So I decided to revisit the real 11th-century Queen Gruoch ingen Boite, wife of King Macbeth. Gruoch was born around 1015 and was herself in the line of succession as a descendant of the great ...

The Witches also show Macbeth a long line of kings. These kings are the son and future sons of Banquo’s family. This seems to show that Macbeth’s family will not continue as future kings.

King James considered Banquo as his direct ancestor, with the line of Stuart kings; in “Macbeth,” Banquo is clearly the good guy. Let this serve as a reminder for anyone who objects to modern ...

Banquo will not become king himself, but he will produce a long line of kings. Macbeth and Banquo are suspicious of these prophecies until they get back to their camp, where King Duncan tells ...

Excessive ambition proves disastrous in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” running at College of Marin’s James Dunn Theatre through Oct. 13.

LONDON, UK (WHTM) — On this day in 1611, Macbeth was performed for the first time (on record) at Shakespeare’s base of operations, the Globe Theater in London.