The Tragedy of Macbeth

by William Shakespeare, Sylvan Barnet

Overview

Contains new and revised critical essays and bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780780757530
Publisher:	Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date:	09/01/1995
Series:	Signet Classic Shakespeare
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Jan H. Blits is Emeritus Professor, University of Delaware.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Read an Excerpt

This book is written in Spanish. Macbeth es una de las grandes tragedias de William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Macbeth, el gran general del ejército del rey de Escocia, regresa victorioso después de una campaña de apaciguamiento cuando sucumbe a la tentación del poder. Desde entonces un mundo tenebroso y mágico, de apariciones y desconfianzas, sembrará de crímenes la pacífica vida de los escoceses hasta que Macbeth muere como habían viticinado las brujas.

Table of Contents

	Macbeth: a play for the king	v
	Leading Characters in the Play	vii
	Macbeth: The play	ix
	Macbeth: The man	xx
	Shakespeare's Verse	xxiv
	Date and Text	xxv
	Characters in the Play	xxvi
	Macbeth	1
	Macbeth: The source	86
	Classwork and Examinations	93
	Discussion	93
	Character Study	94
	Activities	96
	Context Questions	97
	Comprehension Questions	99
	Essays	102
	Projects	103
	Background	104
	Government	104
	Religion	104
	Education	105
	Language	105
	Drama	106
	Theatre	106
	Selected Further Reading	108
	William Shakespeare 1564-1616	109
	List of Shakespeare's Plays	111

Editorial Reviews

Directors Welles, Nunn, and Polanski, and actors Garrick, Siddons, Olivier, and McKellen, are among those mentioned in an analysis of stage and screen productions of Macbeth. After a brief survey of earlier productions, focuses on the 20th century. Includes a few stills and drawings. distributed by St. Martin's. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"An outstanding text for teaching Macbeth to college students."—Alvaro Ribeiro, S.J., Georgetown University

"Excellent! Covers an enormous amount with scholarship and imagination in the introduction. A brilliant antidote for anyone who has suffered Macbeth in high school—excites further inquiry and a burning desire to see it performed again."—Nell Altizer, University of Hawaii

"Invaluable, both as an introductory text and as an authoritative edition for serious scholarship. Students find the notes at the bottom of the page (as oposed to at the end of the text) handy and useful."—Sarah Liu, University of California, Berkeley

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