Witches prophesy that Macbeth will become King of Scotland. Not he, but Banquo, will however be the progenitor of future kings. Driven by the relentless greed for power of wife, murdering the king and ...

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Lady Macbeth, driven by ambition, urges her husband, Macbeth, to murder King Duncan. Macbeth becomes king but descends into madness. A Scottish nobleman, in a duel, ultimately kills Macbeth. The film, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When it comes to bad sex, Shostakovich is hard to top: raw, explicit thrusting; chaotic climaxes; ...