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A.) Title MacbethAuthor William ShakespearePublisher The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc.Date 1968Pages 156B.)Macbeth begins with ternion witches setting the tone of the play. The threewitches throughout the play will make predictions and keep the readers continuallywondering.The king of Scotland, Duncan, receives a message saying that his army has get the better of a Norwegian invader. Macbeth, an army world(a) in his army, receivedmost of the credit for the victory. Because of this victory and Macbeths part in it heis given the title, Thane Cawdor. Macbeths wife, Lady Macbeth, begins to getgreedy and wants as much power as she can get and will stop and nothing to obtainit.Macbeth and Banquo, another general in the army are returning from thebattle when they encounter the three witches. They announce that Malcolm willone day be heir to the throne. This prediction makes Macbeth intelligent because he haddreams of one day being king.The announcement that upsets Macbeth is that King Dunc an announces thathis son Malcolm will take over the throne after his death. afterward the kingsannouncement he plans to visit and dine with Macbeth at his home.The idea of power again enters the minds of Macbeth and his wife after thisannouncement and they start thinking how to gain sustain of the throne themselves.When Duncan arrives at Macbeths home Lady Macbeth plans to killDuncan. She plans to do this while hes sleeping, but in his sleep he resembles her become and she is unable to go through with it. So Macbeth carries out the plan. Thetwo also made sure that they covered their tracks by making it look like the servantskilled the king. After hearing the news about their father, Malcolm and Donalbain,Duncans sons flee fearing for their lives.Macbeth immediately takes control of the throne assuming he is the new