Why do characters do what they do? Scholars use the resource to explore character motivation in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. Additionally, they discover pictures, interviews, and videos from the Deutsche Bank production of the play. 

Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including witches and the supernatural, Lady Macbeth and power, and Shakespeare's sources.

Legends of Shakespeare's stories. Source of Macbeth with links to Holinshed's book and other source material.

Mischievous fairies, monstrous apparitions, and scheming witches: examine how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers played with the magical and supernatural.

Prose and verse, wordplay, neologisms, and rhetoric: discover how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers developed innovative and experimental uses of language.

From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.

A synopsis of Macbeth with background and discussion of the play, a synopsis, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guide.

A thorough review of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" made specifically for students preparing to take the GCSE test. Beneficial for all students, however, studying Shakespeare or the play. With links to context, plot, characters, dramatic...

This resource deals with Shakespeare's life, society, drama, art, music, politics and history of that time. The full text to many of Shakespeare's plays is also included.

This section on the life and times of Shakespeare addresses the stories behind his 'histories'.

A site from the UK on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Complete with information on the historical context, character analysis, thematic elements, and review questions.

Brief biography of Mac Bethad mac Findlaich (Macbeth), eleventh-century Scottish king and title character in William Shakespeare's tragedy.

This site provides links to various resources such as collection items, articles, and teaching activities for Macbeth. It includes a 16th-century pamphlet on witchcraft, alongside character analyses of the weird sisters and Lady Macbeth....

This "Bitesize Revision" of "Macbeth" provides summary, discussion, and review of the Shakespearean tragedy. Also includes a "Craft of the Writer" section that discusses the use of blank verse, rhyme, dramatic irony, and imagery.

Read a complete description of each act, with explanations and explications of important passages.

From Hamlet's melancholy to Juliet's eloquence; and from Othello's misunderstanding to Doctor Faustus's damnation, discover the richness of Shakespearean and Renaissance tragedies.

This site mainly discusses the Elizabethan Theatres. It gives statistics about the various theatres of that time period, and provides interesting information about them. Some information on William Shakespeare is also provided.