MACBETH Shakespeare's last great tragedy has remained one of the most popular plays since its first performance in 1606
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THE NO1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER40 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDEHe's the best cop they've got They're all within reach But a man like him won't get to the top Plagued by hallucinations & paranoia Macbeth starts to unravel 624 pages Nesbo Jo ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Michael Fassbender & Marion Cotillard star in this adaptation of Shakespeare&s tragedy After three witches foretell that Scottish nobleman Macbeth (Fassbender) will be king he becomes obssessed by the idea Encouraged by his wife Lady Macbeth (Cotillard) his ambition becomes all-consuming & he kills the reigning monarch King Duncan (David Thewlis) But Macbeth becomes a tyrannical ruler filled with anxiety over who he can trust The cast also

Includes:: Elizabeth Debicki Sean Harris Paddy Considine & David Hayman

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Jason Connery stars as the ill-fated Thane of Cawdor in this adaptation of Shakespeare&s classic tragedy Warrior generals Macbeth (Connery) & his colleague Banquo (Graham Mc Tavish) are rewarded well for their exploits in battle by King Duncan but the prophecy of three witches makes Macbeth lust for further glory Encouraged by his wife (Helen Baxendale) he secretly murders Duncan seizing the throne for himself However Macbeth&s new-found power is soured by guilt over his bloody deed & further murders follow as he attempts to cover his tracks ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Michael Fassbender & Marion Cotillard star in this adaptation of Shakespeare&s tragedy After three witches foretell that Scottish nobleman Macbeth (Fassbender) will be king he becomes obssessed by the idea Encouraged by his wife Lady Macbeth (Cotillard) his ambition becomes all-consuming & he kills the reigning monarch King Duncan (David Thewlis) But Macbeth becomes a tyrannical ruler filled with anxiety over who he can trust The cast also

Includes:: Elizabeth Debicki Sean Harris Paddy Considine & David Hayman

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This is a new title in Young Reading Series Two which is aimed at children whose reading ability & confidence allows them to tackle longer & more complex stories It presents Shakespeare's classic tale of madness & murder treachery & witchcraft retold for a younger audience It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University ...

Edited introduced & annotated by Cedric Watts Professor of English Literature University of Sussex Shakespeare's Macbeth is one of the greatest tragic dramas the world has known Macbeth himself a brave warrior is fatally impelled by supernatural forces by his proud wife & by his own burgeoning ambition As he embarks on his murderous course to gain & retain the crown of Scotland we see the appalling emotional & psychological effects on both Lady Macbeth & himself The cruel ironies of their destiny are conveyed in poetry of unsurpassed power In the theatre this tragedy remains perennially engrossing ...

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship & emphasis on performance The series features line-by-line commentaries & textual notes on the plays & poems Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical stage & screen interpretations This second edition of Macbeth provides a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays In his introduction A R Braunmuller explores Macbeth's immediate theatrical & political contexts particularly the Gunpowder Plot & addresses such celebrated questions as do the Witches compel Macbeth to murder; is Lady Macbeth herself in some sense a witch; is Macduff morally culpable? A new & well-illustrated account of the play in performance examines several cinematic versions such as those by Kurosawa & Roman Polanski as well as other dramatic adaptations Several possible new sources are suggested & the presence of Thomas Middleton's writing in the play is also proposed ...