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Plot details and character details unfold side-by-side in Macbeth. Powerful yet weak, courageous yet afraid, the character of Macbeth has layers of complexity and influence that make him bigger than life or any title.  \nd In Context  \nHistorical Influences  \nScholars do not list Macbeth among Shakespeare's history plays, which include Henry V and Richard II, but there is a historical basis for the play. The actual Macbeth ruled Scotland from 1040 until 1057 and killed his predecessor, Duncan I. However, this killing took place on a battlefield near the Scottish town of Elgin, rather than under Macbeth's own roof. Macbeth later married the granddaughter of another king, Kenneth III, and defeated Duncan I's father in battle in 1045. Historians characterize the real Macbeth as a fair and laworiented king who encouraged the spread of Christianity in Scotland. This description, too, is a sharp contrast with the\"tyrant\" of Shakespeare's play, who is obsessed with occult visions and prophecies.  \nMacbeth fought against Siward, Earl of Northumbria, when Siward attempted to bring Duncan I's stepson Malcolm to the Scottish throne in 1054. However, Macbeth rebuffed this challenge and ruled three more years before Malcolm defeated him at the Battle of Lumphanan to become Malcolm III.  \nShakespeare's version of Scottish history was likely inspired by one of his own contemporaries, Raphael Holinshed, who published his Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1577. Holinshed's version includes the witches, or weird sisters,  \nand makes Banquo a coconspirator with Macbeth. The House of Stuart, James I's family line, claimed Banquo among its ancestors, which explains why Shakespeare changed Banquo into the tragic victim of his friend's treachery and why the play emphasizes Banquo's role as the father of many kings.  \nThe play includes other elements arguably designed to appeal to James I. Macbeth is defeated by a unified army of English and Scottish soldiers, significant because James I was the king who united England and Scotland under one crown. The defeat of the usurper is important as well, because James I was the target of a number of plots early in his reign, most notably the Gunpowder Plot. Finally, James I was known for his opposition to witchcraft and the supernatural. 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