Mm.

Um, and so Shakespeare took that idea and- and turned it on its head, of this idea of this, um, not particularly well-known clan chieftain and- and warlord who, um, miraculously saves the day.

There's, there, uh, the- the Scots are at war with, uh, in the play, the Scots are at war with Norway, and one of the clan chiefs changes sides, um, uh, and, uh, Macdonwald, um, betrays the king, and Macbeth and Banquo are able to- to turn what was becoming a drubbing into a- a great victory, which then takes Macbeth into the spotlight, you know, the- the eye of the king, and, um, and then Lady Macbeth gets ambitious.

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but maybe we should just stop for a moment and give you a chance to summarize the, the main, the main plot line of, of Macbeth, and then we'll dig into a few specifics.

Sure.

So, uh, clan chieftain Macbeth, um, rises through the ranks.

He saves the day, along with his friend and fellow, uh, chieftain, Banquo, um, during a, a, a massive, uh, battle with, uh, the Norwegians, and, um, he, he gets the attention of the king, um, and his wife, uh, decides that, that they need to be the new royal family.