Macbeth

tragic play by William Shakespeare from the early 1600s
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Macbeth
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Macbeth

Summary

Macbeth is a dramatic work[1]. Macbeth has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Macbeth authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Macbeth's instance of is recorded as dramatic work[4].
  • Macbeth's genre is tragedy[5].
  • Macbeth's depicts is recorded as Fair is foul, and foul is fair[6].
  • Macbeth's depicts is recorded as double, double, toil and trouble[7].
  • Macbeth's Commons category is recorded as Macbeth[8].
  • Macbeth's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English[9].
  • Macbeth's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • 1606 marks the founding of Macbeth[11].
  • Macbeth was published on 1623[12].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as King Duncan[13].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Macbeth[14].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Lady Macbeth[15].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Banquo[16].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Macduff[17].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Lady Macduff[18].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Macduff's son[19].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Siward, Earl of Northumbria[20].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Young Siward[21].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Fleance[22].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Three Witches[23].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Malcolm[24].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Donalbain[25].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Ross[26].
  • Macbeth's characters is recorded as Lennox[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Macbeth authored William Shakespeare[3].

Publication

Macbeth was published on 1623[12]. Languages include Early Modern English[9] and English[10]. Macbeth's genre is tragedy[5].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Macbeth include The Sound and the Fury[28], a literary work[29], written by William Faulkner[30].

Why It Matters

Macbeth has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Macbeth is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Macbeth include The Sound and the Fury[28], a literary work[29], written by William Faulkner[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 14d ago · KFR2024 · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 4w ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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