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Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Macbeth (c. 1606) is Shakespeare's darkest and most concentrated tragedy. Spurred by the prophecy of three witches and the goading of his wife, the Scottish general Macbeth murders King Duncan and seizes the throne, only to be consumed by guilt, paranoia, and a tyrant's bloody spiral. A profound study of ambition, conscience, and the corruption of the soul, it gives the language some of its most haunting lines on murder and remorse.

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Contents

1. Act I
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
   4. Scene IV
   5. Scene V
   6. Scene VI
   7. Scene VII
2. Act II
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
   4. Scene IV
3. Act III
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
   4. Scene IV
   5. Scene V
   6. Scene VI
4. Act IV
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
5. Act V
   1. Scene I
   2. Scene II
   3. Scene III
   4. Scene IV
   5. Scene V
   6. Scene VI
   7. Scene VII
   8. Scene VIII