Macbeth

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Good book but tough english...couldn't understand much of it

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"Macbeth" is a timeless Shakespearean tragedy that delves into themes of ambition, power, and the corrupting influence of unchecked ambition. It offers a captivating exploration of the human psyche and the consequences of one's actions. With its compelling characters and memorable lines. And I just love it

I am giving 5stars for its packaging and clean pages. But dont order this book ❌❌❌ Instead go for the modern English version.. Its really tough to read

Sir Every play of William Shakespeare is unique. Macbeth and King Lear, Othello and Hamlet, are reckoned Shakespeare's four principal tragedies. Lear stands first for the profound intensity of the passion; Macbeth for the wildness of the imagination and the rapidity of action; Othello for the progressive interest and powerful alternations of feeling; Hamlet for the refined development of thought and sentiment.If the force of the genius shewn in each of the work is astonishing, their variety is not less so.Macbeth himself appears driven along by the violance of the fate like a vessel drifting before a storm: he reels to and fro like a drunken man he staggers under the weight of his own purposes and the suggestion of others; he stands at bay with his situation; and from the superstitious awe and breathless suspens into which the communication of Weird Sisters throw him is on with impious and bloody hand to tear aside the veil which hides the uncertainty of the future.The world is obliged to have four great tragedies from Shakespeare.They are Hamlet,King Lear, Macbeth and Othello.Some say that Hamlet is number one, some say it is Macbeth and others opine that it is King Lear. But I find it is Macbeth which is the greatest tragedy of English Language. It would appear that about 1601 Shakespeare lost his faith in the world. The light heartedness of his earlier plays vanished; the laughter died away from his lips, the Macbeth is product of this. His words, his imagery,his depth, his splandid language make this play great.It is tragedy of ambition, revenge.The art of Shakespeare is fully displayed in this drama. The Penguin Shakespeare is supreme and it's editor Mr Stenley Wells is authority on Shakespeare.The introduction is more than sufficient ,and paraphrase is good although it is not vivid. As great art of his language I cite few examples from the book. "Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see."Macbeth act 1 scene 5 before murder. " Macbeth. I 'll go no more: Iam afraid to think what I have done; Look on't again I dare not" after murder of king Dunkan Macbeth. " Iam settled, and bend up Each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time with fairist show: False face must hide what the heart doth know" I cannot take more space and request readers they may relish the greatest of tragedies of William Shakespeare.I very strongly recommend the drama to readers.After reading only they would realise the enjoyment of this. KS Chaturvedi Mathura

Good book

I'm not rating Macbeth, of course. It's a great play. What I'm rating is this edition of the text. This is a good one. So far as I can see, the difference between good and bad eEditions of Shakespeare is first and foremost a question of whether the lines of the poetry have been preserved. Not all editions do this, which leaves the reader with a weird mishmash of paragraphs with capital letters sprinkled throughout the text. This approach - let's call it the Approach of Sloth - leaves a text that's unreadable. But this text is fine. It's a safe choice.

Due to the lack of line numbers I cannot take this copy to the exam

Lies, deceit, treachery, poison, knives in the night, justified paranoia, guilt, revenge... it is all there, and more, in this classic story of how the lust for power can literally drive people crazy. It can also kill them. I first read this play of William Shakespeare as a high school reading assignment, the way the vast majority of people do. Lo’ these many years later, I’ve undertaken a project of re-reading a lot of those H.S. reading assignments, including the plays of Shakespeare, in part to determine how much I missed the first time around, which, in two short words is normally: a lot. The play is set in Scotland. The king is Duncan. His not faithful lord, called “thane” in Scotland at the time, is Macbeth. And he has a wife who has become a symbol of all wives who relentlessly push their husbands to be “successful,” and who is normally addressed with the misnomer of “Lady.” (“That’s no lady, that’s my wife”...but I digress). As Cliff Notes will tell you, Duncan is murdered in his sleep, with those proverbial “long knives.” Macbeth skillfully diverts the blame to his body guards, who are conveniently also killed (a death man tells no tales) while also casting suspicion on Duncan’s sons, who have fled for their lives to further shores. How many times, throughout all the cultures and civilizations of the world, has this scenario basically unfolded? Throughout many of his plays Shakespeare utilizes elements from the ancient Greek plays, such as prophecy and a “chorus” that predicts future events, often esoterically. In this play, Shakespeare uses three witches around a cauldron, stirring, and if there is one line that most people remember from the play, it is the first line of their chorus: “Double, double, toil and trouble.” A fellow Amazon reviewer noted a quip that Shakespeare’s plays are simply quotes strung together, a humorous way of noting that many portions of the play have entered the popular, albeit intellectual portion, of our culture. For example, after the first Iraq War (yeah, I know, it is hard to say which one was the first one now), the cover to the “The Economist” featured the line: “When the hurlyburly’s done.” My first high school reading failed me, and I had no idea this was a reference to a line in Macbeth’s opening scene, with the second line being: “When the battle’s lost and won.” And is that battle lost or won? Proving the enduring relevance of Shakespeare in so many settings, later in the same scene he writes: “Her husband’s to Aleppo gone, master o’ the Tiger.” I haven’t seen “The Economist” use that line to refer to its British citizens going to fight for ISIS. Another quote that I remembered, and life experience has proven to be so true: “Sleep that knits up the ravel’d sleeve of care.” Hum. Another quote that life experience proves true: “Lechery, sir, it provokes and unprovokes: it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery: it makes him, and it mars him... makes him stand to and not stand to...” Finally, so that I literally don’t quote the entire play, another classic scene that personally resonated, due to my travels, was Lady Macbeth’s efforts to wash the blood off her hands, and she proclaims: “All the perfume of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” Another excellent, still so relevant play of Shakespeare, that needs to read more than twice. 5-stars, plus.

Evidentemente, Macbeth é um clássico e todo clássico deveria ser lido um dia. Talvez quem nunca tomou conhecimento sobre a obra tenha ao menos uma vaga noção de um rei, algumas bruxas, algum sangue, alguma batalha. Macbeth é uma história sobre ambição desmedida, sobre insanidade, violência e crueldade. O personagem Macbeth é o valente general do rei Duncan e se destaca nas batalhas recentes. Sua ambição é despertada por feiticeiras que o saúdam como futuro rei. Ao hospedar Duncan, Macbeth ainda tem dúvidas sobre o ato, porém, pressionado pela esposa, comete o regicídio. Daí em diante, Macbeth afunda em sangue. Parece buscar na quantidade de crimes uma forma de anestesiar o primeiro assassinato. Lady Macbeth, de início tão segura e determinada, é tomada pelo peso do crime, a visão e o cheiro do sangue a perseguem, e ela tira a própria vida. Depois de cometer diversos assassinatos para se manter no poder, Macbeth é derrotado pelas forças inglesas que apoiam o herdeiro legítimo do trono, o filho mais velho do rei Duncan. O livro é excelente. As dúvidas iniciais de Macbeth acerca do crime, sua gradual transformação em sanguinário e sem limites, as visões e aparições que ambos, ele e sua esposa, presenciam, todo o sobrenatural da peça, tudo isso é marcante. As cenas em que as feiticeiras aparecem estão entre as melhores. Percebo nelas, além da maldade e da falsidade, uma alegria malévola e até infantil. É relevante observar que momentos cruciais da história, e da peça teatral, não são mostrados, ou seja, são apenas subentendidos e referidos depois pelos personagens: assim, o assassinato de Duncan por Macbeth, o momento em que Lady Macbeth vai ao quarto do rei assassinado deixar as adagas, o suicídio de Lady Macbeth. Observe-se, também, que é o fantasma de Banquo que assombra Macbeth, não o do rei Duncan. Na peça, não se esclarece a forma como Banquo dará origem a uma casa real, algo que foi previsto pelas feiticeiras, visto que Macbeth é derrotado e sucedido pelo herdeiro legítimo de Duncan. Uma obra inesquecível, sombria, sanguinária e valiosa.

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