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Macbeth Plot Summary - Act 1

Background of the Macbeth

Module by Antonia Blankenberg, updated more than 1 year ago

Description

William Shakespeare died in 1616. He leaves behind a body of work that many consider to the greatest in English literature. Macbeth is based on a real ruler of Scotland from the 11th century. This play is one of Shakespeare's most bloody.