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William Shakespeare Macbeth (Paperback) Staged. On a bleak, stormy night in Scotland, three witches prophesy: Macbeth will be a lord twice-over and Macbeth will be king; but Banquo’s sons will also be kings. Title: Macbeth. But as the pursuit of power leads them down a dark and bloody path, the Macbeths soon begin to unravel. Further DetailsTitle: Macbeth Condition: New Subtitle: Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes ISBN-10: 024168207X Format: Paperback Author: William Shakespeare EAN: 9780241682074 ISBN: 9780241682074 Publisher: Puffin Release Date: 03/14/2024 Genre: Children's Books Topic: Literary Criticism, Poetry & Drama, Children's Reference Description: With a foreword by Kat Delacorte, author of With Fire in Their Blood ‘It will have blood, they say: blood will have blood ’On a bleak, stormy night in Scotland, three witches prophesy: Macbeth will be a lord twice-over and Macbeth will be king; but Banquo’s sons will also be kings.When the witches’ predictions start to come true, the ambitious Lady Macbeth vows to help her husband become King of Scotland and hold on to the throne – by any means necessary. But as the pursuit of power leads them down a dark and bloody path, the Macbeths soon begin to unravel.Macbeth is Shakespeare’s famously blood-soaked tale of greed and prophecy so powerful that superstitions about the curse of ‘The Scottish Play’ continue to this day.Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare’s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day. Explore the rest of the STAGED collection: As You Like It – With a foreword by Talia HibbertHamlet – With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéMacbeth – With a foreword by Kat DelacorteA Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky AlbertalliMuch Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly BourneRomeo and Juliet – With a foreword by Jennifer NivenJulius Caesar – With a foreword by Simon James GreenKing Lear – With a foreword by Manjeet MannThe Merchant of Venice – With a foreword by Lev RosenOthello – With a foreword by Malorie BlackmanThe Tempest – With a foreword by Katherine WebberTwelfth Night – With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 14mm Item Weight: 159g Intended Audience: Young Adults Series: Staged Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.