▁as ▁Mac b eth , ▁and ▁nick named ▁" R í ▁De ir cc " ▁( R igh ▁D ear g ), ▁" the ▁Sc ar let ▁King "; ▁died ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 0 5 7 ) ▁was ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Al ba , ▁and ▁earlier ▁as ▁King ▁of ▁Mor ay ▁and ▁King ▁of ▁Fort ri u ) ▁from ▁ 1 0 4 0 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁tra ged y ▁Mac b eth ▁and ▁the ▁many ▁works ▁it ▁has ▁inspired , ▁although ▁the ▁play ▁presents ▁a ▁highly ▁in ac cur ate ▁picture ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁and ▁person ality . ▁Shakespeare ▁borrow ed ▁the ▁story ▁from ▁several ▁tales ▁in ▁Hol in sh ed ' s ▁Chron icles , ▁a ▁popular ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁known ▁to ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁his ▁contempor aries , ▁but ▁with ▁numerous ▁in acc ura cies ▁and ▁bi ases . ▁▁ ▁Mac b eth ▁( 1 8 4 7 ) ▁by ▁Giuseppe ▁Ver di ▁ ▁Mac b eth ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁by ▁Ernest ▁Blo ch ▁ ▁Mac b eth , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁opera ▁by ▁Antonio ▁Bib alo ▁ ▁Mac b eth , ▁Tre ▁att i ▁senza ▁nome , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁opera ▁by ▁Salv atore ▁Sci arr ino ▁ ▁James ▁Mac ph erson ' s ▁O ss ian ▁cycle ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 0