intent combined with authoritative power can cause a man to turn against his friends all

for the sake of being more powerful. Macbeth takes place in Scotland around the time of

the Irish-Norwegian invasion of Scotland (approximately 700-800 AD). Macbeth and his

fellow Scots have been away battling the Norwegian vikings and return victorious to find

a group of witches who tell Macbeth that he will someday become King of Scotland;

however, before they can explain what they mean, the witches disappear. Upon hearing of

Macbeth’s heroism during the battles, King Duncan names him Thane of Cawdor (in

addition to already being Thane of Glamis) thus making him probably the second most

powerful man in Scotland (behind only the King himself). Macbeth graciously accepts the

offer and invites Duncan to stay a night at Macbeth’s castle Inverness. Upon hearing of

her husband’s accomplishments, Lady Macbeth’s true inner evil is shown to the reader

when she tries to convince Macbeth that he should kill Duncan, lay the blame upon

someone else, and thus become King of Scotland. At first Macbeth thinks the idea is a bit

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