This edition of Macbeth is part of the groundbreaking Cambridge School Shakespeare series established by Rex Gibson. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of the play, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and a selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.
This book is part of a book series called Cambridge School Shakespeare .
There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Cambridge University Press .
Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare.
This book has the following chapters: List of characters; Macbeth; What is the play about?; The contexts of Macbeth; Characters; Witches and witchcraft; The language of Macbeth, Macbeth in performance, William Shakespeare.
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.