakespeare was enrolled at the King's New School in Stratford. In 1582 at age eighteen Shakespeare married twenty-six year-old Anne Hathaway, they had three children together. By 1596, Shakespeare was so successful at being a playwright, that his family was granted a Coat of Arms (special shield) which, amongst other things, allowed Shakespeare to call himself a "gentleman". He was also successful enough to be hated very badly. Sometime during the Lost Years, Shakespeare decided to move to London to pursue a career. Macbeth is a play about a man who hears a prophecy about him being king. Macbeth was never the “true” prophecy so Mcduff comes back and kills Macbeth because Mcduff was the true king.The three witches in Macbeth help Macbeth. Macbeth murders King Duncan thinking that he will become king, but Macduff wants to come back to Scotland to kill Macbeth, but he has help from the witches that show three things. The three witches sort of help Macbeth. The first is an armed head, to warn Macbeth that Macduff (the true hero in the play) is coming back to kill him. The second, shows a bloody child. This tells Macbeth that no man born can harm him. The third, shows a child wearing a crown and holding a tree. Showing this, it gives