“Macbeth is the shortest of the Great Tragedies, and there is something in its brevity, in its air of hurtling irresistably toward catastrophe, that adds immeasurably to its greatness. Crime, retribution, the kingdom, the world: in fact the entire universe, in Macbeth, spirals out of control with unstoppable force. On the face of it, all is very simple. A king is murdered; a general usurps a throne; punishment is meted out to him in due time. But this is not a political play. It...”

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