Macbeth (Illustrated Classics)-麦克白（经典插图版)

作者：William Shakespeare

书名：Macbeth (Illustrated Classics)-麦克白（经典插图版）

中文简介：《麦克白》（英语：Macbeth）是莎士比亚最短的悲剧，也是他最受欢迎的作品之一。常被认为是他悲剧中最为阴暗、最富震撼力的作品。故事的地点设在苏格兰，并以戏剧的方式、通过心理作用、政治争斗的方式观察了追逐权势而背信弃义的邪恶。它大致根据苏格兰哲学家赫克托·波伊斯的《苏格兰国王麦克白》而写成。

英文简介：In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material. He found a spectacle of violence and stories of traitors advised by witches and wizards, echoing James’s belief in a connection between treason and witchcraft.

In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth 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 pays an enormous price. Recently, it has been applied to nations that overreach themselves and to modern alienation. The line is blurred between Macbeth’s evil and his opponents’ good, and there are new attitudes toward both witchcraft and gender.