Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of a Scottish nobleman called Macbeth. Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is Macbeth's enemy. Find out more with Bitesize. For students ...

Macbeth is thought to have been written in 1603. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland.