Mac·beth
/məkˈbeθ/
/məkˈbeθ/
- a play (1606) by William Shakespeare telling the story of Macbeth, a figure from Scottish history. At the start he meets three witches (= women with magic powers) who predict that he will one day become king. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's ambitious wife, encourages him to murder the existing king, Duncan. He does so and takes Duncan's place, but finds he has to murder several more people to remain in power. Lady Macbeth loses her mind, imagining that her hands are covered with blood that cannot be washed off, and kills herself. Finally Macbeth is also killed. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works, and contains many famous lines. Actors traditionally consider it an unlucky play, and avoid mentioning it by name, calling it instead 'the Scottish play'. “Lead on, Macduff. ”
威廉·莎士比亚的一部戏剧（1606 年），讲述苏格兰历史人物麦克白的故事。一开始，他遇到了三个女巫（=具有魔力的女性），她们预言他有一天会成为国王。麦克白野心勃勃的妻子麦克白夫人鼓励他谋杀现任国王邓肯。他这样做并取代了邓肯的位置，但发现他必须谋杀更多的人才能继续掌权。麦克白夫人失去理智，以为自己的双手沾满了无法洗去的血，于是自杀了。最后麦克白也被杀。该剧是莎士比亚最受欢迎的作品之一，包含许多名句。演员们传统上认为这是一部不吉利的戏剧，并避免提及它的名字，而是称其为“苏格兰戏剧”。 “带头吧，麦克德夫。 ”《麦克白》中著名的“躺着，麦克达夫”的错误引用