# Books like Macbeth

**10** books similar to *Macbeth* by William Shakespeare (Tragedy · grades 9–12), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** ambition, guilt, fate vs free will, corruption, supernatural
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## Similar books

- [Animal Farm](https://readinglist.school/book/animal-farm) by George Orwell _(1170L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of corruption, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of ambition, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of ambition, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Hamlet](https://readinglist.school/book/hamlet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Tragedy), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Little Women](https://readinglist.school/book/little-women) by Louisa May Alcott _(1300L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of ambition, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Oedipus Rex](https://readinglist.school/book/oedipus-rex) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of fate vs free will, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/bomb) by Steve Sheinkin _(920L · Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of ambition and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [1984](https://readinglist.school/book/1984) by George Orwell _(1090L · Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [A Doll's House](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dolls-house) by Henrik Ibsen _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [A Lesson Before Dying](https://readinglist.school/book/a-lesson-before-dying) by Ernest J. Gaines _(750L · Grades 8–12)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list and overlapping grades (8–12).

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