Shakespeare's Tales Macbeth Author:Beverley Birch, William Shakespeare "All hail, Macbeth! that shall be king hereafter!" With these dramatic words the weird sisters fire Macbeth with an all-consuming desire to be King of Scotland. And neither he nor his wife, Lady MacBeth, will stop at anything to gain the throne. A story of ambition, murder, and madness, Macbeth contains some of the most memorable characte... more »rs in English literature. This short and accessible retelling captures the style of Shakespeare's original language.« less