Excerpt from Stories From Shakespeare When Duncan the Meek was king of Scotland there lived a lord, or, as the Scotch call it, a thane whose name was Macbeth. This thane or lord was near kinsman of the king; and this, of course, gave him advantages at court; but beyond that, was he truly esteemed for his real valor and honorable con duct in war. It, was after a battle with a rebel army, assisted by troops from Norway, that Macbeth came highest into the good Duncan's favor. After this battle, while Macbeth and his brave general Banquo were on their way homeward, a wounded soldier, who had fought side by side with Macbeth, was brought before the king. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.