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  2. Macbeth (Verdi) - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmakbet; makˈbɛt]) [1] is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Written for the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, Macbeth was Verdi's tenth opera and premiered on 14 March ...

  3. Macbeth - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth was a favourite of the seventeenth-century diarist Samuel Pepys, who saw the play on 5 November 1664 ("admirably acted"), 28 December 1666 ("most excellently acted"), ten days later on 7 January 1667 ("though I saw it lately, yet [it] appears a most excellent play in all respects"), on 19 April 1667 ("one of the best plays for a stage ...

  4. Third Murderer - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth recruiting the first two murderers, in a 1936 Harlem production of the play. The first two murderers are recruited by Macbeth in 3.1. In 3.3, the Three Murderers meet in a park outside of the palace, and the first two do not know the Third: [1] First Murderer. But who did bid thee join with us? Third Murderer. Macbeth. Second Murderer ...

  5. Come and Go - Wikipedia

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    Vi's opening line recalls the Three Witches of Shakespeare's Macbeth: "When did we three last meet?" [5] ("When shall we three meet again?" - Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 1). "Their names, especially Ru's, recall the names of the flowers which Ophelia distributes to King Claudius and his court in her mad scene" [6] (Hamlet - Act 4, Scene 5). Ru's/Vi's ...

  6. Shakespeare's influence on Tolkien - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth will not die violently. Macduff, delivered by Caesarean section not born naturally, kills Macbeth. ——— Tolkien: No man living shall hinder the Witch-King. The Witch-King is immortal. ——— A Hobbit (with a magical dagger made exactly for this purpose [T 4]) and a woman kill the Witch-King. Shakespeare: Birnam Wood will come to ...

  7. Lady Macduff - Wikipedia

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    Lady Macduff is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. She is married to Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife. Her appearance in the play is brief: she and her son are introduced in Act IV Scene II, a climactic scene that ends with both of them being murdered on Macbeth's orders. Though Lady Macduff's appearance is limited to this scene, her ...

  8. Macbeth (Nesbø novel) - Wikipedia

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    Macbeth is a thriller novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, a re-telling of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare for a more modern audience. This is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare project. Macbeth was released in April 2018. [1] The book tells the story of Macbeth in a dystopian, imaginary Fife during the 1970s.

  9. King Duncan - Wikipedia

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    In Orson Welles' 1948 film adaptation of Macbeth, the role of King Duncan is reduced. 1.2 is cut entirely as well as generous portions of 1.4. King Duncan is seen briefly in 1.6 as he enters Macbeth's castle amid considerable pomp. The top of 1.4 with its description of Cawdor's execution has been transplanted to this scene.