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Macbeth is a play by William [[Shakespeare]], very loosely based on the reign of [[Wikipedia:Macbeth_I_of_Scotland|Macbeth I of Scotland]], who ruled Scotland from 1040 to 1057. <br>
'''[[Wikipedia:Macbeth_I_of_Scotland|Macbeth]]''' was very important to the [[11th century]] because many people based that book on him written by [[Wikipedia:William_Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]. Many people thought that by Macbeth being a horrible person in the book he was a horrible person in the real life. Shakespeare was not really talking about the Macbeth in this century.
In the play, Macbeth changes from a loyal vassal of the previous king to a murderous tyrant - the real life [[11th century]] Macbeth was not such a horrible person.

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Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare, very loosely based on the reign of Macbeth I of Scotland, who ruled Scotland from 1040 to 1057.
In the play, Macbeth changes from a loyal vassal of the previous king to a murderous tyrant - the real life 11th century Macbeth was not such a horrible person.