Macbeth
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Macbeth is among the most well known of William Shakespeare's plays, as well as his shortest surviving tragedy. It is frequently performed at professional and community theatres around the world. The play, loosely based real events, is often seen as an archetypal tale of the dangers of the lust for power and betrayal of friends.
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