Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
A promised crown awakens murderous ambition. Macbeth follows the consequences of choosing power over conscience.
Literature · Poetry & Drama
Original date: c. 1606 (composition)
Reading level: Intermediate
Reading guides
Source notes & edition details
Bishop Robert Barron
Named in the published reading list; editions may differ.
Joseph Pearce
Chapter title in the public table of contents of Pearce’s fifty-work guide. This verifies inclusion, not an endorsement of a particular translation. Chapter 5 of Pearce’s Twelve Great Books (Ignatius Press, 2022), verified in the publisher-supplied public ebook preview.
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Bibliographic references
Original catalog editions
Simon & Schuster (2003), Edition: 1, 304 pages
Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)