Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, was written between 1605 and 1606. It was published by Signet Classic, a divison of the Penguin Group, in 1963. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and was written to please James I of England. Macbeth, never printed during Shakespeare's lifetime, was first printed in The First Folio of 1623.
             The play opens with three witches. This scenes establishes a sense of doom. Shakespeare picked a good opening scene because it catches the audiences attention. The question "when shall we meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?" is very significant because they symbolize fate, and how much time it takes to determine one's fate, also the evil temptations that we all face in our lives. This act forecast the ending of the play, and Macbeth's fate. The next character to appear is King Duncan followed by Malcolm, Donalbain, and Lennox. Duncan's the good honest and naive King of Scotland. He trusts Macbeth. His role is significant because he symbolizes the good by which people do evil. Malcolm and Donalbain are Duncan's sosn. Malcolm is the oldest and Donalbain is the youngest. They don't have very big roles in this play, but they are significant because they represent fear in the play. They flee the country after their father is murdered.
             Macbeth is Duncan's most trusted general. He has an ambition to become King of Scotland. He begins this play as a good man, but at the end he was an evil man. He plays a significant role because he symbolizes man's ability to be inherently evil. Banquo is Macbeth's closest friend. He is significant he is the opposite of Macbeth, his counterpart. Macbeth's evil stands out even more next to Banquo's goodness. He has no suspicion of the dangers hovering around him as he rides up to Macbeth's castle. He dies a victim of Macbeth's blind ambit
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