| Series Introduction | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Biography of William Shakespeare | p. 1 |
| Summary of Macbeth | p. 5 |
| Key Passages in Macbeth | p. 21 |
| List of Characters in Macbeth | p. 35 |
| Criticism through the Ages | p. 39 |
| Macbeth in the Seventeenth Century | p. 41 |
| 1606-From A Continuance of Albions England | p. 43 |
| c. 1611-From The Bocke of Plaies and Notes thereof per Formans for Common Pollicie | p. 43 |
| 1664-Excerpts from his adaptation of Macbeth | p. 45 |
| 1664-1668-From The Diary of Samuel Pepys | p. 48 |
| Macbeth in the Eighteenth Century | p. 49 |
| 1708-From Roscius Anglicanus | p. 51 |
| 1745-"Macbeth," from Notes on Shakespeare's Plays | p. 51 |
| 1769-"The Tragedy of Macbeth," from An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare | p. 57 |
| 1770-"Macbeth," from The Dramatic Censor; or, Critical Companion | p. 67 |
| 1780-"On The Character of Macbeth," from A Philosophical Analysis and Illustration of Some of Shakespeare's Remarkable Characters | p. 68 |
| 1785-"Remarks." From Remarks on Some of the Characters of Shakespere | p. 69 |
| Macbeth in the Nineteenth Century | p. 77 |
| 1809-From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature | p. 80 |
| 1817-"Macbeth," from Characters of Shakespear's Plays | p. 84 |
| 1818-"Notes on Macbeth," from Shakspeare, with Introductory Remarks on Poetry, the Drama, and the Stage | p. 91 |
| 1823-From "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" | p. 95 |
| 1832-"Lady Macbeth," from Shakespeare's Heroines: Characteristics of Women: Moral, Poetical and Historical | p. 97 |
| 1836-From Conversations with Goethe | p. 113 |
| 1839-"Mrs. Siddons Acts Lady Macbeth-Her Own Remarks on the Character" and "Observations on Mrs. Siddons Estimate," from The Life of Mrs. Siddons | p. 114 |
| 1864-From William Shakespeare | p. 131 |
| 1867-From "Macbeth and Lady Macbeth," from The Fortnightly Review | p. 133 |
| 1877-"The Third Murderer in Macbeth," from The Nineteenth Century | p. 147 |
| 1880-"Macbeth," from Shakespeare: His Life, Art, and Characters | p. 150 |
| 1882-"Some Notes upon the Characters in Shakespeare's Play of Macbeth," from Notes Upon Some of Shakespeare's Plays | p. 154 |
| 1893-From Chapter VII, "Macbeth, Lord and Lady: A Study in Character-Contrast," in Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist | p. 163 |
| 1898-"Macbeth in Comparison to Hamlet," from William Shakespeare: A Critical Study | p. 165 |
| Macbeth in the Twentieth Century | p. 169 |
| 1904-"Lecture IX: Macbeth" and "Lecture X: Macbeth," from Shakespearean Tragedy | p. 172 |
| 1916-"Remarks on Macbeth," from Some Character-types Met With in Psychoanalytic Work | p. 221 |
| 1917-"Macbeth," from Notes on Shakespeare's Workmanship | p. 224 |
| 1930-From "Macbeth and the Metaphysic of Evil," from The Wheel of Fire | p. 235 |
| 1947-"The Naked Babe and the Cloak of Manliness," from The Well Wrought Urn | p. 239 |
| 1950-"Macbeth's Imagination," from The Royal Play of Macbeth | p. 254 |
| 1951-"Macbeth," from The Meaning of Shakespeare | p. 264 |
| 1958-"Macbeth," from Shakespeare: The Pattern in His Carpet | p. 292 |
| 1959-"Macbeth: A Lust for Power," from Some Shakespearean Themes | p. 304 |
| 1976-"Notes on Macbeth," from The Freedom of the Poet | p. 320 |
| 1986-"Macbeth," from Essays on Shakespeare | p. 322 |
| 1987-"Introduction," from Macbeth (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations series) | p. 339 |
| 1991-From "Macbeth," in Shakespeare's Tragic Cosmos | p. 343 |
| 1996-"Introduction," from Macbeth (Bloom's Notes series) | p. 346 |
| Macbeth in the Twenty-first Century | p. 349 |
| 2003-"Macbeth: Loyal Stewards and Royal Succession," from Shakespearean Tragedy as Chivalric Romance | p. 350 |
| 2005-"Macbeth: A Deed Without a Name," from Shakespeare's Tragedies: Violation and Identity | p. 358 |
| Bibliography | p. 387 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 391 |
| Index | p. 393 |
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