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Shakespeare Collection: Macbeth


Shakespeare Collection

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No. of pages 48

Published: 2000

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Great for age 9-13 years

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This collection aims to make the best of Shakespearean theatre accessible to a younger audience. "Macbeth" is the story of one man's ambition - and the murders that will allow his dreams of fame to become a reality.

 

This book is part of a book series called Shakespeare Collection .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Author: Anthony Masters is a distinguished, award-winning writer for both children and adults, being described by Junior Bookseller as 'a skilled novelist and a man of deep understanding -[he] writes beautifully, giving each word its value'. Illustrator: Stephen Player is an established illustrator of many children's books. Anthony Masters is an arch-storyteller with a passion for meeting his readers by tirelessly visiting schools across the UK.

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.

This book is in the following series:

Shakespeare Collection

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