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Available
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GN Sha
Collection
Publication
SparkNotes (2008), 208 pages
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Original publication date
2002
2008-01-25
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LibraryThing member acharters
The illustrations are fairly atrocious, but the book is a good source of a modern English translation.
LibraryThing member KoryD
“But crimes such as these always have punishments in this world, in that our violence simply teaches bloody lessons to others…and then those students return to plague their teachers.”(no page numbers)
Shakespeare’s timeless and bloody tragedy, Macbeth, is featured in this manga-style graphic
Shakespeare’s timeless and bloody tragedy, Macbeth, is featured in this manga-style graphic
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novel. Elizabethan English is substituted for a more accessible modern day translation in this story of the treacherous and ambitious Macbeth and his rise to power in medieval Scotland. In staying quite true to the original play, he will do almost anything to gain and maintain his power…however fleeting and terrorizing it may be. I always enjoy Shakespeare and I liked delving into this version. The story is told in modern English dialogue making it easy to follow. The illustrations are very character-centered, but I thought that the black-and-white diminished the impact of the story in that I didn’t find it as dynamic or frightening. It would be a great complementary piece to use in a high school English class as a way to help students further understand the story or to help struggling readers to connect with the power of the story without getting hung up on the language and conventions. No matter the platform, the Bard strikes gold again! Show Less
Pages
208