Macbeth: Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him. A story of war, witchcraft and bloodshed, Macbeth also depicts the relationship between husbands and wives, and the risks they are prepared to take to achieve their desires.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and mother Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), a collection of sonnets and a variety of other poems.

Ïüåñà îòêðûâàåòñÿ ãðîçíîé ñöåíîé ñ ãðîìîì è ìîëíèåé, òðè âåäüìû-ñåñòðû ðåøàþò, ãäå áóäåò èõ âñòðå÷à ñ Ìàêáåòîì.  ñëåäóþùåé ñöåíå, ðàíåíûé âîèí äîêëàäûâàåò êîðîëþ Øîòëàíäèè Äóíêàíó î òîì, ÷òî åãî ãåíåðàëû Ìàêáåò è Áàíêî ðàçáèëè âîéñêà èç Íîðâåãèè è Èðëàíäèè ïîä ïðåäâîäèòåëüñòâîì âîññòàâøåãî Ìàêäîíàëüäà. Çíàòíîãî Ìàêáåòà âîñõâàëÿþò çà åãî ñìåëîñòü è îòâàãó.

Ìàêáåò è Áàíêî áåñåäóþò, â òîì ÷èñëå îáñóæäàÿ ïîãîäó è ïîáåäó ("Íå ïîìíþ äíÿ ñóðîâåé è ïðåêðàñíåé").

Îíè âñòðå÷àþò âåäüì, êîòîðûå îäàðèâàþò èõ ñâîèìè ïðåäñêàçàíèÿìè. Ïåðâàÿ âîñõâàëÿåò Ìàêáåòà êàê ãëàìèññêîãî òàíà (øîòëàíäñêèé äâîðÿíñêèé òèòóë; Ìàêáåò óæå ÿâëÿåòñÿ ãëàìèññêèì òàíîì ïî ïðîèñõîæäåíèþ), âòîðàÿ - êàê êàâäîðñêîãî òàíà, à òðåòüÿ - ÷òî îí äàæå áóäåò íîâûì êîðîëåì. Ïîêà Ìàêáåò ñòîèò â çàäóì÷èâîñòè, îíè ãîâîðÿò ñâîè ïðåäñêàçàíèÿ è Áàíêî - òîò êîðîëåì íå áóäåò, çàòî ñòàíåò ïðåäêîì öåëîé äèíàñòèè êîðîëåé. Òóò âåäüìû íåçàìåòíî èñ÷åçàþò, à âìåñòî íèõ ïîÿâëÿåòñÿ ïîñëàííèê îò êîðîëÿ, Ðîññ, è ñîîáùàåò î ïðèñâîåíèè Ìàêáåòó òèòóëà êàâäîðñêîãî òàíà (ïðåäûäóùèé òàí îñóæäåí çà èçìåíó íà êàçíü) - ïåðâîå ïðåäñêàçàíèå âûïîëíåíî. Åñòåñòâåííî, ó Ìàêáåòà ñðàçó æå ïîÿâëÿþòñÿ âèäû ñòàòü êîðîëåì.