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Macbeth

Shakespeare Appreciated: (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)

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Macbeth

By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner
Narrated by: Joan Walker, Nick Murchie, Coralyn Sheldon
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Experience Macbeth as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds.

To help you get the most out of Shakespeare, the narrator offers historical insights and background information, so you can enjoy the jokes, appreciate the references, and get a real sense of Shakespeare's world. This unabridged drama is also presented without commentary.

If school turned you off Shakespeare, find out what you've been missing all these years with this beautifully crafted audio presentation.

From the creators of SmartPass audio education study guides, voted third in a national poll to find the UK's favourite audiobook (2008). Winners of 3 Spoken Word Awards for Best Drama (2004), Best Original Audio and Best Publishing Initiative (2005).

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Excellent Commentary • Educational Insights • Helpful Narration • Historical Context • Dramatic Performance
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This is my favorite recording of Macbeth. The actor's performances (especially David Tennet as the Porter) really enhance the play and make it easier for my students to follow along. I know some teachers swear by having the kids read the play aloud, but the mangle Shakespeare's language and they don't know the story yet, so they can't read with very good inflection. The sound effects and the performances really bring the play to life, and I enjoy using it in my classroom.

Great for use in the classroom

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The narration and explanations in the first half are wonderful! Not having the patience to sit with a textbook, and wanting to read all the Shakespeare I didn’t have time for when I was younger, I’m finding Shakespeare Appreciated truly wonderful!!

Wonderful!

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Eureka, after 25 years i decided to re-read Macbeth, my confused understanding of the play was transformed into an understanding i will never forget. The narration was exquisit i have finally conquored MacBeth.

MacBeth

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Studying Shakespeare in school, we always had the teacher to lead us through it. This is like that, but more entertaining. The narration and commentary weren't the distraction I feared they might be, but very helpful. Without them, frankly, I'd have been lost, but I understood all that was going on in every scene. And I loved the historical info about England at the time, the Globe Theater, and how MacBeth ties in with King James, for whom Shakespeare wrote it.

Glad I discovered this

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And what's more, it's Macbeth! Nothing else needs to be said, except what a wonderful way to make genius accessible to the masses...namely, me. The explanation, the breakdown, the analysis reminds me of my old professor of some 50 years ago who used to read and explain The Bard's masterpieces. A great revisit of a singular classic.

It's Shakespeare...

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I'm a high school teacher and bought this to sue with my class. I don't find the commentary distracting but helpful. My students quickly figured out that when a particular voice was talking that was explanation. Also, there is a version of the play without any commentary in the file as well.

I Love the Commentary

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I always recomend Shakespeare to friends, because it's like a tepanyaki grill, even when the performance is dismal, it's still entertaining.

What did you like best about this story?

The performance of the actress(es) playing the part of the wierd sisters was fantastic. Uber Creepy, without being lame.

What aspect of the narrators’s performance would you have changed?

SLOW DOWN!!! The entire cast talks to dang fast, it makes it difficult to understand.

Did Macbeth inspire you to do anything?

Actually yes, I murdered one of my rivals. Thus ensuring that I get a promotion MUWAHHAHA!!!

Any additional comments?

The complete works of William Shakespeare should be required reading for a high school diploma.

Really good.

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The commentary is excellent, but if you desire no commentary there is an unabridged and uncommentaried version at the end of the audiobook. I can't recommend Shakespeare Appreciated enough.

Great!

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I just wanted a good dramatization of Macbeth and this one had high ratings so I bought it. I didn't realize until it started that it was filled with commentary every 5 or 10 lines. I've studied Shakespeare at a high level under Paul Cubeta and I expected this commentary to be distracting and written at the lowest possible level. Neither is remotely the case. It is excellent work.

More importantly, the woman who does the narrating is quite an actor herself and sets the emotional pitch of her commentary to match the scene. She almost sounds like another character in the play.

This is a remarkable achievement.

Best accidental purchase I've ever made

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Something reminded me lately of my failure to comprehend Macbeth in my high school days. Always making an easy A in english, I remember being frustrated that I just couldn't understand the content of the play and therefore made a low grade because of it.
I tried a sample of this version with explanatory narration, and quickly knew that I had to buy it.
I enjoyed it very much, and now since I now understand the story and characters completely, I look forward to watching a performance of the play in the near future.
I recommend this audio book for anyone who is struggling or has struggled with Macbeth.

Makes Macbeth understandable and enjoyable!

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