Macbeth biography william shakespeare

Play by William Shakespeare

This article is about Shakespeare's play. For the historical Scottish king, see Macbeth, King of Scotland. For the title character of the play, see Macbeth (character).

Macbeth biography william shakespeare

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"The Tragedy of Macbeth" redirects here. For the film, see The Tragedy of Macbeth ( film).

The Tragedy of Macbeth, often shortened to Macbeth (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in ^[a] It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambitions and power.

It was first published in the Folio of , possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. Scholars believe Macbeth, of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of King James I, contains the most allusions to James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company.

In the play, a brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witche