Macbeth: Fully annotated edition with notes and extra material for students Paperback / softback - 2025
by William Shakespeare
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- Title Macbeth: Fully annotated edition with notes and extra material for students
- Author William Shakespeare
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Alma Books
- Publication date 2025-09-23
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9781847495136
- ISBN 9781847495136 / 1847495133
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 in (19.81 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Category Plays / Drama
- Quantity available 4
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About this book
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a tragic play that delves into the destructive consequences of unchecked ambition. The story follows Macbeth, a Scottish nobleman, who, driven by his wife's relentless ambition and the prophecies of three witches, succumbs to his own inner darkness. As he ascends to the throne through deceit, Macbeth becomes consumed by guilt and paranoia. The play explores themes of power, guilt, fate, and the corrupting nature of ambition. Through vivid imagery, complex characters, and dramatic soliloquies, Shakespeare masterfully crafts a tale that exposes the psychological turmoil and moral decay that accompany the pursuit of power, leaving the audience with a haunting reflection on the human condition.
Macbeth's precise date remains uncertain, but it is generally considered contemporaneous with other canonical tragedies such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. While some suggest an original writing date as early as 1599, it is more likely that the play was composed no earlier than 1603, celebrating King James' ancestors and the Stuart accession to the throne. Scholars believe Macbeth was written in 1606, following the Gunpowder Plot, with references and allusions to the plot and its trials. The play also reflects the political context of James' reign, exploring themes of kingship and rebellion.Reader reviews for Macbeth: Fully annotated edition with notes and extra material for students
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First edition identification
The “First Folio” of 1623 remains the primary source for the play and the only early printed text, although some interpolations and additions are suspected. The “First Folio” is indeed the first printing of 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, and it was first published in 1623 by Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard. It is believed there were 750 copies of the First Folio printed in 1623. Only 235 of those are known to survive today, most of them held by The Folger Shakespeare Library.
