Macbeth

by SparkNotes, William Shakespeare

SparkNotes Literature Guides:
Making the reading experience fun!
 
When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.
 
Includes: An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.

16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary terms
Step-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essay
A feature on how not to plagiarize

Genres: Classics, Shakespeare, Plays

65 pages, Paperback

Published January 10, 2002

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Reviews

[Sassy Sarah Reads]

5 stars. This is a great resource to add on to learning and understanding Macbeth. Honestly, a wonderful teacher resource. So glad I found this at a library sale for a dollar.

[Bernie4444]

A translation anyone can understand.

Before reading or watching Macbeth there are two tools that one should have. The first is a copy of No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth; the play plus a translation anyone can understand. The second tool is a video “Shakespeare Uncovered” Season 1 “Macbeth with Ethan Hawke.” In this video, Ethan brings a lot of history into the story.

Now that you know the story in and out you can enjoy the Play. You even watch your favorite actions or speeches. And there are lots of spiffy soliloquies that you can relate to.

Unless you are a Hurley-burley person this translation helps right out of the gate.
SECOND WITCH
When the hurly-burly’s done,
When the Battles lost and won.

SECOND WITCH
We’ll meet when the noise of the battle is over when one side has one and the other side has lost.

However, you will find yourself using “hurly-burly” more often.

I look at my black and white cat and say, “Out damned Spot”.

[Jennifer Margeson]

Met my needs - gave me some extra insight and understanding to share. Happy to have Shakespeare behind me for a while.

[Kelly]

Helped decipher the play for me.

[Valentine Void]

read for AP Language and Composition, junior year of high school

[Dave Fellows]

5/5 stars. These guides give you what you need for study purposes, clearly, concisely, methodically.