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Macbeth

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Macbeth by Andrew Matthews, and Tony Ross

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By Andrew Matthews, and and, Tony Ross

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75 reviews

Out, damned spot! A brilliant retelling of this classic tale of witches, murder and madness. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Evil in Macbeth.The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross’s engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.

Have you read all of The Shakespeare Stories books? Available in this series: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, and King Lear.

Reviews

18 Feb 2024

I would recommend this book to people who’s enjoy reading about battles. My favourite character was Malcolm.

23 Nov 2023

I liked how it was a Shakespeare story

09 Sep 2023

The plot was exciting. Everything the witches predicted came true.

06 Sep 2023

Macbeth was at war and the three witches awaited. They told him his future that their was an obstacle between him and the crown.He immediately told his wife,Lady Macbeth , Killing the King

02 Sep 2023

My favourite character was Macduff because he killed Macbeth ended everyone’s suffering. I would recommend this book because it’s a quick read and very interesting.

29 Aug 2023

this book had a very sinister and cruel storyline which ended terrifyingly i definitely recommend this book.

16 Aug 2023

I like it when the witches come out and tell Macbeth that he is king.I don’t like it when lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to kill the king.I also like it when the characters get angry because I think it’s funny

09 Aug 2023

it is a good book I recommend it

06 Aug 2023

A good book because of the illustrations and it’s small but it says the story as it should be told. I think it’s brilliant for young learners of Shakespeare.

05 Aug 2023

I enjoyed reading this book, I just gave it 4 stars. It did interest me because the story was historical(not completely) and how Macbeth was killed by Macduff because Macbeth murdered most of Macduff's family. This book represents a classical tragedy. I probably recommend this book to someone else.

16 Jul 2023

I like this book because of All the magic and the war

04 Jul 2023

It was very intresting.It is fiction.

29 Jun 2023

Macbeth is about a man (Macbeth) and his wife (lady macbeth) who kill the King of Scotland (king duncan)

26 Feb 2023

I highly recommend this book to everyone in the world. The best part of the book for me was when the whiches hypnotised Macbeth.

22 Feb 2023

I think it was a amazing tale about how good can conker a man evil heart

17 Dec 2022

It shows us Scottish history of Macbeth and his rise to power and became 3rd in line to the throne of Scotland. Macbeth became a bit big for his boots and defeated king Duncan in battle .I would suggest this for 8 + as it is a Shakespeare story and it has good vocabulary.

04 Sep 2022

Lady Macbeth was my favourite because she causes Macbeth to kill the king. I would recommend it yes.

29 Aug 2022

I enjoyed Macbeth because the moral or the story is, don't be greedy or believe prophecies. If you do come to power, don't be a tyrant.

09 Aug 2022

Horrific

07 Aug 2022

All right

27 Jul 2022

I think it is a fiction story because it talks about castles and witches.
The morale of the stroy is not to listen to the evil things that people say.

27 Jul 2022

Like it.

25 Jul 2022

I like this book becsuse I like the three witches that know Macbeth is going to be the king of Scotland.

24 Jul 2022

it was good.i really enjoyed it but it was gross in some parts. i would recommend this to others

19 Jul 2022

Good old Shakespeare. Lovely story, very wicked plot, just amazing nothing more to say about it. Would recommend to people older than 9.

16 Jul 2022

I liked the witches song, double, double, toil and trouble

14 Jul 2022

It was fiction and what I liked the most was how dramatic and mysterious the book was. I also liked the fact in the end, the main character died because you don't get that in some books.

13 Jul 2022

I like this story because it is quite the thriller and is quite gruesome.

24 Jun 2022

Very unfortunate death

16 Jun 2022

I was hard to understand but mum helped and explain it

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