书籍详情

格式 Kindle
页数 209
语言 英语
已发布 Jan 1, 2009
出版商 Modern Library
版本 3
ISBN-10 1588368335
ISBN-13 9781588368331

描述

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

类型

浪漫 悬疑 科幻 惊悚与悬念 青少年 儿童 传记 动作与冒险 自助 宗教与灵性 科学与技术 历史 恐怖 幽默 商业与经济 哲学 奇幻 漫画 图画小说 诗歌 食谱 旅行 健康与保健 艺术与摄影 犯罪 经典 当代 政治 自然 心理学

Macbeth by William Shakespeare is dark, intense, and full of iconic moments, especially the eerie witches and the theme of ambition spiraling out of control. The psychological unraveling of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is compelling, and the mood is consistently haunting. However, the pacing feels uneven, some side characters lack depth, and the heavy, complex language can make it harder to stay engaged. It’s an important and memorable tragedy, but not the most enjoyable or accessible of Shakespeare’s plays.

May 14th 2026

One of the greatest Plays ever written by one of the greatest Playwrites in English Literature history.

I absolutely love Macbeth. Its the first Shakespearean play i remember watching in an English Class some 15 years ago.

Whilst some side characters don't receive the same attention to detail as, say: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth or Macduff, its well worth watching or reading.

April 24th 2026

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, encompassing witchcraft, bloody murder, ghostly apparitions.

April 12th 2026