Macbeth

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Referred to by superstitious actors as 'the Scottish play' William Shakespeare's Macbeth is a tragedy in which appalling earthly crimes have lasting supernatural repercussions This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by George Hunter with an introduction by Carol Rutter' By the pricking of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes' Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches & spurred on by his wife Macbeth murders King Duncan to ensure his ambitions come true But he soon learns the meaning of terror
- killing once he must kill again & again & the dead return to haunt him A story of war witchcraft & bloodshed Macbeth also depicts the relationship between husbands & wives & the risks they are prepared to take to achieve their desires This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life & Elizabethan theatre a separate introduction to Macbeth a chronology suggestions for further reading an essay discussing performance options on both stage & screen & a commentary William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare & Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain) many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced including Romeo & Juliet (1595) Henry V (1599) Hamlet (1601) Othello (1604) King Lear (1606) & Macbeth (1606) as well as a collection of 154 sonnets which number among the most profound & influential love-poetry in English If you enjoyed Macbeth you might like Hamlet also available in Penguin Shakespeare' Shakespeare
- the nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God' Lawrence Olivier