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The play concerns a trusted general who secretly lusts for power. Encouraged by the prophecies of three witches and urged on by his ambitious wife Macbeth commits regicide. Left fearful and superstitious by this desperate act he is driven to a spiralling course of murder and outrage, almost inevitably culminating in his own death. One of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedies, Macbeth is ostensibly based on the Scottish king although the story represented in the play bears no relation to historical fact as the true King Macbeth was well respected by his contemporaries. This book includes the hero Macbeth becoming more and more evil after he gets told his \"destiny\" by the witches and becomes greedy with power. Presents Shakespeare's drama about a man who kills the king of Scotland in order to claim the throne for himself, and includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, a key to notable lines and phrases, and other reference information Den skotske officer Macbeth bliver spået, at han vil vinde kongetronen. Vejen til den bliver blodig, og han plages af samvittighedsnag over sine forbrydelser og angst for sine modstanderes hævn Offers explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the

Author

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BARBARA A.MOWAT, by William Shakespeare, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, Shakespeare, William

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476788463

Subjects

Drama, Literary Fiction, Music

Rating

3.88 / 5 (920 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14