literature
ASSIGNMENT OF GROUP: C
TOPIC: SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS OF MACBETH
CONDECTED BY: SIR FARZAND ALI SHAH
DEPARTMENT: BS (English) 2013
MEMBERS ARE: NIMRA Khan Roll no: 18 AGHA Kousar Roll no: 16 Shabana Roll no: 27 Sheereen Gull no: 21 Sadia Naz Roll no: 24 Farzana Roll no: 5 Uma Farwa Roll no: 28 Umar Roll no: 3 Zahoor Magsi Roll no: 6
Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corrosive psychological and political effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power.
Plot
The play opens amidst thunder and lightning, and the Three Witches decide that their next meeting shall be with Macbeth. In the following scene, a wounded sergeant reports to King Duncan of Scotland that his generals—Macbeth, who is the Thane of Glamis, and Banquo—have just defeated the allied forces of Norway and Ireland, who were led by the traitorous Macdonwald and the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth, the King's kinsman, is praised for his bravery and fighting prowess.
In the following scene, Macbeth and Banquo discuss the weather and their victory. As they wander onto a heath, the Three Witches enter and greet them with prophecies. Though Banquo challenges them first, they address Macbeth, hailing him as "Thane of Glamis," "Thane of Cawdor," and that he shall "be King hereafter." Macbeth appears to be stunned to silence. When Banquo asks of his own fortunes, the witches inform him that he will father a line of kings, though
TOPIC: SUMMARY AND CHARACTERS OF MACBETH
CONDECTED BY: SIR FARZAND ALI SHAH
DEPARTMENT: BS (English) 2013
MEMBERS ARE: NIMRA Khan Roll no: 18 AGHA Kousar Roll no: 16 Shabana Roll no: 27 Sheereen Gull no: 21 Sadia Naz Roll no: 24 Farzana Roll no: 5 Uma Farwa Roll no: 28 Umar Roll no: 3 Zahoor Magsi Roll no: 6
Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corrosive psychological and political effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power.
Plot
The play opens amidst thunder and lightning, and the Three Witches decide that their next meeting shall be with Macbeth. In the following scene, a wounded sergeant reports to King Duncan of Scotland that his generals—Macbeth, who is the Thane of Glamis, and Banquo—have just defeated the allied forces of Norway and Ireland, who were led by the traitorous Macdonwald and the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth, the King's kinsman, is praised for his bravery and fighting prowess.
In the following scene, Macbeth and Banquo discuss the weather and their victory. As they wander onto a heath, the Three Witches enter and greet them with prophecies. Though Banquo challenges them first, they address Macbeth, hailing him as "Thane of Glamis," "Thane of Cawdor," and that he shall "be King hereafter." Macbeth appears to be stunned to silence. When Banquo asks of his own fortunes, the witches inform him that he will father a line of kings, though