Shakespeare, William: 1564-1616
Macbeth, 1606 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The main theme of Macbeth — the destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints — finds its most powerful expression in the play's two main characters.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Information from StageAgent
- Facts
- The play was likely written in 1606. It is clearly associated with the reigning monarch, James I, who was also the patron of Shakespeare's company, the King's Men.
- Macbeth means "son of life" (beatha is the Gaelic word for life).
- Analysis of the play
- Character analyses
- Why should you read "Macbeth"?
- Shakespeare Wrote Three of His Famous Tragedies During Turbulent Times: 'King Lear,' 'Macbeth' and 'Antony and Cleopatra'
- The essence of Macbeth in 20 minutes. WNYC Radio, New York; from 1979, rebroadcast November 21, 2014
- Who or what makes happen the things that happen in Macbeth? Emma Smith: University of Oxford
- Bibliography of Macbeth Criticism, a collection
- Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
- Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
- Macbeth's Relationship with Lady Macbeth
- Psychology and character development. An essay analyzing the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
- Freud on the Macbeths by Sigmund Freud, 1916
- Macbeth
- Macbeth's Clothes. How Macbeth fits into his clothes.
- Macbeth and Fate
- Macbeth's Fear of Fear
- Ian McKellen analyzes Macbeth speech
- Lady Macbeth
- Duncan
- The Three Witches
- Why are the Three Witches referred to as the Weird Sisters?
- Supernatural women often form teams of three
- The weird sisters. An analysis of the etymological origins of Shakespeare's weird sisters.
- Video (4:36)
Why Were Witches in Macbeth?. With more videos about the witches. Diane Purkiss, University of Oxford
- Malcom
- Macduff
- The Curse
- General Articles
Enjoying "Macbeth" by Ed Friedlander, M.D.- Duncan and MacBeth
- The Metre of Macbeth
- Evil spirits. An essay analyzing the play from a religious perspective
- Exploring rhetorical devices in the final soliloquy in Act V, Scene v.
- Audio (17:59)
David Hare discusses a speech by Macbeth in Act 5, Scene 3. BBC; April 20, 2023 - Professor William Carroll examines the portrayal of royal succession in Shakespeare's Macbeth in light of the succession of King James I of England. Boston University
- Macbeth Introduction