Macbeth

The play, William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, is characterized as being both "Violent in action and memorably written" and "difficult to perform and yet extraordinarily popular on stage". It is recognized for its theatrical speed and intensity, being the third shortest of the plays included in the First Folio (approximately 2108 lines). It contains many brief scenes, averaging only about 75 lines, a deliberate dramatic choice that gives an "impression of rapid and bustling action".