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Macbeth

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Macbeth by Andrew Matthews, and Tony Ross

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By Andrew Matthews, and and, Tony Ross

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95 reviews

Out, damned spot! A brilliant retelling of this classic tale of witches, murder and madness. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Evil in Macbeth.The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross’s engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.

Have you read all of The Shakespeare Stories books? Available in this series: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, and King Lear.

Reviews

28 Jul 2025

I love it would totally recommend 10/10

18 Jul 2025

The book Macbeth isn’t for the faint hearted as it is an excellent tragedy. The story is dark and has horror elements to it. The story of Macbeth teaches us about the destructive consequences of evil actions and the importance of moral integrity.

07 Jul 2025

I like this book as it helps me to see shakespeare writing and it allows me to imagine what shakespeare does to make his writing better. However this is a little violent. I would recommend this to those who are at least at around the age of 7/8 and older.
I really enjoyed Macbeth with the mystery of the book and I hope someone else can too.

24 Jul 2024

I really liked Macbeth but my favourite was the whitches

24 Jul 2024

I really liked Macbeth but my favourite was the whitches

24 Jul 2024

This book is about greed when Macbeth kills King Duncan, who was the king of Scotland. Banquo is Macbeth's friend, who is killed by the two murderers Macbeth hired,but Banquo's son survived. Then, Macbeth had a banquet,but he saw Banquo with his imagination and everyone at the feast called him crazy. Macbeth killed King Duncan because his wife [Lady Macbeth] called him a coward. There are three witches who cast spells for different needs. I loved it because it was love,betreyal and horror. I would recommend this this book to people that love all of these themes.

16 Jul 2024

I liked Macbeth the best because he was really brave when fighting other people or tribe because he was risking his life. It would interest me because it is about history war and fighting.I would recommend this book because it would impact you to read on.

08 Jul 2024

It's really good because at the end princes Malcolm comes back .I love the chapters. There was some tricky words in it . I would tell my friends to read it

08 Jul 2024

It's really good because at the end princes Malcolm comes back .I love the chapters. There was some tricky words in it . I would tell my friends to read it

13 Jun 2024

I really enjoyed this book. the kills the plot, just to my liking. what was most surprising was the death of Macbeth at the end. Overall I would absolutely recommend this book.

18 Feb 2024

I would recommend this book to people who’s enjoy reading about battles. My favourite character was Malcolm.

23 Nov 2023

I liked how it was a Shakespeare story

09 Sep 2023

The plot was exciting. Everything the witches predicted came true.

06 Sep 2023

Macbeth was at war and the three witches awaited. They told him his future that their was an obstacle between him and the crown.He immediately told his wife,Lady Macbeth , Killing the King

02 Sep 2023

My favourite character was Macduff because he killed Macbeth ended everyone’s suffering. I would recommend this book because it’s a quick read and very interesting.

29 Aug 2023

this book had a very sinister and cruel storyline which ended terrifyingly i definitely recommend this book.

16 Aug 2023

I like it when the witches come out and tell Macbeth that he is king.I don’t like it when lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to kill the king.I also like it when the characters get angry because I think it’s funny

09 Aug 2023

it is a good book I recommend it

06 Aug 2023

A good book because of the illustrations and it’s small but it says the story as it should be told. I think it’s brilliant for young learners of Shakespeare.

05 Aug 2023

I enjoyed reading this book, I just gave it 4 stars. It did interest me because the story was historical(not completely) and how Macbeth was killed by Macduff because Macbeth murdered most of Macduff's family. This book represents a classical tragedy. I probably recommend this book to someone else.

27 Jul 2023

This was one book where a lot of blood was being shed. But I enjoyed it all the same.

17 Jul 2023

The witches

16 Jul 2023

I like this book because of All the magic and the war

04 Jul 2023

It was very intresting.It is fiction.

29 Jun 2023

Macbeth is about a man (Macbeth) and his wife (lady macbeth) who kill the King of Scotland (king duncan)

26 Feb 2023

I highly recommend this book to everyone in the world. The best part of the book for me was when the whiches hypnotised Macbeth.

22 Feb 2023

I think it was a amazing tale about how good can conker a man evil heart

17 Dec 2022

It shows us Scottish history of Macbeth and his rise to power and became 3rd in line to the throne of Scotland. Macbeth became a bit big for his boots and defeated king Duncan in battle .I would suggest this for 8 + as it is a Shakespeare story and it has good vocabulary.

04 Sep 2022

Lady Macbeth was my favourite because she causes Macbeth to kill the king. I would recommend it yes.

29 Aug 2022

I enjoyed Macbeth because the moral or the story is, don't be greedy or believe prophecies. If you do come to power, don't be a tyrant.

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