Macbeth /məkˈbɛθ/ (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth, Scots: The Tragedie o Macbeth[1]) is a tragedy written bi William Shakespeare, an is considered ane o his darkest an maist pouerfu wirks. Set mainly in Scotland, the play illustrates the damagin pheesical an psychological effects o poleetical ambeetion on those who seek pouer for its ain sake.[2]