Macbeth by William Shakespeare

"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy first performed in 1606. When a Scottish general receives a prophecy from three witches that he will become king, his latent ambition awakens. Spurred by his wife, Macbeth commits murder to seize the throne—but his violent path to power unleashes guilt, paranoia, and further bloodshed. As the ambitious couple descends into tyranny and madness, Shakespeare explores the devastating psychological costs of unchecked ambition and political violence in this dark tale of prophecy and moral corruption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Wieland, Christoph Martin, 1733-1813
Title Macbeth
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth
Credits Produced by Delphine Lettau
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Tragedies (Drama)
Subject Regicides -- Drama
Subject Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century -- Drama
Subject Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 7269
Release Date
Last Update Dec 30, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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