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According to the histories of the time, the Scottish royal house of the Stuarts were descended from Fleance, son of Banquo, both of whom are characters in the play. The play pointedly refers to this on a number of occasions. Whether or not this is true, (and scholars have concluded that it is not) it is most definitely true that the Stuarts were descended from Edward the Confessor who is referred to as the King of England in the play. (He and the historical King Macbeth were in fact contemporaries.)

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Who is king at the end of Macbeth?

At the end of Shakespeare's play Macbeth; Malcolm, son of Duncan is proclaimed to be King of Scots. (In actual history, Macbeth was succeeded by his son Lulach; who was then was assassinated and deposed by Malcolm)


What types of betrayal occur in the play No fear shakespeare?

No Fear Shakespeare is not a play - it is a translation of most of Shakespeare's Elizabethan works such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and others into understandable, modern day English. An actual title of a play would be more helpful in finding types of betrayal.


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What was Macbeth's first name?

The real king Macbeth's wife's name was Gruoch (you can see why Shakespeare didn't use it). It was her second marriage; by her first to Gillecomlan she had a son, Lulach, who succeeded Macbeth as king.


Is Macbeth a hero or a villain?

Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] was the protagonist, or main character of the Shakespearean play. The antagonists were the adversaries and opponents to Macbeth. The antagonists included beings mortal and supernatural. For example, the witches appeared to be on Macbeth's side in letting him know what they led him to believe was his by destiny, due, and right. But they showed themselves to be antagonists by giving him a false sense of security. They set him up for his downfall by encouraging his ambitions, manipulability, and notions of a charmed life. In the way of motal examples, all those who joined together to overthrow Macbeth were antagonists. Specifically, antagonistic characters included the noblemen Angus, Caithness, Lennox, Macduff, Menteith, and Ross. They also included the future King Malcolm III [d. November 13, 1093]; and Siward, Earl of Northumberland, General of the invading English forces, and his son Young Siward.

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