active 11th century

"Double, double, toil and trouble." This gripping adaptation of Macbeth, set in the twelfth century, brings the play vividly to life. Historical notes, notes on the text, and page-by-page notes.

Presents Shakespeare's drama about a man who kills the king of Scotland in order to claim the throne for himself, and includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, a key to notable lines and phrases, and other reference information.

An evil seed takes root in the mind of Macbeth, a general in the king's army, when three witches tell him he will one day be king.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version.

"Double, double, toil and trouble." This gripping adaptation of Macbeth, set in the twelfth century, brings the play vividly to life. Historical notes, notes on the text, and page-by-page notes.