Premise: Macbeth ( [ məkˈbɛθ ] full title The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare ; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606 . It was first published in the Folio of 1623 , possibly from a prompt book , and is Shakespeare 's shortest tragedy .
Hypothesis: Macbeth is a tragedy by Shakespeare.
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