Navigation:
The Prophecy of the Witches
by
Joseph Mallord William Turner |
|
Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth
Sir Patrick Stewart as Macbeth
Macbeth (2011) |
|
Nicol Williamson as Macbeth
BBC Television Shakespeare:
Macbeth (1983) |
|
Jon Finch as Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) |
- Act 1, Scene 1:
- If you just want to start reading, this is the place to start. The are lots of notes and illustrations in the margins.
- Scene Indexes:
- Go to any scene in Macbeth. Each link is followed by a brief scene summary.
- Notable Quotes
- Famous passages briefly explained, with links to the text, so that you can see the quotation in context.
- Search:
- Search
the text of Macbeth for any word or combination of words.
- Detailed Scene Summaries:
- With many links to the text.
- Character Reviews:
- Annotated links to all appearances of a single character and all mentions of that character by other characters.
- Macbeth:
- Annotated links to passages that illustrate aspects of Macbeth's character.
- Themes and Motifs:
- Annotated links to passages particularly relevant to significant
themes and motifs.
Also:
- Selected Bibliography:
- The good, the bad, and the ugly of critical commentary. Each item is reviewed.
- The Witchcraft Pages:
- Pages from The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), and from King James' Dæmonologie (1597).
- Extracts from Holinshed's Chronicles,
- Shakespeare's source for Macbeth.
- Genealogical Table of King James,
- showing his descent from Banquo.
- Thomas De Quincey's essay,
- "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth."
|
