# The Tragedy of Macbeth

**Author:** William Shakespeare
**Tags:** Drama, Tragedies, Scotland, Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century, Regicides
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96336

## Description

A brave Scottish general, Macbeth, encounters three witches who prophesy he will one day be king. Consumed by ambition and spurred on by his ruthless wife, Lady Macbeth, he murders King Duncan to seize the throne. This single act of regicide plunges Scotland into a spiraling nightmare of tyranny and paranoia. Haunted by guilt and fear of losing his ill-gotten power, Macbeth commits increasingly brutal deeds, including the murder of his loyal friend Banquo and the innocent family of Macduff. As the kingdom descends into chaos and Lady Macbeth succumbs to madness, a rebellion rises to challenge the blood-soaked reign of the usurper. Shakespeare's timeless tragedy explores the destructive consequences of unchecked ambition, the heavy burden of guilt, and the insidious influence of the supernatural on human fate.