Macbeth (The Shakespeare Library)

by Wendy Greenhill, Paul Wignall

The Shakespeare Library

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Introduces Shakespeare's play Macbeth, discussing plot and characters, possible sources of inspiration for the play, the history of early performances, and how the productions have evolved over the years.

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Simple book about the play Macbeth, its historical circumstances, performances over the centuries, including movies, and interpretations. Many illustrations are taken from movies. Might even be useful for high school students performing the play.

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Wendy Greenhill (1949-2005) was Head of Education for the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Fiction and Literature, Poetry, Kids, Tween
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822.3Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish drama1558-1625 Elizabethan period
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PR2823 .G74Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish LiteratureEnglish renaissance (1500-1640)
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