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With such a title, the audience is naturally tempted to believe that the play will be completely based on Macbeth himself. However, as far as I know, this play could have also been called “Duncan’s Murder,” or “The Weird Sisters.” Apart from Macbeth’s character, other factors have a great role in this play. The world of the play for example is very significant. Where does it take place? Which atmosphere does the play have? We also notice that Macbeth is not always present, and that other characters are definitely important. But most of all, the more we advance in this play, the more we see that it is not just about Macbeth as an individual, and that he can also be seen just as an instrument in the expression of greater ideas and themes. The world of the play consists of the places where the action takes place, the atmosphere, and the characters. This is the first and most evident factor that shows that the play is not just about Macbeth as a person. There are different places where the action takes place: Scotland, England, Macbeth’s, Macduff’s and Duncan’s castle, the forest, the witch’s heath, the battlefield etc…. The play is about these places and it concerns them, mostly Scotland, for it is her that is