'A supreme theatrical poem that has a language that eats into the soul' Michael Billington, GuardianShakeapeare's blood-soaked drama of murder, madness and the uncanny begins as Macbeth is promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by supernatural forces.Spurred on by his wife, he murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true.But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, while the dead return to haunt him.Macbeth is an anatomy of fear and a bleak portrayal of what some will do to achieve their desires. General Introduction by STANLEY WELLS Edited by GEORGE HUNTER Introduction by CAROL CHILLINGTON RUTTER