Shakespeare's Macbeth

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:action five acts
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:ballet
gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkbp:character gptkb:Macduff
gptkb:The_Witches
gptkb:Banquo
gptkb:Duncan
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
external conflict
gptkbp:critical_reception widely studied
considered a classic
performed frequently
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced writers
influenced filmmakers
influenced artists
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:literary_analysis
cultural studies
theatrical studies
gptkbp:first_performance 1606
gptkbp:genre gptkb:tragedy
gptkbp:historical_context based on historical figures
set in the 11th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shakespeare's Macbeth
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:theater
gptkb:literature
gptkb:music
gptkbp:language Early Modern English
gptkbp:legacy performed worldwide
adapted into various languages
influenced the horror genre
gptkbp:literary_devices imagery
foreshadowing
soliloquy
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Macbeth
gptkb:Lady_Macbeth
gptkbp:motif gptkb:deception
gptkb:prophecy
supernatural
gptkbp:notable_quote Is this a dagger which I see before me?
Out, out brief candle!
Double, double toil and trouble.
gptkbp:notable_scene the banquet scene
the sleepwalking scene
the witches' prophecies
gptkbp:performance_tradition Shakespearean theatre
modern adaptations
gptkbp:scene_structure multiple scenes
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:blood
darkness
weather
gptkbp:theme gptkb:fate
ambition
guilt
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Himself
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4