Macbeth Macbeth is a play written by the famous poet and playwright William Shakespeare. It was written between 1603-1607 and is Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy. It is set in Scotland and is therefore often referred to as “The Scottish play”. The play tells the story of a young general who receives a prophecy from three witches that one day he will become king of Scotland. The protagonist who is the young general named Macbeth gets obsessed with the thought of becoming king, and chooses to force this title upon himself by killing the current king, Duncan. His reign is dominated by an increasing amount paranoia resulting in Macbeth becoming a tyran, killing and murdering everybody in his way. Lady Macbeth who has been encouraging Macbeth in his violent actions, becomes insane with guilt and commits suicide. Eventually the main antagonist Macduff who had suspected Macbeth's evil nature challenges his throne in a fight. Macbeth is convinced that the prophecy guarantees his invincibility but Macduff proves him wrong by slaying him and beheading him.
The tragedy of Macbeth is a story about greed and arrogance and it has a clear reference to the royal family in Scotland at the time it was written. It is one of Shakespeare’s most famous works and is still played in theatres all over the world
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