<P> In Shakespeare 's play , which is based mainly upon Raphael Holinshed 's account , Macbeth is initially a valorous and loyal general to the elderly King Duncan . After being flattered by Three Witches and his own wife , Macbeth rationalizes that murdering his king and usurping the throne is the right thing to do . Ultimately , however , the prophecies of the witches prove misleading , and Macbeth alienates the nobility of Scotland and is defeated in battle by Prince Malcolm . As the King 's armies disintegrate he encounters Macduff , a refugee nobleman whose wife and children had earlier been murdered by Macbeth 's death squads . Upon realizing that he will die if he duels Macduff , Macbeth at first refuses to do so . But when Macduff explains that if Macbeth surrenders he will be subjected to ridicule by his former subjects , Macbeth vows , `` I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm 's feet , to be baited by a rabble 's curse . '' He chooses instead to fight Macduff to the death . Macbeth is then slain and beheaded and the play ends with Prince Malcolm planning his coronation at Scone . </P>
<P> In Shakespeare 's play , which is based mainly upon Raphael Holinshed 's account , Macbeth is initially a valorous and loyal general to the elderly King Duncan . After being flattered by Three Witches and his own wife , Macbeth rationalizes that murdering his king and usurping the throne is the right thing to do . Ultimately , however , the prophecies of the witches prove misleading , and Macbeth alienates the nobility of Scotland and is defeated in battle by Prince Malcolm . As the King 's armies disintegrate he encounters Macduff , a refugee nobleman whose wife and children had earlier been murdered by Macbeth 's death squads . Upon realizing that he will die if he duels Macduff , Macbeth at first refuses to do so . But when Macduff explains that if Macbeth surrenders he will be subjected to ridicule by his former subjects , Macbeth vows , `` I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm 's feet , to be baited by a rabble 's curse . '' He chooses instead to fight Macduff to the death . Macbeth is then slain and beheaded and the play ends with Prince Malcolm planning his coronation at Scone . </P>
who is crowned king of scotland at the end of macbeth
who is crowned king of scotland at the end of macbeth
Malcolm
Malcolm