The tragedy of Macbeth

First performed at the Globe Theaterin London in 1606,Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy.It is also one of his most action-packed.In five acts, he recounts a storyof a Scottish noblemanwho steals the throne,presides over a reign of terror,and then meets a bloody end.Along the way, it asks important questionsabout ambition,power,and violencethat spoke directly to the politicsof Shakespeare's timeand continue to echo in our own.