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The Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, Weyward Sisters or Wayward Sisters, are characters in William Shakespeare 's play Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The witches eventually lead Macbeth to his demise, and they hold a striking resemblance to the three Fates of classical mythology. Their origin lies in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a ...
Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare 's Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), a compilation of British history.
Macbeth, Act I, Scene IV Macbeth is an anomaly among Shakespeare's tragedies in certain critical ways. It is short: more than a thousand lines shorter than Othello and King Lear, and only slightly more than half as long as Hamlet. This brevity has suggested to many critics that the received version is based on a heavily cut source, perhaps a prompt-book for a particular performance. This would ...
1. 1. "Star Crossed Lovers". Romeo and Juliet. Matt Lipsey. Ben Elton. 9 May 2016. ( 2016-05-09) Will presents Romeo and Juliet (which had the working title Romeo and Julian ), a work-in-progress, to his family in Stratford, but they are largely unimpressed.
Three Apparitions appear to Macbeth with prophecies, in Macbeth. Apothecary is a small but vital role in Romeo and Juliet. He sells Romeo the poison which ends his life. For Aragon, see Arragon/Aragon, below. For Arcas, see Countryman. Archbishop: Archbishop of Canterbury:
Montague is Romeo's father, an enemy of Capulet, in Romeo and Juliet. Lady Montague is Romeo's mother in Romeo and Juliet. The Marquess of Montague is a follower of Warwick (his brother) in Henry VI, Part 3. See also Romeo and Benvolio. Montano is the Governor of Cyprus in Othello.
14 December 1994. ( 1994-12-14) Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (also known as The Animated Shakespeare) is a series of twelve half-hour animated television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, originally broadcast on BBC2 and S4C between 1992 and 1994. The series was commissioned by the Welsh language channel S4C.
Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. The cast of characters also includes members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his kinsman, Count Paris; and various unaffiliated characters ...