Macbeth Complete Play (with Notes): (Gcse English Annotated Text)
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Sara Joaquin
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Aaron
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I like the passage -She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word。 To-morrow， and to-morrow， and to-morrow， Creeps in this petty pace from day to day， To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death。 Out， out， brief candle！ Life’s but a walking shadow， a poor player， That struts and frets his hour upon the stage， And then is heard no more。 It is a tale Told by an idiot， full of sound and fury， Signifying nothi I like the passage -She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word。 To-morrow， and to-morrow， and to-morrow， Creeps in this petty pace from day to day， To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death。 Out， out， brief candle！ Life’s but a walking shadow， a poor player， That struts and frets his hour upon the stage， And then is heard no more。 It is a tale Told by an idiot， full of sound and fury， Signifying nothing。 But， the sudden fall of Macbeth from hero to scoundrel doesn't seem realistic or meaningful。 I don't get a sense of a process of pride， ambition ， envy or whatever it is that causes that fall。 It's interesting to see his and Lady Macbeth's insanity develop from guilt。 But overall it leaves me unsatisfied。 。。。more
Lethe1982
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شاهکار پرداخت شده شکسپیر از داستانهای نقل و ثبت شده در تاریخ با نگاهی به نوشتارهای سوفوکل خلق کوتاهترین تراژدی او و شاید مهمترین اثرش و یکی از مهمترین آثار تاریخ ادبیات را ممکن کرده است。。。اثری که خوانش چندباره آن سویه های جدیدی از هنر و خلاقیت را روشن می کند。。。فرو میر، آی، ای شمعک، فرو میر، آی، که نباشد زندگانی هیچ الا سایه ای لغزان و بازی های بازی پیشه ای نادان که بازد چندگاهی پرخروش و جوش نقشی اندرین میدان و آنگه هیچ。 زندگی افسانه ای ست کز لب شوریده مغزی گفته آید سر به سر خشم و خروش و غش و غوغ شاهکار پرداخت شده شکسپیر از داستانهای نقل و ثبت شده در تاریخ با نگاهی به نوشتارهای سوفوکل خلق کوتاهترین تراژدی او و شاید مهمترین اثرش و یکی از مهمترین آثار تاریخ ادبیات را ممکن کرده است。。。اثری که خوانش چندباره آن سویه های جدیدی از هنر و خلاقیت را روشن می کند。。。فرو میر، آی، ای شمعک، فرو میر، آی، که نباشد زندگانی هیچ الا سایه ای لغزان و بازی های بازی پیشه ای نادان که بازد چندگاهی پرخروش و جوش نقشی اندرین میدان و آنگه هیچ。 زندگی افسانه ای ست کز لب شوریده مغزی گفته آید سر به سر خشم و خروش و غش و غوغا، لیک بی معنا。پرده پنجم، مجلس پنجم، سطرهای ۱۷ - ۲۸این گفتار مكبث چنان شاعرانه و فیلسوفانه است که در ادبیات انگلیسی نمونه بی مانندی به شمار می آید، تا جايي که بسياري از شاعران و نمایشنامه نویسان یا رمان نویسان از آن الهام گرفته و اشارات جالبی به آن کرده اند。 از جمله رابرت فراست، شاعر سده کنونی، در شعر گیرایی به نام " Out ， Out " برای بیان ناپایداری دنیا و اینکه هرچیز در هر لحظه ممكن است نابود شود، با شرح ماجرای بریده شدن دست نوجوانی هنگام کار با اره ای برقی و مرگ نابهنگام اش، و بیان شاعرانه بی تفاوتی مردم دنیا و پزشکان بیمارستان، که پس از مرگ نوجوان هر یک به دنبال کار خود میروند، چنانکه گویی هیچ حادثه مهمی رخ نداده است، با اشاره به همین قطعه بسیار معروف به خوبی روشن میکنند که چه گونه شاعری توانا با کاربرد اشاراتی از این دست می تواند منظورش را بیان کند و یا ویلیام فاکنر، رمان نویس معروف سده کنونی، عنوان شاهکارش خشم و هیاهو The Sound and the Fury را از همین قطعه در مكبث برگرفته و فصل نخست رمان اش به زبان «شوریده مغزی» به نام «بنجی» حکایت می شود تا به خواننده این اندیشه را برساند که زندگی افسانه ای است پر از «خشم و هیاهو» که ابلهی حکایت کند。 مترجم توانا، آقای داریوش آشوری، به راستی این قطعه را چنان به زبان شاعرانه فارسی برگردانده اند که متن فارسی آن بس شیواتر و زیباتر از متن انگلیسی آن است。#مکبث#ویلیام_شکسپیر#داریوش_آشوری#نمایشنامه#تراژدی#ادبیات_انگلیس#تئاتر#معرفی_کتاب#بهرام_مقدادی#نشر_آگه 。。。more
Renata Burgos Escobar
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Una obra maestra， comedia y burla hacia la ambición que puede llegar el ser humano。 Una maravilla más de Shakespeare。
Megan Chappie
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As with Hamlet， I need to give this one another shot。 It went way over my head。
Alin Cristian
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"Te stinge dar， tu， candelă de-o clipă ！Că viața-i doar o umbră călătoare，Un biet actor， ce-n ora lui pe scenăSe zbuciumă， și-apoi nu-l mai auzi。E-un basm de furii și de nerozieBăznit de-un prost și făr' de nici o noimă。" "Te stinge dar， tu， candelă de-o clipă ！Că viața-i doar o umbră călătoare，Un biet actor， ce-n ora lui pe scenăSe zbuciumă， și-apoi nu-l mai auzi。E-un basm de furii și de nerozieBăznit de-un prost și făr' de nici o noimă。" 。。。more
Laura Bray
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It was mentioned in "The Heiress" （a previous really good read）， so I thought， why not？ Yes， the language is dense， but I found a really good annotated version。 I tried to read it in sections， to get the rhythm of the language/the iambic pentameter， then went back to make sure I understood。 That approach worked well。 And it's different when you *want* to read it， rather than *having* to read it （and write papers on it）。I'd read it in high school， but that was a year or two ago （ahem）。 Really， re It was mentioned in "The Heiress" （a previous really good read）， so I thought， why not？ Yes， the language is dense， but I found a really good annotated version。 I tried to read it in sections， to get the rhythm of the language/the iambic pentameter， then went back to make sure I understood。 That approach worked well。 And it's different when you *want* to read it， rather than *having* to read it （and write papers on it）。I'd read it in high school， but that was a year or two ago （ahem）。 Really， really enjoyed it。 But my goodness， needs to come with a "PG-13 rating。" The body count was astonishing。 I'm going to try a few of his other tragedies in the coming months。 （King Lear is next; I've never read it but have heard lots about it。） Probably won't try the comedies; the language will just make it too difficult to see the humor。 Couple of favorite lines:**"There's no art/To find the mind's construction in the face。" Duncan**"Full of scorpions is my mind。" Macbeth 。。。more
Emmaline Hirschten
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Bleh。 This was better than A Midsummer Nights Dream。。。 but it was still Shakespeare so boring and confusing。。。 also anytime I read something for school it feels like the book is a thousand times worse then it actually is。
Shania
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An interesting tale of a slow descent into madness that wets the appetite for a good script。 Shakespeare was truly a master of his time， and， while this isn't one of my most favorite works from him， I did enjoy the dark story。 An interesting tale of a slow descent into madness that wets the appetite for a good script。 Shakespeare was truly a master of his time， and， while this isn't one of my most favorite works from him， I did enjoy the dark story。 。。。more
Alice Nunes
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For some reason I was actually surprised by how much I liked this It’s now my 2nd favorite ShakeyRead during the ‘tis the damn readathon
Grace ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔ
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shakespeare is confusing but i feel pretentious and intelligent after leisurely reading this play！
Jim Firestone
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Obviously a classic。 Some of the most memorable lines in English literature are found in it。 The story itself is one of betrayal， guilt， self deception， eventual punishment。 Written as a play to be performed rather than read it is crisp and fast paced， with much room left for the actors to fill in as they see fit。 Only the agony of guilt and self loathing slow the pace。 It is a story for all times and places as it is fundamentally about human faults and desires。 Maybe I will read more of his wor Obviously a classic。 Some of the most memorable lines in English literature are found in it。 The story itself is one of betrayal， guilt， self deception， eventual punishment。 Written as a play to be performed rather than read it is crisp and fast paced， with much room left for the actors to fill in as they see fit。 Only the agony of guilt and self loathing slow the pace。 It is a story for all times and places as it is fundamentally about human faults and desires。 Maybe I will read more of his work。 。。。more
Hania
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Taka trochę męska wersja Balladyny。
Ingrid
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normaalne
Dan
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My favorite Shakespeare play so far， maybe cause it’s the shortest。 The introspective dive into the corrupting power of Macbeth’s ambition and pride is both interesting and thrilling （in a Shakespearean way） to see play out。 Not quite convinced of the virtue in the play’s heroes though - seems like they’re painted as virtuous just because they’re “not evil”。
❀ Alex ❀ （The Scribe Owl）
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See this review and more on my blog， The Scribe Owl！4/5 stars！I was honestly not expecting this。 From the beginning， it looked like it would only be three or so stars。 But there's a reason that Shakespeare's work is still known hundreds of years later。 It just got better as it went along， and I'm so glad I ended up enjoying it！Macbeth， like all Shakespeare's work that isn't sonnets， is a play。 It is meant to be performed， not read。 Getting together a group of friends to act it out or even just w See this review and more on my blog， The Scribe Owl！4/5 stars！I was honestly not expecting this。 From the beginning， it looked like it would only be three or so stars。 But there's a reason that Shakespeare's work is still known hundreds of years later。 It just got better as it went along， and I'm so glad I ended up enjoying it！Macbeth， like all Shakespeare's work that isn't sonnets， is a play。 It is meant to be performed， not read。 Getting together a group of friends to act it out or even just watching a recording of it will enhance the experience。 I did both， and I had a fantastic time！ Shakespeare's writing is amazing。 He's a master of subtlety， in fact， I would have missed many of these if they weren't pointed out for me！ The closer to the final battle we got， more and more of the lines ended in rhyming couplets。 It's the little things just as much as the big things that make his work legendary！The character development was another favorite of mine。 The power dynamic of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in particular was amazing。 In the beginning， Lady Macbeth held all of the power in their relationship。 She was definitely deranged， but she was in control。 By the end of the play， Macbeth had absolute power。 The slow fade between the two was perfect， and I thoroughly enjoyed it！I'm a little surprised that I liked Macbeth as much as I did！ It definitely didn't look that way when I started it。 It looks like I need to try more Shakespeare now！ 。。。more
Curtis
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This is the second time I've read Macbeth in my life， the first time having been at school。 Of course， I absolutely hated it at the time and had no idea what was going on。 My experience this time was much better。As I did with Julius Caesar， I read the book along with a televised theatre performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company， starring Christopher Ecclestone as Macbeth。 To anyone who is simultaneously interested in， and a bit daunted by， Shakespeare's work， I'd really recommend trying somet This is the second time I've read Macbeth in my life， the first time having been at school。 Of course， I absolutely hated it at the time and had no idea what was going on。 My experience this time was much better。As I did with Julius Caesar， I read the book along with a televised theatre performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company， starring Christopher Ecclestone as Macbeth。 To anyone who is simultaneously interested in， and a bit daunted by， Shakespeare's work， I'd really recommend trying something like this， as it makes the whole thing so much more digestible。 It's also far closer to how the plays were meant to be enjoyed than simply reading them from a book。So， Macbeth got off to a bit of a slow start for me， and didn't grip me from the off in the same way that Julius Caesar did。 Maybe it's because I'm generally not big on magical or fantastical themes， or maybe it's because I found the parts with the witches to be the least interesting parts of the play and that's how the whole thing begins。 Fortunately， the RSC did do something quite interesting with them in having them played by children， which gave it a Shining kind of vibe that worked well and drew me in a little more。The point that things got really interesting was when Lady Macbeth was introduced。 I found her to be a very interesting character， given that she talks such a big game when emasculating Macbeth and manipulating him into going through with the murder of Duncan but then， rather surprisingly， finds herself even less capable of dealing with the guilt than Macbeth， and is driven to madness and eventually suicide。 Every time she was in a scene， she made it better。I found the character McDuff to be quite sympathetic， and really liked his response to Malcolm's 'take it like a man' comment， replying 'I shall do so， But I must also feel it as a man'。 He pretty much seemed to have Macbeth figured out from the beginning。 Still， his decision to leave his wife and child behind boggles the mind really， and I would like to have had a bit of insight into what the hell he was thinking when he did this。 Banquo also seemed like a fairly decent guy， despite his most memorable appearance being made from the afterlife when he sits in Macbeth's chair。Macbeth is obviously the star of the show though， and he's a fascinating lead character。 He's not quite an out and out villain， in the sense of someone like The Joker， who has no redeeming qualities whatsoever。 If he were simply evil， there would be no conflict。 Instead， he spends most of the play racked by guilt， being eaten up inside by the terrible things he's done in the name of ambition。 At the end， I was left with the feeling that if Macbeth could simply decide whether he wants to be the good guy or the bad guy， and take the outcome of that decision with all that it entails， then everything would be quite simple for him。 Instead， his ambition gets the better of him， but can't quite divorce itself from his conscience， which leads him to ruin his own life， and the lives of pretty much all those around him。There are a few bits in this that are apparently of doubtful authenticity， possibly added by a guy named Thomas Middleton between 1605， when the play was first performed， and the 1620's， when it was printed （after Shakespeare's death）。 I must admit that I skipped over these parts， as they were not included in the performance I was watching。 Having glanced at them though， I don't feel as though I missed much as it seemed quite hackneyed stuff by Shakespeare's standards。One more thing worth noting is that this play was performed shortly after James I （or James VI， if you're Scottish） became the King of England。 A Scot himself， he claimed to be a descendent of Banquo and is effectively namechecked in Macbeth， apparently being the 8th of the 8 kings descendent from Banquo， whose son takes the throne from Malcolm following the events of the play。 In 1603， when James became king， he granted a formal patent to Shakespeare's company， basically making him an even bigger （and richer） star。 This play makes an interesting response。In conclusion then， I found this a much harder read than Julius Caesar， and there were a few bits that I found a bit dull， but the rising tension in the play as it hurtles with increasing speed towards it conclusion， as well as the masterfully drawn characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth， and the conflicts within them， made this a far more interesting and enjoyable experience than I was expecting。 In all I really enjoyed it and was delighted that I couldn't really remember exactly how it all turned out （although， with a Shakespeare tragedy， I obviously had some idea）。So， Macbeth has loads of great quotes。 Here are a few of the best:'I dare do all that may become a man;Who dares do more， is none' - Macbeth'It provokes the desire， but it takes away the performance' - Porter， when referring to alcohol's effect on the libido。'Receive what cheer you may。 The night is long that never finds the day。' - Malcolm'Tis safer to be that which we destroy， Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy。' - Lady Macbeth'Present fears are less than horrible imaginings。' - Macbeth'Then the liars and swearers are fools， for there are liars and swearers enough to beat the honest men and hang up them。' - MacDuff's Son'Out， out， brief candle！Life's but a walking shadow， a poor player，That struts and frets his hour upon the stage，And then is heard no more。 It is a taleTold by an idiot， full of sound and fury，Signifying nothing。' - Macbeth 。。。more
alice
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school read :/
Hristo Dimitrov
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Just like all Shakespeare plays， this one yet ends in tragedy， ok book though！ Worth a read。
Sofia
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we love a good murder
b
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this is for school pleek
Maximillian Roskelley
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Meh
Maddiy
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Surprisingly I actually liked this one。 There's obviously a lot of things I didn't like， but this is the play I've gotten into the most so far。 Surprisingly I actually liked this one。 There's obviously a lot of things I didn't like， but this is the play I've gotten into the most so far。 。。。more
The Well-Read Investor
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Daggers of the mind are a human universal; and I find it always worth the while reading Macbeth at times of acute political turmoil。 Shakespeare， as usual， takes us right to the core of our consciences almost instantly， surpassing even the best of Russian conspiracy literature in a mere soliloquy。
Maisie
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wow！ there aren’t many books which I would go back and read again and again but Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one that I definitely would。 this play absolutely blew my mind， it was so thrilling to read and so enjoyable and I honestly couldn’t recommend it more。
Megan Gibson
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Shakespeare’s study in disorder。 Societal， marital， and gender order become disordered when Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth’s manhood because Macbeth can’t bring himself to kill the king to become king。
Jojo Huang
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It was fine， but I hate tragedies。。。 what's the point？ he kills that guy and that guy and then that guy dies。。。 blah blah It was fine， but I hate tragedies。。。 what's the point？ he kills that guy and that guy and then that guy dies。。。 blah blah 。。。more
Diogo Oliveira
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this shit is FIRE。
Mina M
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Now that's a whole lot of blood。 Now that's a whole lot of blood。 。。。more
Javier Sepúlveda Rubio
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