<B>The Folger Shakespeare Library offers the definitive, updated edition of <I>Macbeth</I>, with newly edited text, explanatory notes, scene summaries, and more.</B><P><I>Macbeth</I>, one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, is among the most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king in order to succeed to the throne. Tortured by his conscience and fearful of discovery, he becomes fatally enmeshed in a web of treachery and deceit.<P>This authoritative edition of <I>Macbeth</I> features:<P>· Freshly edited text based on the best early version of the play<P>· Full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play<P>· Scene-by-scene plot summaries<P>· A key to famous lines and phrases<P>· An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language<P>· Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings <P>· An essay providing a modern perspective on the play