Bibliograph

Macbeth, William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate

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Macbeth, William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

Macbeth

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

505809678

Responsibility statement

William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate

Series statement

The RSC Shakespeare

Summary

No dramatist has ever seen with more frightening clarity into the heart and mind of a murderer than has Shakespeare in this compelling tragedy of evil. Taunted into asserting his "masculinity" by his ambitious wife, Macbeth chooses to embrace the Weird Sisters' prophecy and kill his king'and thus, seals his own doom. Fast-moving and bloody, this drama has the extraordinary energy that derives from a brilliant plot replete with treachery and murder, and from Shakespeare's compelling portrait of the ultimate battle between a mind and its own guilt. Each Edition Includes: - Comprehensive explanatory notes - Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship - Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English - Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories - An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography

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