Macbeth: A Shakespeare Story
Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Taesha Glasgow
4.0 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Tonight's sleep story is Macbeth by William Shakespeare, retold by Edith Nesbit. You know the story of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and their thirst for power at any cost originally written by William Shakespeare. This adaptation by Edith Nesbit condenses and simplifies the story but the end remains the same. If you're still awake, the second story is Measure for Measure. A story you might not be as familiar with.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening. Welcome to the Just Sleep podcast. I'm Tasia, your host. |
| 0:16.2 | Every week, I will read you an old story to help you relax, put the stressful day behind you, |
| 0:24.1 | and drift off to sleep. |
| 0:36.0 | Occasionally, we will run ads in order to cover the costs of the production of the podcast. |
| 0:44.0 | Rest assured, there will be no ads during or after the story. |
| 0:50.8 | If you prefer an ad-free and intro-free show, you can join Just Sleep Premium. |
| 1:01.7 | Visit Just Sleeppodcast.com slash support for more information. |
| 1:22.1 | Tonight, I will be reading two stories from Edith Nesbitt's beautiful stories from Shakespeare, |
| 1:25.9 | Macbeth, and measure for measure. |
| 1:35.1 | So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story. |
| 1:40.7 | Macbeth. |
| 1:48.7 | When a person is asked to tell the story of Macbeth, he can tell two stories. |
| 1:56.1 | One is of a man called Macbeth who came to the throne of Scotland by a crime in the year of our Lord, 1039, and range justly and well on the whole for 15 years or more. |
| 2:04.7 | This story is part of Scottish history. |
| 2:08.6 | The other story issues from a place called imagination. |
| 2:13.3 | It is gloomy and wonderful, and you shall hear it. |
| 2:19.0 | A year or two before, Edward the confessor began to rule England. |
| 2:24.2 | A battle was won in Scotland against a Norwegian king by two generals, named Macbeth and Banquo. |
| 2:32.2 | After the battle, the generals walked together towards Forres in Elginshire, where Duncan, |
| 2:37.8 | king of Scotland, was awaiting them. |
| 2:40.6 | While they were crossing a lonely heath, they saw three bearded women, sisters, hand in hand, |
| 2:47.9 | withered in appearance and wild in their attire. |
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