Macbeth
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- proper noun
- /məkˈbɛθ/
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Macbeth
- She wants to see "Macbeth" at the Spring Street Repertory.
- Lady Macbeth
He says in Macbeth when it's read, I find the witches tolerable.
- He says in Macbeth when it's read, I find the witches tolerable.
- I have, I did a movie I talked about this called Rave Macbeth, and it was in a rave and I was Macbeth.
- And Lady Macbeth would not be sounding like Juliet.
Examples
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Macbeth's life of striving for greatness, as he himself now realizes, has blossomed into no more than a withered leaf.
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Macbeth is a play of shadows and echoes, of ambivalence and equivocation in words and in actions.
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Did I mean that or did Lady Macbeth make him say it?
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Macbeth is a Scottish chief.
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Now they've read Macbeth in a way that feels recognizable to them.
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The piece opens on Scottish generals Macbeth and Banquo encountering a trio of witches.
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In school, we studied how Macbeth's ambition drives the plot of the play.
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The character of Macbeth is central to Shakespeare's exploration of guilt and power.
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Many adaptations of Macbeth highlight his tragic flaws and ultimate downfall.
Synonyms
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A Scottish family name from a clan in Aberdeenshire
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A family name of a noble house in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
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A family name from Scotland
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A family name from Scotland
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A Scottish family name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Macbeth is a Scottish family name from the old Gaelic parts Mac 'son' and Beatha 'life'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Mac like in McDonald, meaning 'son of', so Macbeth originally meant 'son of life', which explains its use as a Scottish surname.