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Macbeth

Shakespeare's famous tragedy, describing how a lust for power and the prophecy of three witches transform a brave nobleman into a traitor and murderous tyrant, has mesmerized audiences since its first performance over four centuries ago. Macbeth's temptation and descent into evil, his wife's ruthlessness and subsequent madness, and the overarching presence of the supernatural are brilliantly evoked in this BBC Radio archive production.

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  • "Macbeth"
  • "Macbeth"@en
  • "William Shakespeare's Macbeth"

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  • "Shakespeare's famous tragedy, describing how a lust for power and the prophecy of three witches transform a brave nobleman into a traitor and murderous tyrant, has mesmerized audiences since its first performance over four centuries ago. Macbeth's temptation and descent into evil, his wife's ruthlessness and subsequent madness, and the overarching presence of the supernatural are brilliantly evoked in this BBC Radio archive production."@en
  • "Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question.The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one murder proves not to be enough as he desperately attempts to eliminate all who might threaten his ill-gotten power. Descending into paranoia, Macbeth achieves his ambition but ravages his soul."@en
  • "The Scottish drama of greed and destruction; Macbeth, urged on by Lady Macbeth, brings murder, mayhem and ruin."
  • "Shakespeare's dramatic tale of greed and destiny. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare series. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard. In the acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium."@en
  • "Shakespeare's dramatic tale of greed and destiny. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare series. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard. In the acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium."
  • "Shakespeare's most famous tragedy, describing how a lust for power and the prophecy of three witches transform a brave nobleman into a traitor and murderous tyrant, has mesmerised audiences for over four centuries."@en
  • ""In this great tragedy, Macbeth's ambition to fulfill the three witches' prophecy that he will become King of Scotland spurs him and his wife to muder King Duncan. But for persistent ghosts, Lady Macbeth's conscience and the vengeance of Duncan's son, they might have gotten away with murder!"--container."@en
  • "Shakespeare's famous tragedy, describing how a lust for power and the prophecy of three witches transform a brave nobleman into a traitor and murderous tyrant, has mesmerised audiences for over four centuries."

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  • "Audiobooks, Nonfiction"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Tragedies"@en
  • "Tragedies"
  • "Radio plays"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "History"@en
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  • "Macbeth"@en
  • "Macbeth"
  • "A fully dramatized recording of William Shakespeare's Macbeth"@en
  • "William Shakespeare's Macbeth"

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