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Oct 25, 2022 · Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.
Aug 10, 2020 · In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare's plays, teases us with huge questions. Is Macbeth tempted by fate, or by his or his wife's ambition? Why does their success turn to ashes? Like other plays, Macbeth speaks to each generation. Its story was once seen as that of a hero who commits an evil act and ...
After Macbeth murders Duncan, the king’s two sons flee, and Macbeth is crowned. Fearing that Banquo’s descendants will, according to the Weïrd Sisters’ predictions, take over the kingdom, Macbeth has Banquo killed. At a royal banquet that evening, Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost appear covered in blood.
Macbeth. Shakespeare Handbooks. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. Brown’s handbook devotes chapters to the play’s date of composition and textual provenance, a scene-by-scene commentary, cultural contexts and sources, and the afterlife of Macbeth in the theater, on film, and in criticism.
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is the single greatest documentary source of Shakespeare’s works. An unparalleled collection of early modern books, manuscripts, and artwork connected to Shakespeare, the Folger’s holdings have been consulted extensively in the preparation of these texts.
The Folger Shakespeare brings you the complete works of the world’s greatest playwright, edited for modern readers. Search Shakespeare's Plays & Poems. Shakespeare’s most popular plays. Romeo and Juliet. Macbeth. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Julius Caesar. Othello. Hamlet. See all of Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare’s works by genre.
The First Folio of Shakespeare, published in 1623, is an extraordinary book. About half of Shakespeare’s plays had never previously appeared in print, including As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Tempest, and many more. Without the First Folio, 18 plays might have been lost forever.
