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Macbeth

(New Swan Shakespeare Series)

By William Shakespeare

(491)

| Paperback | 9780582527119

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In the Night Kitchen

In the company of Banquo, King Duncan arrives in great good spirits at the castle of his principal thane Macbeth to whose dauntless military prowess he owes the survival of his reign. Duncan knows nothing of the “weird sisters” who have prophesied th ... (read full critics)

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Macbeth by William Shakespeare

To be or not to be? That is the question! Shakespeare is pure genius... capturing the thoughts of man and their actions that follow the thoughts! Great detail and translation from Shakespearian language to modern English is precise and helpful. Great version of the play.

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Jakir khan said on Dec 7, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | 1 feedback

' Macbeth '

ACT I, scene VII
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well
It were done quickly: if the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease success; that but this blow
Might be the be-all and the end-all here,
But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,
We'ld jump t ... (continue)

ACT I, scene VII
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well
It were done quickly: if the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease success; that but this blow
Might be the be-all and the end-all here,
But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,
We'ld jump the life to come. But in these cases
We still have judgment here; that we but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor: this even-handed justice
Commends the ingredients of our poison'd chalice
To our own lips. He's here in double trust;
First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,
Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,
Who should against his murderer shut the door,
Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan
Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been
So clear in his great office, that his virtues
Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against
The deep damnation of his taking-off;
And pity, like a naked new-born babe,
Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubim, horsed
Upon the sightless couriers of the air,
Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,
That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself
And falls on the other.

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Federica Coluzzi said on Jun 14, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback