Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth was the title of Queen Gruoch of Scotland (queen consort to King Macbeth of Scotland) before her husband ascended to the throne of Scotland.

Lady Macbeth is the name of a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, based on the historical Scottish queen.

Lady Macbeth, a fictional character based on the Shakespeare character, has been used in a number of other works, including

• Lady Macbeth in the Verdi opera Macbeth
• Lady Macbeth in the Nikolai Leskov story Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
• Lady Macbeth, in the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Dmitri Shostakovich, based on the Leskov novel
• Lady Macbeth in the Andrzej Wajda film Siberian Lady Macbeth, also based on the Leskov novel.

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