Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

Based in a fictional Canadian town where legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant returns to the New Burbage Theatre Festival, the site of his greatest triumph and most humiliating failure, to assume the Artistic Directorship after the sudden death of his mentor, Oliver Welles. When Geoffrey arrives he finds that Oliver is still there, in spirit anyway, and with his guidance (and often in spite of it) Geoffrey attempts to reconcile with his past...

Presents Shakespeare's drama about a man who kills the king of Scotland in order to claim the throne for himself, and includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, a key to notable lines and phrases, and other reference information.

Adaptation of the stage production which relocates the action to a nameless 20th-century underground facility, offering a parable of the quest for power in the modern world.

Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about a man who kills his king after hearing the prophesies of three witches.

Each Sparknote contains: complete plot summary and analysis; key facts about the work; author's historical context; analysis of major characters; suggested essay topics; themes, motifs and symbols; explanation of important quotations; and review questions.

Introduces Shakespeare's play Macbeth, discussing plot and characters, possible sources of inspiration for the play, the history of early performances, and how the productions have evolved over the years.

This title examines the role and theme of the antihero archetype in Macbeth, Wuthering Heights, Notes from Underground, and Native Son. It features four analysis papers that consider the antihero theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme. Critical thinking questions, sidebars highlighting and explaining each thesis and argument, and other possible approaches for analysis help students understand the mechanics...

Set in the 1970s in a run-down, industrial town, a police force struggles to shed an incessant drug problem. Duncan, the chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream to the townspeople, but a nightmare for criminals. The drug trade is ruled by two drug lords, one of whom, a master of manipulation named Hecate, has connections with the highest in power, and plans to use them to get his way.

Paris, 1911. Andre du Monde, director of a famous horror theater, has married a young girl from the country. As a child, Andre experienced something terrible. Now he can't be close to anyone except by frightening them.His wife is frightened too. Because Andre keeps telling her she's going to poison him...Alexander von Reisden, doctor to the mad and Andre's friend, seems to have outlived his own terrible past. He has a wife and a son, and work he loves....