

After the murder, when Macbeth brings the bloodyĭaggers with him instead of leaving them at the scene, she returns them and smears She drugs Duncan's Chamberlains to allow Macbeth She would do it herself, she says, except When Macbeth writes to her regarding the Witches' claim that he will be king,

Wife of Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Head is delivered to Malcolm, who is then named king. Finally, English and Scottish forces fightĪ revolt against Macbeth until he is killed in battle by Macduff and his severed His kingship, Macbeth becomes a tyrant, ordering Banquo and his son Fleance murdered,Īlong with Macduff and his household. Persuades him to murder Duncan, which he does, causing Duncan's sons Malcolm andĭonalbain to flee Scotland thus allowing Macbeth to assume the throne. Macbeth has indeed been named Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth speculates how he mightįulfill the second part of the Witches' prophecy and become king. WhenĪngus and Ross arrive to escort Macbeth and Banquo to Duncan and confirm that Who predict that Macbeth will be made Thane of Cawdor and will become king. After ending the rebellion, Macbeth and Banquo encounter the Witches,

Scottish army that puts down Macdonald's and the Thane of Cawdor's rebellion againstĭuncan. Macbeth is initially the Thane of Glamis and is, with Banquo, a captain of the Son of Sinel and husband to Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Macarius' nephew Arcadius is later proven to be the younger son of the deceased king Theodosius. Macarius bears an old grudge toward Eubulus but is agreeable to reconciliation when Eubulus' supposed son Seleucus would fight Arcadius to settle the families' feud. Macarius is a noble of Epire and uncle of Arcadius in Shirley's Coronation. Mentioned by John Baptist as an example of a virtuous man.

She and the other wives ungratefully condemn Birdlime for enticing their husbands, and then forgive and reconcile with the men. Left alone at Brainford with the other wives, she agrees to Clare's suggestion to abandon the gallants. There, she agrees to the assignation at Brainford, and to pretend that her youngest child is sick to cover up their absence. She agrees to meet the gallants at an afternoon tavern-party. She and Judith Honeysuckle invite Clare Tenterhook to share their "schoolmaster," from whom they are learning to write. Wafer's frequently pregnant wife in Dekker and Webster's Westward Ho. Thorowgood teases Jeremy Holdfast that all his learning is fit only to wear a strip of lining proper only for some of queen Mab's gentlemen ushers. Only mentioned in Glapthorne's Wit in a Constable. Anteros mentions her several times in relation to the 'magic tree' to which he ties Stipes and Merda, saying that Oberon may need to consult with her before making them a gentleman and woman. Only mentioned in Hausted's Rival Friends. She is mentioned by Sanmartino as the probable employer Queen Mab is a minusculeįairy who inspires dreams appropriate to the dreamer. An informal disguise, or persona, or impersonation that Asotus proposes to bestow upon Phryne while roaring at Ballio's house in Randolph's Jealous Lovers.Ī fictional character invented by Mercutio in Shakespeare's RomeoĪnd Juliet to illustrate the fruitlessness of dreams.
