Macbeth: Audiobook
The Macbeth audiobook runs an estimated 4 hours (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 4 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 94% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
- That's 55% shorter than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 163 titles in our dataset).
Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for young adult listeners who want a murder to untangle: a weekend-size listen at 4 hours (estimated).
About the book
The play concerns a trusted general who secretly lusts for power. Encouraged by the prophecies of three witches and urged on by his ambitious wife Macbeth commits regicide. Left fearful and superstitious by this desperate act he is driven to a spiralling course of murder and outrage, almost inevitably culminating in his own death. One of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies, Macbeth is ostensibly based on the Scottish king although the story represented in the play bears no relation to historical fact as the true King Macbeth was well respected by his contemporaries. This book includes the hero Macbeth becoming more and more evil after he gets told his "destiny" by the witches and becomes greedy with power.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Macbeth audiobook?
Macbeth runs about 4 hours, our estimate from its 135 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.
Is the Macbeth audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Macbeth first published?
Macbeth by William Shakespeare was first published in 1508.
