Kurzbeschreibung
Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him. A story of war, witchcraft and bloodshed, Macbeth also depicts the relationship between husbands and wives, and the risks they are prepared to take to achieve their desires.
Synopsis
Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him. A story of war, witchcraft and bloodshed, Macbeth also depicts the relationship between husbands and wives, and the risks they are prepared to take to achieve their desires.
From the Back Cover
"Wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win."
Macbeth is a feat of dramatic genius compelling, as it does, the audience to sympathize with a cold-blooded murderer.
Encouraged by his ambitious wife and the prophecy of the witches, Macbeth, a noble warrior, slays Duncan the king and seizes the throne for himself. But in so doing, he has upset the natural order and cannot hope to prosper.
This edition of the text contains notes, a glossary and an introduction.
Autorenportrait
"William Shakespeare, getauft 23.4.1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, gest. 23.4.1616 ebenda. Dramatiker Lyriker. Erziehung an der Lateinschule Stratford, seit Ende der 80er Jahre Schauspieler, um 1585 Übersiedlung nach London, wo er als Regisseur, Dramaturg und Bühnenschriftsteller blieb. 1592 erste Erwähnung als erfolgreicher Dramatiker und Schauspieler, Anschluss an Lord Chamberlain's Company, von 1597 an Mitinhaber des Globe-Theaters. Um 1610 Rückkehr nach Stratford als angesehener, begüterter Mann. Die erste maßgebliche Gesamtausgabe von Shakespeares Werken ist die Folio-Ausgabe von 1623."(Zitiert aus dem Theaterlexikon)
