The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of
political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.
Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, and tells the story of a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who 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 throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia, and he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler
as he is forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of arrogance, madness, and death.
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| The Tragedy of Macbeth |
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| Macbeth - wikipedia Macbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. |
| Shakespeare After All: The Later Plays Instructor: Professor Marjorie Garber. This course focuses on Shakespeare's later plays beginning with Measure for Measure and ending with The Tempest. |
| Macbeth (1978 film) This is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Directed by Philip Casson, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. |
| e-Books |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth By William Shakespeare, 1564-1616; Edmund Kerchever Chambers, 1866-1954. Topics: Shakespeare, Tragedy, Curse, Witch, King, Scotland. Collection: opensource. |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth By William Shakespeare, 1564-1616; Richard Jones, 1855-1923. Publisher: New York, D. Appleton & co. Book Contributor: Cornell University Library. |
| Macbeth By William Shakespeare, 1564-1616; edited by Thomas Marc Parrott, 1866-1960. Topics: Macbeth, King of Scotland, 11th cent, Regicides. Publisher: New York, American Book Co. Book Contributor: The Library of Congress. |
| Audio Books |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth LibriVox recording of The Tragedy of MacBeth by William Shakespeare. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth LibriVox recording of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text. |