Shakespeare on the Double! Macbeth

✍ Scribed by William Shakespeare, Mary Ellen Snodgrass

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 194
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

No more ''Double, double, toil and trouble?''

Now you can learn Shakespeare on the double!

Macbeth has all the ingredients of a modern day bestseller-greed, ambition, murder, mayhem, madness, politics, assassinations, hallucinations, prophecies, spells, and rebellion. Potions and emotions simmer. One betrayal leads to another. Now you can sit back and read Macbeth like the thriller it is! This modern, easy-to-understand translation makes reading it quick and painless. Other aids make following the action and grasping the meaning a snap:

• A brief synopsis of the plot and action
• A comprehensive character list that describes the characteristics, motivations, and actions of each major player
• A visual character map that shows the relationships of major characters
• A cycle-of-death graphic that pinpoints the sequence of deaths and includes who dies, how they die, and why
• Reflective questions that help you understand the themes of the play

Shakespeare on the Double! Macbeth lets you enjoy this classic play your way!

✦ Table of Contents

Shakespeare on the Double! Macbeth......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
ACT I......Page 12
ACT II......Page 13
ACT III......Page 14
ACT IV......Page 15
ACT V......Page 16
List of Characters......Page 18
Character Map......Page 20
Cycle of Death......Page 21
ACT I, SCENE 1......Page 24
ACT I, SCENE 2......Page 26
ACT I, SCENE 3......Page 32
ACT I, SCENE 4......Page 42
ACT I, SCENE 5......Page 46
ACT I, SCENE 6......Page 52
ACT I, SCENE 7......Page 56
ACT II, SCENE 1......Page 62
ACT II, SCENE 2......Page 66
ACT II, SCENE 3......Page 72
ACT II, SCENE 4......Page 82
ACT III, SCENE 1......Page 86
ACT III, SCENE 2......Page 96
ACT III, SCENE 3......Page 100
ACT III, SCENE 4......Page 104
ACT III, SCENE 5......Page 114
ACT III, SCENE 6......Page 116
ACT IV, SCENE 1......Page 120
ACT IV, SCENE 2......Page 130
ACT IV, SCENE 3......Page 136
ACT V, SCENE 1......Page 152
ACT V, SCENE 2......Page 158
ACT V, SCENE 3......Page 162
ACT V, SCENE 4......Page 166
ACT V, SCENE 5......Page 168
ACT V, SCENE 6......Page 172
ACT V, SCENE 7......Page 174
ACT V, SCENE 8......Page 178
Questions for Reflection......Page 184