Macbeth (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)

I'm using this as a more portable version of the same plays in Norton's Shakespeare by Greenblatt, which is too darn big to lug around conveniently. So I ordered the Dover plays at their cheap price for convenience. Don't let the price make you think they aren't worth much. They are great for taking notes in and contain all the information I need. I can always look online for more info if I need it. These are a great bargain. Norton's Shakespeare by Greenblatt is the best, yes, but it's seriously like 12 lbs or so....and not cheap.

Picked this up as I haven’t read it since high school and didn’t really pay attention to the text at the time. Honestly felt like I was reading a movie. Despite its age it was a real page turned and I really understand why we’re still reading it today

We read Shakespeare plays together for school, and at this price it’s easy to buy one for everyone to read along. Clear text, and besides a few definitions, it’s the text only. No commentary. The book is slim.

Convenient size

The Dover editions of Shakespeare's plays are my absolute favorite. They clarify some unfamiliar words, but do not force their "scholarly" interpretations (which I find appallingly inaccurate in other versions) on you. Without all the blathering commentary, my students find the Dover versions more approachable because they don't appear to be so long. I hope they will always be available.

My only complaint is that some of the added sound effects are EAR SPLITTING in volume. I reach for the dial immediately. Too bad because the spoken words are acted out and read brilliantly. It is really annoying to listen to in those transitional parts. I have mixed sound for several recordings and this way out of line. Too bad.

I got a soft cover book that was slightly used, but I couldn't even tell. It was in GREAT condition! I needed this for a class, and this was the cheapest I could find but had amazing quality.

I know this is a fictional adaption of Shakespeare's play, but it was very well written and filled with action. Thanks to Shakespeare, the characters were well developed and fascinating. Frankly, I far enjoyed this version to the play itself; I have trouble comprehending the original.

Good format, easy to carry in a bag. Good paper and the text is in a good size so it’s easy to read.

I received a different a different cover than this, too bad I really wanted this one. The book is as big as my hand but the letters are big. Can’t wait to start reading it.

Shakespeare's finest play never fails to hit the spot for me. The characters, the scenes, every thing about Macbeth is a winner

Se siente muy bien el papel y el tamaño de letra es adecuado

DOVER THRIFT EDITIONS ‘MACBETH’ のNote中に “Macbeth was most probably first performed in 1606, at Hampton Court, in the presence of King James I (who was reputed to be a descendant of Banquo, one of the victims of Macbeth, an eleventh-century Scottish king).” と記載がある。 「マクベスは１６０６年ハンプトンコートで、ジェームス王Ⅰ世臨席のもと初めて公演されたと言われている。」 問題なのはこの次の説明文 （ジェームスⅠ世は１１世紀のスコットランド王マクベスに殺害された犠牲者の一人、バンクｵーの子孫であると考えられている） この記述は‘マクベスは実存の人物である’ことを意味している。 魔女とマクベスとバンクｵーとジェームスⅠ世とシェイクスピア、そして古尾谷満太郎と、どこに虚構と現実の境があるのか考えると意識が朦朧として来てしまう。