Macbeth: Shakespeares Plays as Drama Texts for Children (Abridged) Audiobook, by William Shakespeare Play Audiobook Sample

Macbeth: Shakespeare's Plays as Drama Texts for Children (Abridged) Audiobook

Macbeth: Shakespeares Plays as Drama Texts for Children (Abridged) Audiobook, by William Shakespeare Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Helen Street Publisher: Real Reads Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2012 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN:

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This drama is a retelling of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, made accessible to younger listeners but still true to the Bard's original style and vocabulary.

On a dark heath, Macbeth stumbles across three witches who can see into the future. What he hears will change everything. Encouraged by his wife, he decides to kill in order to gain the Scottish crown.

How many people will die in his pursuit of power? With armies, ghosts and magic against him, will Macbeth survive in this tale of greed and betrayal? Getting the crown is one thing - keeping it is quite another.

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"Ahhh my introduction to Shakespeare in high-school. I was so into this tragedy & lady macbeth's strength of ill will; I wrote a review that made my cute teacher laugh, thanks to Shakespeare my experience through Macbeth was pleasantly memorable, who would have thunk it? :)"

— Giselle (5 out of 5 stars)

Macbeth: Shakespeare's Plays as Drama Texts for Children Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This is my favorite Shakespeare play. It's not technically as good as the big ones like Hamlet, but there's something about the dark bloody atmosphere that pulls me in. Witches, murder, madness, plus...Scottish people. Good stuff. "

    — Eric, 1/25/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I thought the book was subpar, it lacked the thrill and intensity i was looking for. "

    — David, 1/14/2014
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    " I personally think it is kind of a weird book, people that may like role play books may like it but it is not one of my favorites. "

    — Logan, 1/12/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Tragic and fascinating at the same time. "

    — Estela, 1/9/2014
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    " So much more than 'just a play'. Macbeth is a fascinating insight into the drive to succeed and the cost it takes on one's soul. I'm looking at you, Lady McB. "

    — Rua, 1/5/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Reading Shakespeare is deliciously painful. "

    — Cynthia, 12/30/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " When I was in high school, I played "Lennox" in a community theater production of this. "

    — Jim, 11/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Be careful of playing into fate's hands... "

    — Morgan, 11/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Maybe later. I haven't written anything for a long time. . . "

    — Genevieve, 11/17/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Macbeth is a nice book too! LADY MACBETH FROM THE MOVIE CREEPS ME OUT SO MUCH. THE WITCHES IN THE MOVIE ARE ALSO SO CREEPY AND SCARY OH MY GOSH LIKE SERIOUSLY. "

    — Janice, 7/6/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " The Scottish play! After hundreds of years of performances and readings, I doubt there is little that I could add in a review. It is classic Shakespeare in terms of plot, language, and characterization. Definitely one of the best and a must-read for everyone. "

    — Jerry, 4/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I had to study the book for my GCE O literature exam. My Lit teacher made the story come alive. I enjoyed the play tremendously and who can forget the witches scene at the beginning. "

    — Amirah, 3/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Macbeth and the emphasis on fate. The Weird Sisters with their prophesies, the protagonist' inability to believe, the sudden necessity of believing when it is far too late. "

    — Alexandria, 2/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " It wasn't so intresting as the other books of shakespare. "

    — I, 1/7/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I'm not the biggest fan of Shakespeare so it wasn't my favorite story I've ever read, but it still wasn't bad. I read it in school and my class had a fun time reading it, but it just wasn't really my type of story. "

    — Abigail, 12/20/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " My favourite Shakespeare play, my copy is heavily annotated and shabby but I love the language, and the supernatural themes alongside the ambitiously crazy Lady Macbeth. "

    — Lisa, 10/26/2012

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.