Lady Macbeth, driven by ambition, urges her husband, Macbeth, to murder King Duncan. Macbeth becomes king but descends into madness. A Scottish nobleman, in a duel, ultimately kills Macbeth. The film, ...

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The real Macbeth didn’t murder a sleeping king because witches told him to - he defeated Duncan in a battlefield clash after Duncan’s reckless invasions collapsed his own support. Macbeth had royal ...