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""Is this a dagger I see before me?""
Features a unique cover illustration by Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), specially commissioned for the Shakespeare on Compact Disc series.
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"A drum a drum, Macbeth doth come! My favorite of the tragedies. Macbeth's "tomorrow" speech is one of the most beautiful pieces of poetry ever transcribed. The vibrancy of characters like Duncan & Lady Macbeth stay with you forever. "And vaulting ambition o'erthrown." Oh yes!"
— Amy (5 out of 5 stars)
Macbeth Listener Reviews
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Joseph Cullen, 5/27/2022
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" I liked the ending of Macbeth, though I have been learning and reading old english for years I still have some difficulties understanding the language and therefore it frustrated me to read such books. "
— Tekoah-mikneiah, 2/20/2014 -
" Classic story as usual but highly entertaining and fun to read in times for Halloween. "
— Kiki, 2/16/2014 -
" I am ridiculously in love with this play right now. There's something about actually being knee deep in Shakespeare that makes me appreciate it more than I ever have. "
— Lauren, 2/9/2014 -
" predictable and i probably would have liked it better if i didnt read it in english class "
— Evan, 2/7/2014 -
" There is a reason this is so iconic in theatre that there are rituals regarding this play that every stage actor knows. "
— Laural, 1/31/2014 -
" My favorite Shakespeare so far. Very dark with just the right touches of fantasy. "
— Taylan, 1/18/2014 -
" Awful. I hate this book. What was the point? "
— Nicole, 1/18/2014 -
" I liked the ending. that is it "
— Sonia, 12/31/2013 -
" I have no idea why it took me so long to read Shakespeare. Both Hamlet and Macbeth are amazing. Now, on to see some adaptations and probably read Romeo and Juliet and some comedies! "
— Mariana, 12/7/2013 -
" what can I add more to this tragedy ? a very good job. "
— منـال, 10/17/2013 -
" forced to read at school, bored me to death. "
— Gordana, 9/11/2013 -
" i thought it was great once again shackeshere doesnt let us down with a mental guy who goes on a killing spree with his wife who is completely mental washing her hands in the middle of the night. "
— Alex, 3/24/2013 -
" Dude, what happened to Fleance? "
— Taylor, 12/31/2012 -
" Macbeth was one of the harder shakespeare plays to understand I think, for now I like Julius Caesar better. "
— Lian, 10/8/2012 -
" What can one say? The bard. The scottish play. Blood. Guts. Jealousy. Men blaming all their failings on a woman. What's not to like? "
— Gwen, 4/23/2012 -
" Bahan kuliah drama sepertinya. Sepertinya sudah baca. Lupa-lupa ingat. "
— Peni, 1/31/2012 -
" This is one of my favorites! "
— Andrea, 12/5/2011 -
" My favorite work by Shakespeare. A story that stays with you. "
— Tbergamin, 5/22/2011 -
" One of my favorite tragedies. It's short and sweet. "
— Alicia, 5/22/2011 -
" My favorite work by Shakespeare. A story that stays with you. "
— Tbergamin, 5/22/2011 -
" One of my favorite tragedies. It's short and sweet. "
— Alicia, 5/22/2011 -
" I actually liked the story line of this book, though sometimes i just wanted to chuck it on the floor in frustration, i hate the old language, thankfully, i had a book which actually told me what he actuall y meant! "
— ?, 5/21/2011 -
" I actually liked the story line of this book, though sometimes i just wanted to chuck it on the floor in frustration, i hate the old language, thankfully, i had a book which actually told me what he actuall y meant! "
— ?, 5/21/2011 -
" stunning, of course.<br/>Good edition, decent notes. "
— Sonya, 5/17/2011 -
" Guilt, witches, the seduction of power...who wouldn't love this? "
— Tammy, 5/17/2011 -
" Guilt, witches, the seduction of power...who wouldn't love this? "
— Tammy, 5/17/2011 -
" stunning, of course.<br/>Good edition, decent notes. "
— Sonya, 5/17/2011 -
" Not my favorite Shakespeare, but still better than 80% of the rest. "
— Ctb, 5/16/2011 -
" Not my favorite Shakespeare, but still better than 80% of the rest. "
— Ctb, 5/16/2011 -
" A great read. Can't say anything more poetic than "Lady Macbeth was my favourite character". "
— Mercedes, 5/15/2011 -
" A great read. Can't say anything more poetic than "Lady Macbeth was my favourite character". "
— Mercedes, 5/15/2011 -
" We did this at school, it was great, each character was read out by a different kid in the class. "
— Ryan, 5/13/2011 -
" First time reading since high school (where I probably just sped-read it anyway). "
— Mike, 5/13/2011 -
" We did this at school, it was great, each character was read out by a different kid in the class. "
— Ryan, 5/13/2011 -
" First time reading since high school (where I probably just sped-read it anyway). "
— Mike, 5/13/2011 -
" Read for school. A good Shakespeare play, very thought provoking. Great to analyse and some of the imagery is very powerful. <br/>"Stars, hide your fires <br/>Let not light see my dark and deep desires" "
— Emma, 5/12/2011 -
" Read for school. A good Shakespeare play, very thought provoking. Great to analyse and some of the imagery is very powerful. <br/>"Stars, hide your fires <br/>Let not light see my dark and deep desires" "
— Emma, 5/12/2011 -
" Read for English class. Not my cup of tea, I prefer the more modern novels with sexy guys in them, tehee :) "
— Katie, 5/9/2011 -
" Read for English class. Not my cup of tea, I prefer the more modern novels with sexy guys in them, tehee :) "
— Katie, 5/9/2011 -
" Wow! I hadn't read this since high school. It was worth picking up again. So dark yet so beautifully written. So deep. So wonderful. "
— Alex, 5/8/2011 -
" Wow! I hadn't read this since high school. It was worth picking up again. So dark yet so beautifully written. So deep. So wonderful. "
— Alex, 5/8/2011 -
" favorite shakespeare tragedy by far! "
— Kyra, 5/5/2011 -
" I'm going to write a full review once my course is done, but for now I'll just say that I enjoyed the play. The first three acts were fairly confusing, but there were lots of great moments in acts four and five. "
— Elanor, 5/4/2011
About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.
About the Narrators
Paul Scofield is noteworthy for his striking presence and distinctive voice. He won a Tony Award for his role in A Man for All Seasons, and an Academy Award for the same role in the film adaptation.
Anthony Quayle (1913–1989) was an English actor and director who began his career on stage in 1931. Tall, burly, round-faced, and possessed of a powerful and resonant voice, he was mentored early on in his career by the well-known stage director Tyrone Guthrie. In 1936, he appeared on Broadway in The Country Wife and had roles in eight more productions, earning a Tony Award nomination in 1956 and winning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance in Sleuth in 1971. From 1948 to 1956, he was director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, bringing into the company some of the biggest stars of the stage, including Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. In motion pictures he often portrayed authority figures, such as his role in Lawrence of Arabia, or was used in historical epics due to his classical training, such as his performance as Cardinal Wolsey in Anne of the Thousand Days, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Over the years, he consolidated his position as a Shakespearean actor, and his voice was heard as narrator of Shakespeare classics, of The Six Wives of Henry VIII, and on radio in anything from The Ballad of Robin Hood to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Purloined Letter.