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MacBeth

Set in medieval Scotland in an atmosphere of civil unrest and mutual suspicion, the play probes the consequences of unbridled ambition and murder.

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  • "Tragedy of Macbeth"@en
  • "Tragedy of Macbeth"

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  • "Recording of the complete play in five acts."
  • "Macbeth and Banquo encounter three prophesying witches on their journey home from battle. Macbeth's ambitions are kindled by the witches' prediction that he will someday be king. In an effort to hasten the prophecy, he and Lady Macbeth plot the murders of those in the way. Under the strain of the heinous crimes, Lady Macbeth dies and Macbeth edges toward insanity. In the tragic climax, Macbeth is killed in a duel and Malcolm becomes king."
  • "Set in medieval Scotland in an atmosphere of civil unrest and mutual suspicion, the play probes the consequences of unbridled ambition and murder."@en
  • "Macbeth, a Scottish war hero, is driven by ambition, the supernatural prophecy of three witches, and an unscrupulous wife, to murder Duncan, the King of Scotland, and usurp the throne. Once crowned king of Scotland, he begins a violent reign of terror to keep the crown. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife descend into the depths of madness and paranoia."
  • "Two Scottish generals meet three witches who prophesy new titles for Macbeth and even the kingship. The complete play in five acts with full cast."@en
  • "The dramatized events and legends of the history of Scotland in the eleventh century."@en
  • "Anthony Quayle, Robert Hardy, Ian Holm, Stanley Holloway and Jill Balcon in an unabridged performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth."
  • "Presents Shakespeare's play about man's obsession with power that results in treason and murder."@en
  • "Presents Shakespeare's play about man's obsession with power that results in treason and murder."
  • "Uses diagrams to present the dramatic conflict of the Shakespearean play. Clarifies plot information and shows character relationships by their position, direction, size, and color."@en

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  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Sound recordings"
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "enregistrement parlé"
  • "Adaptations"
  • "Genres littéraires"
  • "lecture"
  • "Audio adaptations"
  • "Tragedies"@en

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  • "MacBeth"@en
  • "MacBeth"
  • "Macbeth"
  • "Macbeth"@en
  • "Macbeth complete and uncut in the text of the New Shakespeare"
  • "Macbeth read by Anthony Guayle, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, et al"@en

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