Macbeth (Play)
ProseTragedyEnglish
Published in: United Kingdom
VIAF: 2304161819210527960001
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Contributors
| Person | Functions |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | Playwright |
| C.E.F. Weyse | Composer |
Links
| Link | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full text (English) | Text |
Important years
| Original publication | Danish publication | First performance |
|---|---|---|
| 1623 CE | 1817 CE | 1606 CE |
Acts / scenes
| Acts |
|---|
| 5 |
Characters
| Character Name | Gender | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Witches, the Weïrd Sisters [1] | Female | witch/sorcerer/magician | |
| Three Witches, the Weïrd Sisters [2] | Female | witch/sorcerer/magician | |
| Three Witches, the Weïrd Sisters [3] | Female | witch/sorcerer/magician | |
| Duncan | Male | sovereign/king, father | |
| Malcolm | Male | prince/princess, son, brother | |
| Donalbain | Male | prince/princess, son, brother | |
| Macbeth | Male | nobility/aristocracy, military, sovereign/king | |
| Lady Macbeth | Female | wife, queen | |
| Banquo | Male | father, military | |
| Fleance | Male | son | |
| Macduff | Male | nobility/aristocracy | |
| Lady Macduff | Female | nobility/aristocracy, wife, mother | |
| Macduff's son | Male | son, Child | |
| Lennox | Male | nobility/aristocracy | |
| Ross | Male | nobility/aristocracy | |
| Angus | Male | military, nobility/aristocracy | |
| Menteith | Male | nobility/aristocracy | |
| Caithness | Male | nobility/aristocracy | |
| Siward | Male | nobility/aristocracy, father, military | |
| Young Siward | Male | son | |
| Seyton | Male | servant | |
| A Scottish Doctor | Male | doctor | |
| An English Doctor | Male | doctor | |
| A Porter | Male | Guard | |
| Gentlewoman attending on Lady Macbeth | Female | nobility/aristocracy, lady-in-waiting | |
| A Captain in Duncan’s army | Male | military | |
| An Old Man | Male | old man | |
| Three Murderers in Macbeth’s service [1] | Male | impostor/fraudster/criminal | |
| Three Murderers in Macbeth’s service [2] | Male | impostor/fraudster/criminal | |
| Three Murderers in Macbeth’s service [3] | Male | impostor/fraudster/criminal | |
| Hecate | Female | witch/sorcerer/magician | |
| A bloody Soldier | Male | military | |
| A Lord | Male | nobility/aristocracy | |
| Three Messengers [1] | Male | Messenger | |
| Three Messengers [2] | Male | Messenger | |
| Three Messengers [3] | Male | Messenger | |
| Three Servants [1] | Male | servant | |
| Three Servants [2] | Male | servant | |
| Three Servants [3] | Male | servant | |
| Attendants, a Sewer, Servants, Lords, Thanes, Soldiers | Male | extras, non-speaking |