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Macbeth

Macbeth

Macbeth Paperback / softback - 2003

by William, of Chartres

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Paperback / softback. New. At head of title: Folger Shakespeare Library.
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  • Title Macbeth
  • Author William, of Chartres
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
  • Publication date 2003-07-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780743477109
  • ISBN 9780743477109 / 0743477103
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 in (17.02 x 10.41 x 2.29 cm)
  • Age range 12 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 12
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Catalog Heading: Classics
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
  • Category Plays / Drama
  • Library of Congress subjects Scotland, Macbeth
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 93121662
  • Dewey Decimal Code 822.33
  • Quantity available 10

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Summary

Each edition includes:

• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
• Scene-by-scene plot summaries
• A key to famous lines and phrases
• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

Essay by Susan Snyder

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

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This seller has earned a 3.89 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
3.89 / 5 (999928 total reviews)

Readers largely hail Macbeth as one of Shakespeare’s most potent tragedies—short, propulsive, and steeped in witchcraft, blood, and unforgettable lines. Lady Macbeth and the Weird Sisters dominate discussion, while themes of corrosive ambition, toxic masculinity, guilt, and nihilism feel strikingly contemporary. Many praise its psychological depth and stage power, often citing memorable scenes like the sleepwalking, Birnam Wood’s advance, and the birth loophole, with film and stage adaptations renewing enthusiasm. A minority complain about being forced to read plays, archaic language, or a lean plot—but the consensus deems it dark, quotable, and enduringly relevant.

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From the publisher

The authoritative edition of Macbeth from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.

In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material. He found a spectacle of violence and stories of traitors advised by witches and wizards, echoing James's belief in a connection between treason and witchcraft.

In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth teases us with huge questions. Is Macbeth tempted by fate, or by his or his wife's ambition? Why does their success turn to ashes?

Like other plays, Macbeth speaks to each generation. Its story was once seen as that of a hero who commits an evil act and pays an enormous price. Recently, it has been applied to nations that overreach themselves and to modern alienation. The line is blurred between Macbeth's evil and his opponents' good, and there are new attitudes toward both witchcraft and gender.

The edition includes:
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
-Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-A key to the play's famous lines and phrases
-An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
-An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading

Essay by Susan Snyder

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.

First line

Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches.

About the author

William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England's Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children--an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare's only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare's working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.

Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Research emerita at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Consulting Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and their editing.

Paul Werstine is Professor of English at the Graduate School and at King's University College at Western University. He is a general editor of the New Variorum Shakespeare and author of Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare and of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare's plays.

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