DRAMA · TRAGEDY · c. 1606
Macbeth
William Shakespeare
A celebrated soldier hears that he will become king. His decision to force that future into being transforms ambition into murder, power into fear, and victory into isolation.
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Reading text: William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Project Gutenberg ebook 1533. The play is public domain. The overview, summary and study material on this page are original Open English Literature Library content.