Macbeth - Entire Play - Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · When Macbeth arrives at his castle, he and Lady Macbeth plot to assassinate King Duncan, soon to be their guest, so that Macbeth can become king. After Macbeth murders Duncan, the king’s two sons flee, and Macbeth is crowned.
Macbeth - Folger Shakespeare Library
In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth teases us with huge questions. Is Macbeth tempted by fate, or by his or his wife’s ambition? Why does their success turn to ashes? Like other plays, Macbeth speaks to each generation. Its story was once seen as that of a hero who commits an evil act and pays an enormous price.
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Macbeth - Act 1, scene 1 - Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · When Macbeth, Banquo, Ross, and Angus join Duncan, he offers thanks to Macbeth and Banquo. He then announces his intention to have his son Malcolm succeed him as king and his plan to visit Macbeth at Inverness. Macbeth …
Macbeth | Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · Macbeth contemplates killing Duncan in order to become “king hereafter” as the witches have called him. Act 1, scene 4 Duncan demands and receives assurances that the former thane of Cawdor has been executed. When Macbeth, Banquo, Ross, and Angus join Duncan, he offers thanks to Macbeth and Banquo.
Macbeth - Act 2, scene 2 | Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · When Macbeth, Banquo, Ross, and Angus join Duncan, he offers thanks to Macbeth and Banquo. He then announces his intention to have his son Malcolm succeed him as king and his plan to visit Macbeth at Inverness. Macbeth …
An Introduction to This Text: Macbeth - Folger Shakespeare Library
Macbeth was first printed in the 1623 collection of Shakespeare’s plays now known as the First Folio. (Since the nineteenth century there have been scholars and editors who believe that parts of Macbeth as it appears in the Folio were written not by Shakespeare but by Thomas Middleton.
Textual Notes: Macbeth - Folger Shakespeare Library
Textual Notes: Macbeth The reading of the present text appears to the left of the square bracket. The earliest sources of readings not in F, the First Folio text (upon which this edition is based), are indicated as follows: F2 is the Second Folio of 1632; F3 is the Third Folio of 1663–64; F4 is the Fourth Folio of 1685; Ed. is an earlier ...
Macbeth - Act 1, scene 2 - Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · When Macbeth, Banquo, Ross, and Angus join Duncan, he offers thanks to Macbeth and Banquo. He then announces his intention to have his son Malcolm succeed him as king and his plan to visit Macbeth at Inverness. Macbeth …
Macbeth - Folgerpedia - Folger Shakespeare Library
In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare's plays, teases us with huge questions. Is Macbeth tempted by fate, or by his or his wife's ambition? Why does their success turn to ashes? Like other plays, Macbeth speaks to each generation. Its story was once seen as that of a hero who commits an evil act and ...