Macbeth is a ruthlessly economic drama, marked by a continuous eloquence that is astonishing even for Shakespeare. Renowned critics examine the play from various angles in this volume. Subjects examined include the voice in the sword, tragedy in the play, and a lust for power. The title, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on William Shakespeare’s Macbeth through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on William Shakespeare, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.
