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Macbeth — William Shakespeare

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

  • Drama
  • Book language: English
  • 98 pages

A tragedy about a Scottish general whose ambition, spurred by witches' prophecies and his wife's urging, leads him to seize the throne. It explores guilt, fate, and the corrupting nature of power. Worth listening for its intense language and dramatic tension.

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Opening of the book

МАСВЕТН
by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

Scene I. An open Place.

Scene II. A Camp near Forres.

Scene III. A heath.

Scene IV. Forres. A Room in the Palace.

Scene V. Inverness. A Room in Macbeth’s Castle.

Scene VI. The same. Before the Castle.

Scene VII. The same. A Lobby in the Castle.

ACT II

Scene I. Inverness. Court within the Castle.

Scene II. The same.

Scene III. The same.

Scene IV. The same. Without the Castle.

ACT III

Scene I. Forres. A Room in the Palace.

Scene II. The same. Another Room in the Palace.

Scene III. The same. A Park or Lawn, with a gate leading to the

Palace.

Scene IV. The same. A Room of state in the Palace.

Scene V. The heath.

Scene VI. Forres. A Room in the Palace.
ACT IV
Scene I. A dark Cave. In the middle, a Cauldron Boiling.
Scene II. Fife. A Room in Macduff’s Castle.
Scene III. England. Before the King’s Palace.
ACT V
Scene I. Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle.
Scene II. The Country near Dunsinane.
Scene III. Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle.
Scene IV. Country near Dunsinane: a Wood in view.
Scene V. Dunsinane. Within the castle.
Scene VI. The same. A Plain before the Castle.
Scene VII. The same. Another part of the Plain.
Scene VIII. The same. Another part of the field.
Dramatis Personæ
DUNCAN, King of Scotland.
MALCOLM, his Son.
DONALBAIN, his Son.
MACBETH, General in the King’s Army.
BANQUO, General in the King’s Army.
MACDUFF, Nobleman of Scotland.
LENNOX, Nobleman of Scotland.
ROSS, Nobleman of Scotland.
MENTEITH, Nobleman of Scotland.
ANGUS, Nobleman of Scotland.
CAITHNESS, Nobleman of Scotland.
FLEANCE, Son to Banquo.

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Contents

  1. MACBETH
  2. Contents
  3. Dramatis Personæ
  4. ACT I
  5. ACT II
  6. ACT III
  7. ACT IV
  8. ACT V
  9. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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