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"No Fear Shakespeare" gives you the complete text of "Macbeth" on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains
* The complete text of the original play
* A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language
* A complete list of characters with descriptions
* Plenty of helpful commentary
About the Author
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born in Stratford-upon-Avon where his father was a prosperous glover. His early life is obscure, but he married Anne Hathaway in 1682 with whom he had two children. By 1592 he was establishing himself in London, and over the next twenty years he wrote thirty-seven plays-and contributed to many more-was a prolific poet, and was taken up by several influential patrons. His Sonnets were first printed in 1609 by George Eld for Thomas Thorpe. The identity of Mr. W.H. to whom the Sonnets are dedicated remains a mystery, as does the identity of the aristocratic youth in the Sonnets and the enigmatic Dark Lady.
| Introduction | |
| A Note on the Text | |
| The Text of Macbeth | p. 1 |
| The Slaughter of the Holy Innocents and the Death of Herod | p. 85 |
| Medea | p. 94 |
| Duff and Duncan | p. 98 |
| An Attack on Free Will | p. 115 |
| A Defense of Free Will | p. 123 |
| The Discovery of Witchcraft | p. 131 |
| News from Scotland | p. 138 |
| An Homily against Disobedience and Willful Rebellion | p. 148 |
| A Defense of Disobedience and Tyrannicide | p. 154 |
| A Treatise on Equivocation | p. 159 |
| Macbeth | p. 161 |
| uMabatha | p. 185 |
| Eyewitness Account of Macbeth, 1611 | p. 205 |
| Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Macbeth | p. 206 |
| The Genius of Shakespeare | p. 211 |
| On David Garrick's and Hannah Pritchard's Eighteenth-Century Performances | p. 216 |
| On Macbeth | p. 217 |
| Characters in Macbeth | p. 220 |
| On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth | p. 229 |
| On Playing Lady Macbeth | p. 232 |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth | p. 237 |
| Image and Symbol in Macbeth | p. 254 |
| Two Scenes from Macbeth | p. 266 |
| Culture, Character, and Conscience in Shakespeare | p. 282 |
| Escaping the Matrix: The Construction of Masculinity in Macbeth | p. 293 |
| 'What do you mean?': The Languages of Macbeth | p. 316 |
| Macbeth | p. 328 |
| Macbeth and the Antic Round | p. 342 |
| "Stands Scotland Where It Did?": The Location of Macbeth on Film | p. 357 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 381 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9781586638467
ISBN-10: 1586638467
Series: No Fear Shakespeare
Audience:
General
For Ages: 12+ years old
For Grades: 7 - 10
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: April 2003
Dimensions (cm): 19.0 x 13.5
x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.245
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