William Shakespeare

Macbeth a Gunpowder Plot Witchcraft Play Annotated William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a tour de force of the divine right of kings, the prerequisites of legitimate government, Guy Fawkes' and other conspirators' attempt to blow up the English Parliament in 1605 known as the Gunpowder Plot, and above all witchcraft. Arguably, Macbeth himself makes a choice to become a male witch as he descends into lawlessness and depravity. Annotated in light of the Gunpowder Plot-witchcraft basis of the play, this edition of Macbeth provides new insights on Shakespeare's intentions, scene-by-scene and for the play as a whole. With an understanding of the Gunpowder Plot-witchcraft foundation, the play becomes coherent as a theatrical masterpiece. The play culminates in a final apocalyptic clash between the witches' stooge and the angelic forces of nationhood led my Malcolm. Macbeth ultimately fights like a man when he realizes that the witches have outwitted him leaving him without the supernatural protection he thought he had and with only his soldier's body. Austi Classics commends this edition to students, dramatists and all who enjoy Shakespeare. The book is printed with generous sized font on quality paper that will last.