The story of Macbeth, whose burning ambition to be king overcomes all the good in his soul, is beautifully retold by Martin Waddell with stunning colour and black and white illustrations by Alan Marks.
This book is part of a book series called Shakespeare Retold .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .
Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner.
This book contains the following story:
Macbeth
Macbeth is the bravest general in Scotland, and a loyal servant to King Duncan. But then three witches plant the seed of criminal ambition by suggesting that one day he could be king himself. Mad with ambition, and spurred on by Lady Macbeth, Macbeth sets out on a killing spree of former friends and rivals as part of a bloody path to power, until a final confrontation when he realizes too late that the witches have deceived him.
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