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Macbeth

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Character Analysis: Macbeth

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Macbeth Character Analysis: English Literature

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Macbeth by William Shakespeare | Characters

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Macbeth Character Analysis

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Macbeth - Character Analysis

Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, is the title character and titular main protagonist turned primary antagonist of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The character is based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland, and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of Britain.
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