Understanding Shakespeare: MacBeth
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Just the Facts Series - Shakespeare
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary (4-6)-Senior High (10-12)
- Subjects: Shakespeare
- Produced By: Cerebellum Corporation
- Year: 1995
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 90m
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Everyone should be familiar with the timeless works of William Shakespeare. Now, with Understanding Shakespeare, everyone can! Did you know that popular phrases sound and fury, primrose way, and the milk of human kindness, are taken from MacBeth? Shakespeare's classic tragedy tells the story of a good man gone bad, driven to murder by ugly ambition and fueled by a power-hungry wife. MacBeth's desire to fulfill his prophecies of greatness, foretold by three witches, ultimately leads to wicked acts and his eventual downfall.