Macbeth, 9780486278025
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Ambition leads to murder, madness, and a bloody, tragic end.

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  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    2 January 2000

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Summary

Macbeth: A Tragedy of Ambition and Blood

A Scottish nobleman murders the king to seize the throne, but his ambition unleashes a torrent of treachery and guilt that leads to his downfall.

One of Shakespeare’s most powerful tragedies, Macbeth explores the dark depths of ambition, murder, guilt, and revenge. Driven by the prophecies of three witches and spurred on by his ruthless wife, Macbeth, a respected Scottish thane, assassinates King Duncan, setting in motion a chain of e…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780486278025
ISBN-10:0486278026
Series:Dover Thrift Editions
Author:William Shakespeare
Publisher:Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:Dover Publications Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Edition:New edition
Release Date:2 January 2000
Weight:75g
Dimensions:210mm x 130mm x 129mm
About The Author

William Shakespeare

“He was not of an age, but for all time,” declared Ben Jonson of his contemporary William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Jonson’s praise is especially prescient, since at the turn of the 17th century Shakespeare was but one of many popular London playwrights and none of his dramas were printed in his lifetime. The reason so many of his works survive is because two of his actor friends, with the assistance of Jonson, assembled and published the First Folio edition of 1623.

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