By: Team 1
Bryce Wagner
Colin Aitken
Yao Lim
& Matthew Church
 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
 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.
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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.
Play Macbeth
Real Life Macbeth
•He was a dishonest and mad king who
was corrupted by his desire for power.
•Got to the throne by murdering the fair
king Duncan in his sleep.
•Was influenced by others such as his
wife and the three witches of Wyrd.
•Made unfair and unjust laws that
benefited only himself.
•He was an honorable and fair king to
his subjects and in his rulings.
•Got to power through an honorable
way of a duel against the tyrant king
Duncan.
•Influenced by his own desires and
goals.
•Made progressive laws to help his
people
 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.