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The 18 pages that link to Macbeth, each with the reason it gives.

• William ShakespeareBroader topic: Its compact account of ambition and violence makes it a defining tragedy.

• Akira KurosawaCompared with: Throne of Blood reworks its plot while replacing its setting, language, and theatrical conventions.

• ForeshadowingBroader topic: The witches' equivocal predictions foreshadow Macbeth's rise and downfall.

• Motif (narrative)Broader topic: Blood imagery returns as guilt and violence persist beyond the acts that caused them.

• The Sound and the FuryRelated: Its 'sound and fury' passage supplies the novel's title and its bleak echo.

• FateRelated: Its prophecies leave open whether fate dictates events or ambition makes them happen.

• Shakespearean tragedyBroader topic: Its rapid descent links political violence to private ambition and fear.

• Breaking BadCompared with: Its rise-and-fall structure offers a classic counterpart to Walter’s pursuit of power.

• Pathetic fallacyBroader topic: Its unnatural darkness and violent weather accompany political murder and upheaval.

• First FolioBroader topic: The First Folio is the sole early printed source for its text.

• Richard III (play)Compared with: Both plays dramatize usurpation, but Macbeth’s inward collapse contrasts with Richard’s public performance.

• Patrick StewartBroader topic: Stewart’s stage performance and television adaptation made Macbeth a prominent Shakespearean role.

• Edmund KeanBroader topic: Kean’s portrayal of Macbeth extended his reputation beyond Richard III.

• Lady MacbethNarrower topic: Lady Macbeth’s ambitions and decline unfold within this tragedy’s larger story.

• Melvyn DouglasBroader topic: Douglas made his Broadway debut in a 1928 production of Macbeth.

• Sarah SiddonsBroader topic: The play supplied Siddons with her signature tragic role.

• Judith AndersonRelated: Anderson played Lady Macbeth, one of her major Shakespearean roles.

• Shakespeare's playsBroader topic: Its compressed plot and supernatural prophecy show Shakespeare’s tragic writing at high intensity.