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The play concerns a trusted general who secretly lusts for power. Encouraged by the prophecies of three witches and urged on by his ambitious wife Macbeth commits regicide. Left fearful and superstitious by this desperate act he is driven to a spiralling course of murder and outrage, almost inevitably culminating in his own death.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- First published
- July 1, 2003
- Pages
- 135
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton, IndyPublish.com, washington square press
- Editions
- 1867
- Language
- afr, Spanish, hat, lao
- ISBN
- 9780353487666
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“FIRST WITCH: When shall we three meet again?”
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words some of which are common. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare Looking for the '[First Folio](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362289W/Plays)'?
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