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1) Macbeth
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English
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"After encountering three witches, the warrior Macbeth waits to see if their predictions come true. Stung by ambition, Macbeth is persuaded by his conniving wife that the fastest way to fulfill the prophecy is to murder the king, which sets off a disastrous chain of events. As the tragedy unfolds, Macbeth's decisions lead to more ruin. He returns to the witches and believes that his future is secure--but is he interpreting the premonitions correctly?"--Page...
2) Macbeth
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English
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Set in the 1970s in a run-down, industrial town, this book centers on a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Duncan, the chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream to the townspeople, but a nightmare for criminals. The drug trade is ruled by two drug lords, one of whom--a master of manipulation named Hecate--has connections with the highest in power, and plans to use them to get his way. Hecate's plot hinges on steadily,...
3) Macbeth
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Español
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Provocado por las profecías de tres brujas misteriosas y acosado por su ambiciosa esposa, el gigante escocés Macbeth asesina a Duncan, rey de Escocia, para sucederlo en el trono. Esta mala acción pronto enreda al noble acosado por la conciencia en una red de traiciones, engaños y más asesinatos, que en última instancia deletrea su destino.
4) Macbeth
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Series
Publisher
Spark Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
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.
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English
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"Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Indeed, for 250 years it was performed with grand operatic additions set to baroque music. In his introduction Nicholas Brooke relates the play's changing fortunes to changes within society and the theatre and investigates the sources of its enduring appeal. He examines its many layers of illusion and interprets its linguistic turns and echoes, arguing...
7) Macbeth
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Series
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Provides a survey of the history of the Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, in criticism and performance and discusses key themes.
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 21
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English
Description
Travel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series.
Death of a Dreamer: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
The rugged landscape of Scotland attracts dreamers who move north, wrapped in fantasies of enjoying the simple life. They usually don't last, but it looks as if Effie Garrard has come to stay. When Constable Hamish Macbeth calls on her, he's amazed that...
Death of a Dreamer: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
The rugged landscape of Scotland attracts dreamers who move north, wrapped in fantasies of enjoying the simple life. They usually don't last, but it looks as if Effie Garrard has come to stay. When Constable Hamish Macbeth calls on her, he's amazed that...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"Macbeth, a general in the king's army, is returning from battle when he comes upon three witches who tell him that one day he'll be king. At first Macbeth dismisses their predictions, but an evil seed takes root in his mind, and soon he is convinced and impatient. At the urging of his wife, he resolves to take the throne by the most direct path: a dagger in the heart of King Duncan. But 'blood will have blood,' and when others grow suspicious of...
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 5
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English
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Suddenly recently banished Scottish Police Constable Hamish MacBeth, grateful for Lochdubh newcomer Maggie Baird's efforts to restore him, must dig into her sordid past to ferret out her killer.
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English
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In alternating chapters, ambitious Lady Macbeth tries to bear a son and win the throne of Scotland for her husband, and Albia, their daughter who was banished at birth and raised by three weird sisters, falls in love, learns of her parentage, and seeks to free Scotland from tyranny in this tale based on Shakespeare's Macbeth.
12) Macbeth
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EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"When three witches tell Scottish warrior Macbeth that he is destined to be king, it sparks off a series of tragic events. Spurred on by his ambitious wife, Macbeth is determined to fulfill his destiny, whatever the cost. Shakespeare's tale of ruthless ambition is retold with simplified text. The comic strip format provides an accessible introduction to the works of Shakespeare."--Provided by publisher.
13) Macbeth
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Series
Publisher
Manga Classics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Lush visuals illustrate the full original text of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the tale of a nobleman inspired to commit treason and murder in pursuit of the Scottish throne.
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Series
Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 30
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English
Description
"Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is alarmed to receive a report from a woman in the small village of Cronish in the Scottish Highlands. She has been brutally attacked and the criminal is on the loose. But upon further investigation, Hamish discovers that she was lying about the crime. So when the same woman calls him back about an intruder, he simply marvels at her compulsion to lie. This time, though, she is telling the truth. Her body is found in her home...
15) Macbeth
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about Macbeth, the eleventh-century king of Scotland, and of the tragedy of prophecy and royal murder.
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Stratford Zoo volume 1
Publisher
01, First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The Stratford Zoo looks like a normal zoo... until the gates shut at night. That's when the animals come out of their cages to stage elaborate performances of Shakespeare's greatest works. They might not be the most accomplished thespians, but they've got what counts: heart. Also fangs, feathers, scales, and tails" --
17) Macbeth
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Publisher
SparkNotes
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The only Shakespeare play with a villain for its hero, Macbeth takes us deep inside the mind and conscience of a murderer.
18) Death of a nurse
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Series
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English
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The "Hamish Macbeth series continues with a new mystery featuring Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman. James Harrison has recently moved to a restored hunting lodge in Sutherland with his gorgeous private nurse Gloria Dainty. When Hamish visits Mr. Harrison to welcome him to the neighborhood, the old man treats him very rudely. Gloria apologizes for her employer's behavior, and Hamish takes the plunge and invites her out for dinner....
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Series
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English
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Paul English moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He attended church in Lochdubh, and told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair, and told Jessie Currie that she needed psychiatric help. But nobody loves an honest man ... and now...
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