Shakespeare's Macbeth

Get everything you can out of your time reading the classics with the Christian Guides to the Classics Series!

Leland Ryken provides a clear pathway to understanding the "Great Works" through this engaging series of short guidebooks. Beginning with "why the classics matter" and "the nature and function of literature," readers will find a helpful path to reading and analyzing influential works in the Western canon.

Each book:

Includes an introduction to the author and work Explains the cultural context Incorporates published criticism Defines key literary terms Contains discussion questions at the end of each unit of the text Lists resources for further study Evaluates the classic text from a Christian worldview. This guide opens up the last of Shakespeare’s magnificent tragedies, Macbeth, and explores the themes of temptation, sin, and guilt, as well as the keys to virtuous behavior.

1. Opening Credits
2. The Nature and Function of Literature
3. Why the Classics Matter
4. How to Read a Story
5. MacBeth the Play at a Glance
6. The Author and His Faith
7. The Two Main Genres of MacBeth
8. Shakespeare's Theather
9. Act 1 Scene 1
10. Act 1 Scene 2
11. Act 1 Scene 3
12. Act 1 Scene 4
13. Act 1 Scene 5
14. Act 1 Scene 6
15. Act 1 Scene 7
16. Act 2 Scene 1
17. Act 2 Scene 2
18. Act 2 Scene 3
19. Act 2 Scene 4
20. Act 3 Scene 1
21. Act 3 Scene 2
22. Act 3 Scene 3
23. Act 3 Scene 4
24. Act 3 Scene 5
25. Act 3 Scene 6
26. Act 4 Scene 1
27. Act 4 Scene 2
28. Act 4 Scene 3
29. Act 5 Scene 1
30. Act 5 Scene 2
31. Act 5 Scene 3
32. Act 5 Scene 4
33. Act 5 Scene 5
34. Act 5 Scene 6
35. Act 5 Scene 7
36. Act5 Scene 8
37. The Critics Comment on MacBeth
38. Closing Credits