Power in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

by Vernon Elso Johnson

Book Overview

In Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, three witches gather amid a ferocious storm. They began an incantation that terminates with the chant, Fair is foul, and foul is fair, a phrase that, in many ways, sets the tone for the forthcoming events of the play. As we begin to learn more about the greed, ambition, and hunger for power that drives Lady Macbeth to do the unthinkable, we also watch the unraveling of her somewhat complicit husband, our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737743972
• ISBN13: 9780737743975
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12