Shakespeare on the Double! Macbeth - Softcover

William Shakespeare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470041560 ISBN 13: 9780470041567

Publisher: John Wiley, 2006

Synopsis

No more "Double, double, toil and trouble?"

Now you can learn Shakespeare on the double!

Macbeth has all the ingredients of a modern day bestseller-greed, ambition, murder, mayhem, madness, politics, assassinations, hallucinations, prophecies, spells, and rebellion. Potions and emotions simmer. One betrayal leads to another. Now you can sit back and read Macbeth like the thriller it is! This modern, easy-to-understand translation makes reading it quick and painless. Other aids make following the action and grasping the meaning a snap:

• A brief synopsis of the plot and action
• A comprehensive character list that describes the characteristics, motivations, and actions of each major player
• A visual character map that shows the relationships of major characters
• A cycle-of-death graphic that pinpoints the sequence of deaths and includes who dies, how they die, and why
• Reflective questions that help you understand the themes of the play

Shakespeare on the Double! Macbeth lets you enjoy this classic play your way!

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of textbooks and general reference works and a former columnist for the Charlotte Observer. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Appalachian State University and holds degrees in English, Latin, psychology, and education of gifted children.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0470041560
• ISBN 13: 9780470041567
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 178
• Editor: Mary Ellen Snodgrass