The Most Beautiful Collection of Shakespeare's Classic Plays: Macbeth
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About This Novel
400 years after Shakespeare's death, his works are unparalleled in popularity and influence among all other classic writers. The English vocabulary and classic sayings he created have rewritten the entire history of world literature and influenced hundreds of millions of readers for several generations. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and one of his most popular works. It is often considered the darkest and most powerful of his tragedies. The story is set in Scotland and observes the evil of chasing power and betrayal in a dramatic way, through psychological effects and political struggles. The play tells the story of Macbeth, a brave Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three witches that he will one day become King of Scotland. Out of ambition and the instigation of his wife, Macbeth assassinated King Duncan and proclaimed himself king. Tormented by self-blame and fantasy, he soon degenerated into a tyrant, forced to protect his throne and suppress hostility and suspicion through constant ruthlessness. The massacre and civil war made Macbeth and his wife arrogant and crazy. Macbeth, who gained power by insidiously usurping the throne, eventually went to destruction...
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