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WilliamShakespearesMacbeth.

MAININFORMATION_________________________

Title:Macbeth

Author:WilliamShakespeare

Publiser:CtedraEdiciones,S.A.

Collection:LetrasUniversales,N.O.55

Language(s):ArchaicEnglishandSpanish

ISBN:9788437606637

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1Summary/PlotPage1

2CharactersPage1

3VocabularyPage2

4ReviewandrecommendationPage2

1)Summary/Plot

ThreewitchesdecidetoconfrontthegreatScottishgeneralMacbethonhisvictoriousreturn
fromawarbetweenScotlandandNorway.TheScottishking,Duncan,decidesthathewill
conferthetitleofthetraitorousCawdorontheheroicMacbeth,so,Macbeth,andanother
GeneralcalledBanquo,meetthethreewitches,whopredictthat,oneday,hewillturnintoaking.

Then,hedecidestomurderDuncantofindoutifthepredictionisright,andMacbeth'swife
agreestohisplan.HekillsDuncanhelpedbyhiswifewhospreadsDuncansblooodonthe
daggersofthesleepingguards.AnoblemancalledMacduffdiscoversthebodyandMacbethkills
theguardsinsistingthattheirdaggerswithDuncan'sbloodareproofthattheyareguilty.

ThecrownpassestoMacbeth.Asmoremurdersaredone,thebloodiedghostofBanquo
appearstoMacbeth.LadyMacbeth'sconsciencenowbeginstotortureherselfandsheimagines
thatshecanseeherhandscoveredwithblood.Shecantgoonlivinganymoreandkillsherself..
Unfortunately,MacduffkillsMacbethandhefinallybecomesking.

2)Characters(Maincharacterswritteninbold)

Thethreewitchesarequiteimportant,astheypredictthefuturetoMacbethand,dueto
that,thetragiceventstakeplace.
Duncan,KingofScotland,he'skind,generous,benevolent,andjustalittleweepierthan
youmightexpectfromanoblewarriorandking.
Macbeth,ourinitialimpressionisofabravewarrior,however,onceweseeMacbeth
interactingwiththethreewitcheswerealizethathiscouragejoinsaconsumingambition
andselfdoubting.
LadyMacbeth,Sheislovingtoherhusbandbutatthesametimeveryambitious.
Banquo,ageneralinKingDuncan'sarmy.UnlikeMacbeth,Banquonevercommitted
regicide.
Macduff,aloyalScottishnobleman,andagreatguy.
LadyMacduffisgenuinelyangryatherhusbandforfleeingtoEngland,butherstronglove
forhimisalsoevident.
MalcomandDonalbain,Duncan'ssons
Lennox,Ross,Menteith,AngusandCaithnessarenoblemen
Fleance,sonofBanquo.

3)Vocabulary

Wrackd(Wracked,page72,adjective):Destroyed.
Thrice(page72,Adverb):Extremelygreatly.
Deign(page66,verb):tothinkitfitorworthyofoneself(todosomething)condescendhewill
notdeigntospeaktous.
Marshall(page122,noun):Amilitaryofficerofhighestrank.
Dudgeon(page122,noun):Adaggerwithahiltmadeofwood.
Whereabout(page123,noun):Theplacewhereapersonorthingis:Theydidnotknowhis
whereabouts.
Knell(page123,noun):Asignalofdisasterordestruction.
Methink(Methought,page130,verb):toseemtosomeone.Whataweirdsituation,Imethink.
Lechery(page140,noun):Stronglymassivesexualdesire.
Pernicious(Page240,adjective):Capableofcausingfatalinjuriesordeath.
Bestride(Page256,verb):Tostepacross.
Birthdom(Unknownpage,noun):Aninheritance.
Forsworn(page268,verb):Tomakeoneselfguilty:Icantbelievehefinallyforsworns.
Ripe(page282,adjective):Thoroughlymatured,asbystudyorexperience.

4)Reviewandrecommendation

Macbethisatimelesstaleofpoliticalintrigueinterspersedwithwitchesandbattlescenesto
entertainallofuswholikeourstorieswithadashofadventure.Thisdrama,inmyopinion,isone
ofthegreatesttragedieswrittenbyWilliamShakespeare.Thethemesillustratedintheplay
includeambition,fate,deceptionandtreachery.

Readingtheoriginalplayseemedabitdaunting,soImadeiteasierbyreadingthe
CatedrasSpanishversionofMacbethatthesametimeaswell(IhavetomentionthatIchosea
bilingualedition)

WhatImostlikeoftheplayisMacbethsfataldestiny.Hewantedeverything,hewasso
ambitious,andduetothat,hefinallylosteverything,includinghisownlife.Iwouldhavenever
expectedsuchatragicendingofthatmagnitude.IalsolovedthevocabularyShakespeareused,
ivelearnedalotofwordswhichmightimprovemyqualityasawriter.
WhatIdontlikeisthemassiveamountofirrelevantcharacters.Well,theymightbe
relevantbutsomeofthemonlyhaveasingleappearanceinthewholedrama,whichconfuses
mealotbecausenearlyeverycharacterhasitsownname,andtherearelotstoremember.

Ithinkreadingthisdramaisreallyworthit,Iwouldrecommendittoeveryonewhoisused
toreadanddoesntdecidewhichbooktochoosenext,because,inanutshell,Ithink,
ShakespearesMacbethissuchastunninglymesmerizingmustread.