ISBN: 9781983471919

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Macbeth: The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Macbeth; full title The Tragedy of Macbeth, is a tragedy by William S… More...

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Macbeth: The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Macbeth; full title The Tragedy of Macbeth, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. The play opens amidst thunder and lightning, and the Three Witches decide that their next meeting shall be with Macbeth. In the following scene, a wounded sergeant reports to King Duncan of Scotland that his generals-Macbeth, who is the Thane of Glamis, and Banquo-have just defeated the allied forces of Norway and Ireland, who were led by the traitorous Macdonwald, the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth, the King's kinsman, is praised for his bravery and fighting prowess. In the following scene, Macbeth and Banquo discuss the weather and their victory. As they wander onto a heath, the Three Witches enter and greet them with prophecies. Though Banquo challenges them first, they address Macbeth, hailing him as "Thane of Glamis," "Thane of Cawdor," and that he shall "be King hereafter." Macbeth appears to be stunned to silence. When Banquo asks of his own fortunes, the witches respond paradoxically, saying that he will be less than Macbeth, yet happier, less successful, yet more. He will father a line of kings though he himself will not be one. While the two men wonder at these pronouncements, the witches vanish, and another thane, Ross, arrives and informs Macbeth of his newly bestowed title: Thane of Cawdor. The first prophecy is thus fulfilled, and Macbeth, previously sceptical, immediately begins to harbour ambitions of becoming king., Shakespeare Plays<

ISBN: 9781983471919

Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Macbeth; full title The Tragedy of Macbeth, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the dama… More...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Macbeth; full title The Tragedy of Macbeth, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, who was patron of Shakespeare's acting company, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright's relationship with his sovereign. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Theatre & Drama>Shakespeare>Plays Shakespea, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

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