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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Scotland (1040–1057) who ascended the throne after killing King Duncan (died 1040) in battle. Legends of his rise to power and reign are the basis of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
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- proper noun A
Shakespeare play, about theScottish royal family
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- noun king of Scotland (died in 1057)
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Examples
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And on this ground, and on account both of resemblances in the characters of Hamlet and Macbeth, and of the use of the supernatural in the two plays, it has been held that _Macbeth_ was the tragedy that came next after _Hamlet_, or, at any rate, next after
Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth 1893
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_ Cf. Lady Macbeth, 'All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand,' _Macbeth_, V. ii.
Keats: Poems Published in 1820 John Keats 1808
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In MACBETH (Act II, Sc. 1), one of the assassins assures Macbeth of his willingness to carry out the crime:
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As an actor, I am not permitted to say the actual name of this play by Shakespeare because any utterance of the name Macbeth will cause mountains of bad luck to be heaped upon me.
Full Frontal Nudity Harry Hamlin 2010
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We wondered about a changes in Macbeth, after early heroic acts to urge aristocrat as good as country, to a cruel beast we see in after scenes.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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The Vice Dean opined which Macbeth is not thoroughly depravedthat he is a good spouse, many respected as a warrior, which he is tempted by circumstance (Duncan's visit) as good as his Lady's absolute prodding.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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Macbeth is fervent to quarrel his enemies; a partial of Bushily paraphrased, "Bring it on!"
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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There was more where that came from – plenty more, with Montgomerie doing more stirring than the witches in Macbeth after Pavin announced that Tiger Woods, who has led out the USA pairings on the first day of his last three Ryder Cup appearances, would be paired with Steve Stricker in the third fourball match.
Ryder Cup 2010: Colin Montgomerie uses dark arts to steel European team Lawrence Donegan at Celtic Manor 2010
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We wondered about a changes in Macbeth, after early heroic acts to urge aristocrat as good as country, to a cruel beast we see in after scenes.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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