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.