Shakespeare and Macbeth
Publication Information
Author:  Ross, Stewart	Illustrator:  Karpinski, Tony & Ambrus, Victor
Title:  Shakespeare and Macbeth	Date:  1994
Publisher:  Viking	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-670-85629-0	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, nonfiction, drama
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading
Summary:
The reader learns about the writing and production of Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Sidebars contribute additional information to the narrative about the play as do a chronology of Shakespeare's life, one of his works, a description of the Globe Theater, and a summary of the play.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers will want to use the book with passages from the play. The website below provides additional information and pictures. Students might have fun researching the bad luck that has followed the play. The movie "Shakespeare in Love" and other movies of Shakespeare's plays would provide lush visual backdrop for the book and the play. Web site: shakespeare.eb.com/shakespeare/index2.html
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History > time period > 17th Century History > region > England > well known people > Queen Victoria Literature and Language > play Literature and Language > Macbeth Work > actors Literature and Language > drama

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