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    Macbeth
    Macbeth
    Macbeth
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    Macbeth

    By William Shakespeare

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    In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material. He found a spectacle of violence and stories of traitors advised by witches and wizards, echoing James’s belief in a connection between treason and witchcraft.

    In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth teases us with huge questions. Is Macbeth tempted by fate, or by his or his wife’s ambition? Why does their success turn to ashes?

    Like other plays, Macbeth speaks to each generation. Its story was once seen as that of a hero who commits an evil act and pays an enormous price. Recently, it has been applied to nations that overreach themselves and to modern alienation. The line is blurred between Macbeth’s evil and his opponents’ good, and there are new attitudes toward both witchcraft and gender.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreen World Classics
    Release dateJul 1, 2020
    ISBN9789897784231
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    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is the world's greatest ever playwright. Born in 1564, he split his time between Stratford-upon-Avon and London, where he worked as a playwright, poet and actor. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fifty-two, leaving three children—Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. The rest is silence.

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      Macbeth - William Shakespeare

      Macbeth

      Table of Contents

      Act I

      Scene I

      Scene II

      Scene III

      Scene IV

      Scene V

      Scene VI

      Scene VII

      Act II

      Scene I

      Scene II

      Scene III

      Scene IV

      Act III

      Scene I

      Scene II

      Scene III

      Scene IV

      Scene V

      Scene VI

      Act IV

      Scene I

      Scene II

      Scene III

      Act V

      Scene I

      Scene II

      Scene III

      Scene IV

      Scene V

      Scene VI

      Scene VII

      Scene VIII

      Macbeth

      William Shakespeare

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      This publication is protected by copyright. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher.

      Act I

      Scene I

      A Desert Place

      Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches

      First Witch

      Second Witch

      Third Witch

      That will be ere the set of sun.

      First Witch

      Where the place?

      Second Witch

      Upon the heath.

      Third Witch

      There to meet with Macbeth.

      First Witch

      I come, Graymalkin!

      Second Witch

      Paddock calls.

      Third Witch

      Anon.

      ALL

      [Exeunt]

      Scene II

      A Camp Near Forres

      Alarum within. Enter DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, LENNOX, with Attendants, meeting a bleeding Sergeant

      DUNCAN

      MALCOLM

      Sergeant

      DUNCAN

      O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!

      Sergeant

      DUNCAN

      Sergeant

      DUNCAN

      [Exit Sergeant, attended]

      Who comes here?

      [Enter ROSS]

      MALCOLM

      The worthy thane of Ross.

      LENNOX

      ROSS

      God save the king!

      DUNCAN

      Whence camest thou, worthy thane?

      ROSS

      DUNCAN

      Great happiness!

      ROSS

      DUNCAN

      ROSS

      I'll see it done.

      DUNCAN

      What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won.

      [Exeunt]

      Scene III

      A Heath Near Forres

      Thunder. Enter the three Witches

      First Witch

      Where hast thou been, sister?

      Second Witch

      Killing swine.

      Third Witch

      Sister, where thou?

      First Witch

      Second Witch

      I'll give thee a wind.

      First Witch

      Thou'rt kind.

      Third Witch

      And I another.

      First Witch

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