Macbeth: Fully annotated edition with over 900 textual notes

A tale of unbridled greed and an insatiable thirst for power set in eleventh-century Scotland, Macbeth has long been recognized as Shakespeare's fastest-moving tragedy, combining relentless narrative momentum with a profound examination of how psychological coercion mixed with personal ambition can lead to murder – and how individual impulses can shape both a man's own destiny and the course of history.

Written in around 1606 and published in the First Folio of 1623, Macbeth is presented her...