ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Summary and Analysis Act I: Scene 2. Scotland is at war. King Duncan faces not only his own rebellious kinsmen but also an invasion by King Sweno of the Norwegians.

Detailed explanation-2: -Duncan – King of Scotland 1034 – 40 His cousin MacBeth, chief of the northern Scots, also had a claim to the throne through his mother. MacBeth formed an alliance with his cousin the Earl of Orkney, and they defeated and killed Duncan near Elgin in 1040.

Detailed explanation-3: -In August 1057, Macbeth was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire by Malcolm Canmore (later Malcolm III).

Detailed explanation-4: -According to tradition, the battle took place at Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire. Macbeth’s Stone, a large boulder at the site, is said to mark the spot where Macbeth was mortally wounded. Following the battle Lulach, Macbeth’s stepson was crowned King, before being killed by Malcolm who then took the throne.