a play (1606) by William Shakespeare telling the story of Macbeth, a figure from Scottish history. At the start he meets three witches (= women with magic powers) who predict that he will one day become king. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's ambitious wife, encourages him to murder the existing king, Duncan. He does so and takes Duncan's place, but finds he has to murder several more people to remain in power. Lady Macbeth loses her mind, imagining that her hands are covered with blood that cannot be washed off, and kills herself. Finally Macbeth is also killed. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works, and contains many famous lines. Actors traditionally consider it an unlucky play, and avoid mentioning it by name, calling it instead 'the Scottish play'. “Lead on, Macduff. ”麦克白:威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧(1606)讲述了麦克白的故事,这是苏格兰历史上的人物。一开始,他遇到了三个女巫,他们预言他有一天会成为国王。麦克白的雄心勃勃的妻子麦克白夫人,鼓励他谋杀现任国王邓肯。他这样做并取代了邓肯的位置,但发现他必须谋杀另外几人以继续执政。麦克白夫人失去了理智,幻想着她的手被无法洗掉的鲜血所覆盖,并自杀了。最后,麦克白也被杀死了。该剧是莎士比亚最受欢迎的作品之一,并包含许多著名的台词。传统上,演员们认为这是个不幸的戏,避免称呼它,而是称其为“苏格兰戏”。