The murderous medieval king who inspired "Macbeth" - Benjamin Hudson
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DownloadOf all Shakespeare’s plays, perhaps none is stranger than “Macbeth.”
The piece opens on Scottish generals Macbeth and Banquo
encountering a trio of witches.
They predict Macbeth will become Scotland's king
and that Banquo’s descendants will one day take the throne—
a pair of conspiratorial prophecies that burrow into the men’s minds.
Macbeth soon fulfills his role,
killing both King Duncan and his fellow general in a murderous frenzy.
Wracked with paranoia,
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Key Vocabulary (17)
History is the study of past events, especially those related to human affairs and civilizations. It refers to both the actual events that happened and the academic record of those events.
A role is the specific function, position, or part assumed by a person or thing in a particular situation, organization, or process. In social and academic contexts, it refers to the set of behaviors and responsibilities expected of an individual within a system.
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"predict Macbeth will become Scotland's king"
"villain who interrupted their rule"
"Wyntoun imagined the murderous usurper as the devil’s spawn, who hallucinated gh..."
"All of which raises the question: just how much of Shakespeare’s strange story i..."
"In 1040, a Scottish general named Macbethad was recorded to have killed a predec..."
"But while some of these writers may have seen themselves as objective observers..."
"But while some of these writers may have seen themselves as objective observers"
