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The Complete Macbeth - An Annotated Edition Of The Shakespeare Play (Hardcover)
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The Complete Macbeth - An Annotated Edition Of The Shakespeare Play (Hardcover)
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Of the five major Shakespearean tragedies-Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo
and Juliet, King Lear, and Othello-Macbeth is in some ways the most
accessible. For one it is the shortest. For another the witches
continue to attract audiences just as they did during Elizabethan
times. In addition he cinematographic approach of the last
act-cutting easily from scene to scene-works as well as it did in
Shakespeare's time. Thus, the play is a natural to introduce
students to the Shakespeare canon. Probably it doesn't rival Romeo
and Juliet in popularity with students or Julius Caesar with
teachers, but nevertheless it is a finished, representative work of
the best of William Shakespeare. In addition the main
theme-ambition-one which is relevant to Americans today, can be
witnessed again and again, especially during our quadrennial
presidential elections. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my
intent," Macbeth muses; there are those seeking to attract the
public eye for whom this statement applies equally well. I cannot
say I enjoyed reading Macbeth the first time. It was an assignment
and, as do many students, I disliked having to read the play.
However, over the years of teaching the play and re-reading it-by
choice-I have come to regard the play with respect and
simultaneously admiration for the playwright. The play communicates
its own special numen. Macbeth is the most tightly unified of the
Shakespearean tragedies, and it is filled with major
themes-ambition, definition of character, allegiance to one's state
and king- and some which may be regarded as minor-sleep, drink, and
humor. None of them could be sacrificed as together they make a
unity of approach meant to satisfy the general audience and the
groundlings. As one who has a foot in both camps, I believe the
play is a masterpiece.
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