He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy.Ī brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. Macbeth (/məkˈbɛθ/, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.
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