William Shakespeare's classic tragedy about Macbeth and his wife, who plot to kill the king and his heirs in order to seize the crown of Scotland. Includes textual notes, chronology, and scene-by-scene analysis.

At head of title: RSC Shakespeare. "The version of Macbeth and the corresponding footnotes that appear in this volume were originally published in "William Shakespeare complete works", edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, published in 2007 by Modern Library"--T.p. verso.