Table of Contents Our Characters Our Setting Act I 5 7 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Act II MULIM 11111111111111111111111111MMINIIIIIIIII 17 ActIll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 26 Act IV 33 LI I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 38 W IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII UULIIIIII Act V Behind Macbeth 44 Famous Phrases 45 About the Author Additional Works by Shakespeare About the Adapters Web Sites 48 Glossary OV I T
Cast of Characters Duncan King of Scotland Menteth Angus Donalbain Son of Duncan Caithness Scottish nobles Malcolm Son of Duncan Lady Macbeth Wife of Macbeth Macbeth General of Scottish army Banquo General of Scottish army Three Assassins Macduff Scottish noble Three Witches Foretellers of Fate Lennox Scottish noble Lord Rosse Scottish noble
Our Setting Macbeth is set in Scotland Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom It is located on the island of Great Britain In about 8 000 BC the first hunters entered the land that is now Scotland These Celtic people brought tools and weapons In the AD 100s Romans ruled the Scottish people Then as England became a unified country the English also fought to take over Scotland Macbeth is set in 1040 when Scotland was fighting to be an independent country It is the adapted story of the general Macbeth and his fight for the throne Shakespeare uses several Scottish locations for his play including Birnam Wood and the county of Fife
