Macbeth
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- proper noun
- /məkˈbɛθ/
- Literature
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Macbeth
- Many performances of Macbeth emphasize the psychological struggles of its title character in the face of moral decay.
- Lady Macbeth
- Shakespeare's Macbeth
- Macbeth and Banquo
Now, what about drama proper get away from the kids stuff, You know, What about Macbeth?
- Now, what about drama proper get away from the kids stuff, You know, What about Macbeth?
- You can cover a lot of grounds and, and I, I'm presuming that if I can deal with the plot in Macbeth, that I can deal with a lot of stuff.
- What is less banal is the attitude to evil than some rejoice like Iago and some suffer like Macbeth.
- Think of the dramas of Shakespeare and arguably the most gruesome scene, the bloody murder of King Duncan by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
- You're not going in and trying to read for Macbeth after not doing anything for, you know, six months or doing, you know, serial commercials.
- I mean, but Lady Macbeth was the woman behind the man.
- I wasn't at it wasn't called for, but I put myself on tape for the Cohens, Macbeth.
- Tragic hero Scarface, Tonya Montana, a formal tragedy, That's King Lear, that's Macbeth, that is a contemporary, that's Scarface.
- You know, those kind of like, I think it was Shakespeare and Macbeth that said, thou doth protest too much, wasn't it?
- His books include Wartime Kiss, Acting in the Night, Macbeth and The Places of the Civil War, which won the Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award.
Examples
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In English class, we read Shakespeare's play entitled Macbeth to explore its themes of ambition and guilt.
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When I was a child, we studied Macbeth in English class.
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I mean, but Lady Macbeth was the woman behind the man.
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I saw her twice as Lady Macbeth in London.
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On the surface, Macbeth is about revenge.
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I can see the headline: "Macbeth accused of murder."
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Don't forget, we continue with Macbeth next week.
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Much has been written about the intriguing Lady Macbeth, who pushes her husband to murder the king.
Fiction book (2002) -
The class of tenth graders studying Macbeth has been divided into cooperative learning groups.
Academic text (1995) -
In Macbeth's famous banquet scene, Macbeth is haunted by more than just his guilt. The story so far:
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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The main character a play, film, or show is named after
Surface Forms
Etymology
Macbeth is the name Shakespeare gave his tragic hero and comes from Gaelic parts Mac 'son' and Beatha 'life'. That is fitting because the play is about his life, choices, and downfall, so the name helps you remember the character's story.