MACBETH MACBETH

Shakeapeare's blood-soaked drama of murder, madness and the uncannybegins as Macbeth is promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland bysupernatural forces. Spurred on by his wife, he murders the king toensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror- killing once, he must kill again and again, while the dead return tohaunt him. Macbeth is an anatomy of fear and a bleak portrayal of whatsome will do to achieve their desires.General Introduction by STANLEY WELLSEdited by GEORGE HUNTERIntroduction by CAROL CHILLINGTON RUTTER