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'''Macbeth''' is a play by William [[Shakespeare]], very loosely based on the [[reign]] of Macbeth I, who ruled [[Scotland]] from 1040 to 1057.
'''Macbeth''' is a [[play]] by William [[Shakespeare]], very loosely based on the [[reign]] of Macbeth I, 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 and reportably had a greater claim to the [[throne]] than the "good guys" in the play.
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 and reportably had a greater claim to the [[throne]] than the "good guys" in the play.


* [[Scottish kings]]
=== EXTERNAL LINKS ===
=== EXTERNAL LINKS ===
* http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_I_of_Scotland
* http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_I_of_Scotland

Revision as of 15:20, 10 January 2005

Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare, very loosely based on the reign of Macbeth I, 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 and reportably had a greater claim to the throne than the "good guys" in the play.

EXTERNAL LINKS