» Macbeth  » is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written in 1606. The story is inspired of the famous character : Macbeth, King of Scotland. However the tragedy has many supernaturals elements, which makes the play more interresant for the spectators.

In this play, Macbeth and lady Macbeths ( is wife ) are the main characters because the essential of the tragedy shows how they gradually sink into madness. The plot take place around a battle where Macbeth, the King’s cousin and the general of the army, was noted for his courage, intelligence and loyalty. After winning the battle, he meets three witches who gives to Macbeth three differents titles, including the future king. Then they disappear. Later Macbeth is named  » Thane of Cawdor  » reward for his victory. He tells the new to his wife , but devoured by ambition and the desire to see the prophecy witches realised, she pushes him to murder Duncan, the King of Scotland . The son of Duncan (Malcolm and Donalbain) run away for fear of being murdered as their turn and they  leaving the free space to Macbeth. This is the beginning of a deadly cycle where Macbeth begins to assassinate anyone he thinks they can steal his throne. At the end of the play, Macbeth and his wife are plagued by guilty, and they become completely mad.

Macbeth is one of the many masterpiece of William Shakespeare,  it is a dark play, showing the criminal passion of an individual whose conscience is subject to evil.