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Macbeth Comparison of the man, the myth, and the legend!!!

Macbeth Comparison of the man, the myth, and the legend!!!. By: Team 1 Bryce Wagner Colin Aitken Yao Lim & Matthew Church. Mac Bethad mac Findlaích. Known as “The Red King” the king of the Scotts.

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Macbeth Comparison of the man, the myth, and the legend!!!

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  1. Macbeth Comparison of the man, the myth, and the legend!!! By: Team 1 Bryce Wagner Colin Aitken Yao Lim & Matthew Church

  2. Mac Bethad mac Findlaích • Known as “The Red King” the king of the Scotts. • His name is derived meaning "son of life". It, however, does not have any meaning of affiliation to family, but instead carries an implication of “righteous man” or "religious man". • Macbeth was the cousin of Duncan I who he succeeded. • The first king of Scotland to introduce feudalism to Scotland. 19th Century Portrait of Macbeth

  3. The Scottish Play • Macbeth is a mighty and ambitious warrior, one of the leaders of Duncan’s army. • He is a Thane of Glamis. • He hears a prophecy that he will be king one day. • He is elected king of Scotland, but he became a cruel and unjust ruler.

  4. Compare • Both were great warriors on the battlefield. • They were kings of Scotland. • They each killed their predecessor to the throne. • Both were killed in the field of battle.

  5. Contrast

  6. Works Cited • Gill, Roma, ed. Oxford School Shakespeare. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1997. Print. • "Macbeth of Scotland." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Oct. 2013. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. • "Scotland." Luxe Travel. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2013.

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