How many pages is Macbeth?

About 135 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 18,489 words, about 1 hr of reading at an average pace.

Is Macbeth worth reading?

We score it 6.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.90 out of 5 from 1,254 ratings, which counts for 6.4; at about 1 hr at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.

How long is the Macbeth audiobook?

About 2 hrs, estimated from the 18,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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Macbeth

Name: Macbeth
Author: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

1 hrto read

6.9worth it

At your speed≈ 1 hr

Pages135

Audiobook≈ 2 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 18,489 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 1 hr — a single-sitting read.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.90 out of 5, from 1,254 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.9/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.4 (Hardcover's 3.90★ from 1,254 ratings) + length 0.5 = 6.9. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Macbeth?

The complete text of Macbeth runs to 18,489 words — about 135 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Macbeth at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	2 hrs
Average	250	1 hr
Fast	400	45 min

Counted word for word from the complete public-domain text on Project Gutenberg, so these times don't depend on any one edition's page count. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 2 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Macbeth?: About 1 hr at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Macbeth runs to 18,489 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 2 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 45 min.
How many pages is Macbeth?: About 135 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 18,489 words, about 1 hr of reading at an average pace.
Is Macbeth worth reading?: We score it 6.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.90 out of 5 from 1,254 ratings, which counts for 6.4; at about 1 hr at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.
How long is the Macbeth audiobook?: About 2 hrs, estimated from the 18,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

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.

DramaRegicidesKings and rulersTextsFrench-Canadian dialectScotlandkingsgreed