Completely Unabridged

Appreciate the linguistic richness of the original play text, broken into easily digested ‘bits’. In-line translation helps you to understand difficult words and phrases.

Hear it, See it

The combination of text, fully animated re-enactment and audio soundtrack helps you to decode Shakespeare’s prose and facilitates learners of varying abilities and learning styles.

Character Building

Character biographies can be accessed from either the main play or through a dedicated cast feature. An illustrated relationship map shows key characters and their inter-relationships in the play.

Ace that Exam

A wide selection of integrated analyses and study notes for each scene are provided to help you understand plot summaries, key themes, language, imagery and quotes from the play.

The tragic tale of the murderous Macbeth.

In Medieval Scotland, the forces of King Duncan have valiantly put down a deadly revolt, stabilizing the realm for the well-loved king. Amidst the afterglow of victory, a trio of sinister hags reveal a cryptic prophecy to Macbeth, one of Duncan’s most trusted and decorated generals: Macbeth will one day become king although he is not to found a dynasty.

Macbeth and his scheming wife, Lady Macbeth, start down a path of greed, deception and murder as they steal the throne and start to eliminate potential challengers. Scotland falls into turmoil under its new tyrant, but the inconvenient second half of the prophecy still remains, leading Macbeth to perform ever more sickening deeds as he attempts to thwart the part of the prophecy that foretells of his downfall.

"By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.
Open, locks,
Whoever knocks!"

- Act 4 Scene 1