from graeme.bell3

The great Scottish play. A few things for non-Scottish readers: - Thanes are similar to lords, a lot of the locations still exist as do regions of Scotland. The real Macbeth was totally different from Will Shakespeare version. And yes Alistair Maclean probably did use the line 'The Way to Dusty D...

from regularguy5mb

Dark and supernatural, Macbeth is one of my favorite of Shakespeare's tragedies. One of the biggest questions I always ask is, "Would the weird sisters' prophecies come to pass even if Macbeth hadn't gone all murder crazy?" Macbeth is a great cautionary tale of the dangers of ambition, especially...

from themulhern

Super. So many good lines, and the whole is really great, too. Also, it zips right along. The Arkangel performance has great accents, good delivery, and bagpipes!

from veilofisis

'Let it come down.' Macbeth is a remarkably saturnine, poisonous play: a thread of muddy doom is woven through the fabric of its plot, and any hint of redemption obscured by dark, threatening clouds. That its skeleton is constructed with certain stock materials-vaulting ambition punished, the ins...

from Chris.Wolak

This Barnes & Noble edition is really helpful. Great notes and textual explanations. Highly recommend it if you're new (or rusty) to reading Shakespeare. Only $7.95.