Macbeth
Ranked #3 in Theater, Ranked #3 in Drama — see more rankings.
One night on the heath, the brave and respected general Macbeth encounters three witches who foretell that he will become king of Scotland. At first sceptical, he’s urged on by the ruthless, single-minded ambitions of Lady Macbeth, who suffers none of her husband’s doubt. But seeing the prophecy through to the bloody end leads them both spiralling into paranoia, tyranny, madness, and murder.
This shocking tragedy - a violent caution to those seeking power for its own sake - is, to this day, one of Shakespeare’s most popular and influential masterpieces. less
This shocking tragedy - a violent caution to those seeking power for its own sake - is, to this day, one of Shakespeare’s most popular and influential masterpieces. less
Rankings by Category
Macbeth is ranked in the following categories:
- #34 in 10th Grade
- #55 in 11th Grade
- #49 in 12th Grade
- #33 in 15-Year-Old
- #55 in 16-Year-Old
- #49 in 17-Year-Old
- #49 in 18-Year-Old
- #63 in Academia
- #86 in Acting
- #10 in Annotations
- #21 in Betrayal
- #84 in Bucket List
- #30 in Class
- #50 in Classic
- #42 in Classical
- #60 in Corruption
- #94 in Dramatic
- #91 in Evil
- #94 in Gilmore Girls
- #70 in Graduate School
- #18 in High School
- #18 in High School Reading
- #51 in Literature
- #98 in Morality
- #26 in Murder
- #98 in Old
- #67 in Public Domain
- #7 in Renaissance
- #37 in Screenplay
- #3 in Shakespeare
- #59 in Studying
- #44 in UK
- #17 in University
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