Unique features of the Signet Classic Shakespeare
An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet
A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University
Source from which Shakespeare derived Macbeth—selections from Raphael Holinshed's The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by A. C. Bradley, Elmer Edgar Stoll, Mary McCarthy, Joan Larsen Klein, Alan Sinfield
A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Macbeth, then and now
Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type
Up-to-date list of recommended readings
