Macbeth

<p>This is a meticulously edited edition of Shakespeare's classic tragedy Macbeth. This edition part of the New Variorum edition of Shakespeare is edited by Horace Howard Furness. It offers a comprehensive exploration of the play's themes of ambition guilt and fate. </p><p>Macbeth set in medieval Scotland tells the story of a brave Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three witches that one day he will be king of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia and he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler as he is forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion. The play is one of Shakespeare's darkest and most powerful tragedies and is considered a cornerstone of English literature.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>