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Macbeth

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It is difficult to imagine a work of greater dramatic intensity than Macbeth. It portrays the most violent of passions. It makes extraordinary demands upon the audience's emotions. It raises fundamental questions about what it means to be human. And it suggests that the beginning of wisdom - and the antidote to those excesses that promote self-destruction - is a judgement tempered by humality, compassion, and a sense of cosmic awe.

William Shakespeare is held to have been born on St. George's Day, 23 April 1564. The eldest son of a prosperous glove-maker in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was probably educated at the town grammar school.

Tradition holds that between 1585 and 1592, Shakespeare first become a schoolteacher and then set off for London. By 1595 he was a leading member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, helping to direct their business affairs, as well as being a playwright and actor. In 1598 he become apart-owner of the company, which was the most distinguished of its age. However, he maintained his contacts with Stratford, and his family seem to have remained there. From about 1610 he seems to have grown increasingly involved in the town's affairs, suggesting a withdrawal from London. He died on 23 April 1616, in his 53rd year, and was buried at Holy Trinity Church on the 25th.

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Call Number

822 SHA m

Publisher

London : Everyman., 1993

Collation

xl, 216 p.; ilus.; 20 cm

Language

Indonesia

ISBN/ISSN

046087182x

Classification

822

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Edition

First Print 1993

Subject(s)

English Fiction
Sastra Inggris

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