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Macbeth

Character from Shakespeare's play

Fictional charactercharacter in Macbeth fictional humanQ10322723

Present in work: Macbeth
Creator: William Shakespeare
Sex or gender: male
Occupation: swordfighter
, murderer
, soldier
Citizenship: Kingdom of Scotland

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Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), a compilation of British history.

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Spouse: Lady Macbeth
Positions held: fictional king
Fictional or mythical analog of: Macbeth
Narrative role: protagonist applies to work: Macbeth
Derivative work: Macbeth
Macbeth
Said to be the same as: Macbeth
Macbeth
Killed by: Macduff
Enemy: Macduff

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