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"A first-rate entree to the Bard," hailed Publishers Weekly in praise of Bruce Coville's adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream (Dial). Now the author follows with Macbeth, expertly weaving his own dramatic yet accessible prose with language from the play, creating a gateway to the greater enjoyment of the original. Powerful paintings, rich in atmosphere, by renowned artist Gary Kelley—winner of twenty medals from the Society of Illustrators—make this, like its predecessor, a classic in itself, full justice to the genius that came before. A perfect gift for both newcomers to Shakespeare's work as well as devoted followers.
Samuel Johnson: Macbeth A. C. Bradley: From Shakespearean Tragedy Elmer Edgar Stoll: Source and Motive in 'Macbeth' and 'Othello'
Cleanth Brooks: The Naked Babe and the Cloak of Manliness Mary MacCarthy: General Macbeth Joan Larsen Klein: Lady Macbeth: 'Infirm of Purpose'
Sylvan Barnet: 'Macbeth' on the Stage and Screen
NEWLY ADDED ESSAYS:
Alan Sinfield: 'Macbeth': History, Ideology, and Intellectuals
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Posted February 10, 2011
I loved ithis one . It had stage notes inaddtion to the play. This was the first play I'd read and it is still one of my favorites.
4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 13, 2005
As a teacher of 11th grade English, I ordered this text because I was curious about its supplementary material. Now I am committed to the Norton Critical Editions for EVERY Shakespeare play I teach in the future! My students were amazed and sometimes enthralled with the incredibly rich background material which supplemented their study of Macbeth. They especially loved comparing Lady Macbeth's invocation of evil forces, and her declaration of imagined infanticide, with Seneca's Medea, in which Medea declares she will sacrifice her children to punish her cheating husband. They were incredulous that Macbeth's witches were actually mentioned several times in Holinshed's history. The factual background for Macbeth's rise and fall, set within the context of the eleventh century, gave them a deeper understanding of his inherent brutality. They also were better able to appreciate the modern aspects of his personality as interpreted by Shakespeare by contrasting the Bard's Macbeth with Holinshed's details of the actual historical Macbeth. And they really enjoyed learning that Lady Macbeth's real name was Gruoch. (Several said they're going to name their dog or their first daughter after her! Ha, ha!) WHAT A SUPERIOR SOURCE for any teacher! Please buy this if you are reading, studying, or teaching Macbeth!
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted November 24, 2006
I am an English teacher. I don't know how I would have survived without this audio-recording. It is wonderful! Love Lady Macbeth's Scottish accent!
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 16, 2010
This is a steal for $2. It's not the bare-bones edition you'd expect for this price - it gives the reader a generous amount of additional material on the play, as well as historical background on the life and times of Shakespeare. The formatting is excellent, and the annotations are surprisingly thorough for a budget edition. Highly recommended.
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Posted June 27, 2012
Welcome to Team Magic! You must post as many reviews as possible on this book. The winner will be announced on Mockingjay on July 1.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 21, 2011
love the storyy
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Posted January 31, 2003
As a senior of a high school and strong emphasis on literature, I have personally read Macbeth and found it to be of great dramatized action. It defines many points to human nature and consequences to evil doings. In addition to the lessons that can be learned from Macbeth, it is great literature. It contains many motifs, symbols, and themes such as the theme of unchecked ambition. This book is great for the strong intellectual to the teen-age ambition to read violent and entertaining text but with actually lessons that can teach and grow in the minds of all young.
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Posted October 29, 2002
This particular publication of Macbeth is the best thing that's ever happened to my curriculum. I teach this particular Shakespeare play in my sophomore English classes, along with Much Ado About Nothing...my favorite comedy! The fact that the left-hand side of the page contains notes, definitions is invaluable to me as a teacher (saves time from having to explain EVERY SINGLE WORD) and makes the student feel more capable of digesting Shakespeare's language. The introductory notes on Shakespeare's life, the theater, his language, wordplay are all invaluable tools to use in teaching. I now only use this version to teach all Shakespeare plays. Bravo!
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Posted October 12, 2001
In my senior English class, we are currently reading this, and I seem to be the only person in the entire class who is enthusiastic. To me, this one from Shakespeare is much more easier to understand. A person may think the withches are evil, but the real villain is the diabolique, Lady Macbeth. Her soliloquies are of absolute brilliance and I love the way she makes Macbeth the way he is. What a sap!
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Posted May 3, 2013
Typical e-book from B&N - filled with typos, margins are a mess! It is a play, but who can tell from the way it is put together.
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Posted April 29, 2013
This file doesn't open, :(
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Posted April 6, 2013
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Posted February 26, 2013
This is one of the best books hated to turn off my Nook!
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Posted January 18, 2013
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Posted January 7, 2013
Macbeth is sooo evil and its filled with so much of blood
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Posted September 5, 2012
I love Macbeth! I played one of the "Weird Sisters" in my 9th grade production of it. "Bubble, bubble, toil, and trouble. Fire burn, and couldren bubble."
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Posted March 13, 2012
I love it and im on the second page of scene 1
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Posted January 28, 2012
Its an amazing tragedy that is presented very well. There are stage notes as well, so you can get a good image of the action onstage.
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Posted January 6, 2012
Great introduction and critical essays that help bring Shakespeare to life.
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Posted November 29, 2011
This is the best audio recording of Macbeth out right now. They use Scottish accents, there are sound effects, and the text is unabridged. My high school student prefer this over all other versions.
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Overview
"A first-rate entree to the Bard," hailed Publishers Weekly in praise of Bruce Coville's adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream (Dial). Now the author follows with Macbeth, expertly weaving his own dramatic yet accessible prose with language from the play, creating a gateway to the greater enjoyment of the original. Powerful paintings, rich in atmosphere, by renowned artist Gary Kelley—winner of twenty medals from the Society of Illustrators—make this, like its predecessor, a classic in itself, full justice to the genius that came before. A