Macbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is atragedy written by William Shakespeare, and is considered one of his darkest and most powerful works.Set in Scotland, the play dramatises what happens when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power.

The play is believed to have been written between 1599 and 1606. Macbeth tells the story of abrave Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three sinister witched that one day he will become King of Scotland...