-Though he started off as a good leader, Macbeth about 7 years in turns into a villainous and twisted leader.
-King James I (king of England and also Scotland) into witchcraft, so the wierd sisters are in the book, who provide his witching outlet
-Shakespeare's principle source was Holinshed's Chronicles of Scottish History--was a loose collection of gossip, tales and fantasies, so what he was using as fact was flawed
-Only used what caused good drama
-Macbeth killed Duncan to become leader, ruled for 17 years
-Of 8 of the Scottish kings furing this time 7 died of unnatural causes
-Duncan's son overthrows and kills Macbeth becomes King Malcolm III
-English and Scottish don't like each other
-Robert the Bruce leads Scotland to Victory against King Edward
-Lady Macbeth gets fascinated with murder, wants her husband to be one
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