Overview

For much of the 20th century Macbeth was seen by critics as a deeply unsettling play but one in which Good finally overcomes Evil. Graham Bradshaw puts these arguments in perspective. He shows that the play is much more terrifying than traditionalist critics allow, and, drawing on more than 30 years of studying Shakespeare, offers his own incisive view. This book is essential reading for students or theatregoers who want to understand the facinating critical arguments which have long raged about Macbeth - and to know what Shakespeare's great tragedy is really about.