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Macbeth Essay Preview: Macbeth Report this essay MACBETH INTRODUCTION Probably composed in late 1606 or early 1607, Macbeth is the last of Shakespeares four great tragedies, the others being Hamlet, King Lear and Othello. It is a relatively short play without a major subplot, and it is considered by many scholars to be Shakespeares darkest.