MacbethPart of a series which reviews the plays of Shakespeare in the context of Shakespeare's life and times. Each play is summarized, using as much of the original text as possible. The main characters are described - their appearance, their personality and their motivation - and the illustrations display the characters in costume to help the reader relate to the times in which the play is set. This particular book looks at the play Macbeth. |
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... Queen of Scots 4 , 5 , 6 Protestants 3 , 6 , 6 Raleigh , Sir Walter 4 Roman Catholics 3 , 4 , 6 , 9 Act I Scene 3 13 ... Queen 19 Sampson , Agnes 8 , 8 Scotland 6 , 7 , 10 Shakespeare , William 3 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 9 , 10 , 11 Spanish ...
... Queen of Scots 4 , 5 , 6 Protestants 3 , 6 , 6 Raleigh , Sir Walter 4 Roman Catholics 3 , 4 , 6 , 9 Act I Scene 3 13 ... Queen 19 Sampson , Agnes 8 , 8 Scotland 6 , 7 , 10 Shakespeare , William 3 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 9 , 10 , 11 Spanish ...
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Act 1 Scvii Agnes Sampson ambition banquet Banquo's heirs Birnam wood blood blood-stained dagger brave castle in Inverness cauldron Comedy of Errors death defeats the enemy Duncan's murder Duncan's sons English throne evil thoughts feeling Fleance Globe Theatre greet Macbeth guilty Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes Henry VI Henry VIII honour husband imagining things James join Malcolm kill Duncan kill Macbeth King of Scotland Lady Macbeth knows Lady Macbeth sleepwalking Lady Macduff Macbeth Act Macbeth and Banquo Macbeth becomes King Macbeth gives Macbeth learns Macbeth murdered Meeting the witches Midsummer Night's Dream nobleman overthrow the rightful plague prophecy Queen of Scots Richard II rightful king Roman Catholics Ross and Angus Sciii Sciv Scvi Shakespeare marries Shakespeare tells Shakespeare writes Shakespeare's other plays Shakespeare's play soldiers story of Macbeth Stratford terrible Thane of Cawdor Theatres closed thee thou Titus Andronicus traitor tried to wreck wife witches are evil witches prophesied