Macbeth
by William Shakespeare from c. 1606
About
Scottish general Macbeth murders King Duncan on the strength of a witches' prophecy and his wife's ruthless ambition, seizing the throne of Scotland for himself. As he descends into paranoia and tyranny, killing to secure his grip on power, guilt and retribution close in on both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth
- Characters
- 40
- Words
- 15.6k
- Acts
- 5
- Duration
- ~1 hr 57 min
Characters
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2228 sections
15.6k words#TitleWords
Act 1
1
610:27
2
4633:28
3
1.1k8:32
4
4013:00
5
5714:17
6
2331:45
7
6845:08
Act 2
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2501:53
9
6044:32
10
1k7:45
11
3162:22
Act 3
12
1.1k8:13
13
4013:00
14
1791:21
15
1.2k8:40
16
2291:43
17
4103:05
Act 4
18
1k7:46
19
6654:59
20
1.9k14:19
Act 5
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22
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23
4043:02
24
1681:16
25
4053:02
26
800:36
27
2381:47
28
6304:44
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