Shakespeare is the brightest star in the galaxy of English writers. He excelled in writing all types of drama--Tragedy, Comedy, Romantic and Historical plays. His characterisation, plot construction, and dialogues are of the highest order. According to Bernard Shaw, "As far as sonority, imagery, wit, humour, energy of imagination, and a whimsically keen eye for idiosyncrasies can make a dramatist, Shakespeare was the king of dramatists." Macbeth is a well-known tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is said to have been first performed on stage in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging effects--physical as well as psychological--of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. According to Wickham, of all the plays written by Shakespeare during the reign of James I, who was a patron of Shakespeare's acting company, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright's relationship with his sovereign. The play was first published in the Folio of 1623. It will be useful for the students and teachers of English literature.