"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare is a sorrowful drama created in the 1600s, that grapples with desire, authority, shame, and the spirit world. The story is about Macbeth, a respected man, who, encouraged by a prediction and his greedy wife, starts down a wicked road once he grabs the Scottish throne through killing. The story looks at whether destiny or choice matters more, what happens morally when someone wants too much, and how strength and insanity connect. The play starts with a scary and uneasy mood, with loud storms, accompanied by three mysterious witches that introduce trouble, hinting to Macbeth that he will become an important title holder and eventually king. When Macbeth learns what the witches said and that he has been given a new title, his mind begins to race with the bad things he might do, soon starting a chain of sad events during the play.
Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Fueled by dark prophecy and ruthless ambition, a nobleman's bloody ascent to the throne unleashes madness and destruction.
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About the AuthorWilliam Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
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