Macbeth (Completed)
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Shakespeare's play was banned at one time because of adult language and references to mature themes and violence.
"The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607."
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