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Macbeth (character)

Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). The character is loosely based on the historical king Macbeth of Scotland and is derived largely from the account in Holinshed's Chronicles (1577), a compilation of British history.

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Occupation
General (Formerly) Lord (Formerly) King (Formerly)
Affiliation
Initially loyal to King Duncan
Based on
Macbeth, King of Scotland
Created by
William Shakespeare
Relatives
Sinel (father) King Duncan (cousin) King Malcolm (first cousin once removed) Donalbain (first cousin once removed)
Religion
Christian

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Macbeth (character)

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples7
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
Components1

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Macbeth (character)

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Affiliation · 1
Macbeth (character) → Initially loyal to King Duncan
Based on · 1
Macbeth (character) → Macbeth, King of Scotland
Created by · 1
Macbeth (character) → William Shakespeare
Occupation · 1
Macbeth (character) → General (Formerly) Lord (Formerly) King (Formerly)
Relatives · 1
Macbeth (character) → Sinel (father) King Duncan (cousin) King Malcolm (first cousin once removed) Donalbain (first cousin once removed)
Religion · 1
Macbeth (character) → Christian
Spouse · 1
Macbeth (character) → Lady Macbeth

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Macbeth (character)AffiliationInitially loyal to King Duncan1.00infobox
Macbeth (character)Based onMacbeth, King of Scotland1.00infobox
Macbeth (character)Created byWilliam Shakespeare1.00infobox
Macbeth (character)OccupationGeneral (Formerly) Lord (Formerly) King (Formerly)1.00infobox
Macbeth (character)RelativesSinel (father) King Duncan (cousin) King Malcolm (first cousin once removed) Donalbain (first cousin once removed)1.00infobox
Macbeth (character)ReligionChristian1.00infobox
Macbeth (character)SpouseLady Macbeth1.00infobox

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