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Eigentlich will Hamish nur seinen Schnupfen auskurieren, als er die Einladung in ein Wellnesshotel auf der schottischen Insel Eileencraig annimmt. Seine Gastgeberin Jane dagegen bangt um ihr Leben und hofft, dass Hamish sie vor allem Arg beschützen kann. Kaum ist er da, gibt es tatsächlich eine Leiche. Allerdings musste nicht Jane ihr Leben lassen, sondern die schrecklich arrogante Heather. Verdächtige für die Tat gibt's unter der exklusiven Gästeschar...
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Per the New World Encyclopedia, Mac Bethad mac Findlaích (Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh),(died August 15, 1057), was King of Scots (also known as the King of Alba) from 1040 until his death. He is best known as the subject of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and the many works it has inspired, although the play is historically inaccurate. Shakespeare' Macbeth immortalized the Scottish king but as a dark, tormented character driven...
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ResumenExpress presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura Macbeth, una de las grandes tragedias del genio William Shakespeare. La obra cuenta cómo el personaje epónimo, influido por su mujer y la profecía de tres brujas, asesina al rey para ocupar su lugar. Inspirada en fuentes históricas, cuestiona al poder poniendo en escena el destino trágico de un hombre y de una mujer que se sumen en la locura.
¡Ya no tienes que leer y resumir todo el...
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Macbeth by Jo Nesbo: Conversation Starters
New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman Jo Nesbo writes another heart-pounding thriller. Jo Nesbo's reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth is set in a run-down industrial town in the 1970s. The novel centers around the town police force struggling to end the nonstop drug problem. Duncan is the visionary and idealistic chief of police. He is a dream to the people of his town but he is a nightmare...
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A Study Guide for George MacBeth's "Bedtime Story," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
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Constable Hamish Macbeth schwebt mit der schönen Priscilla auf Wolke sieben. Aber als in deren Tommel Castle Hotel acht hoffnungsfrohe Mitglieder eines Single Clubs einchecken, kehrt für die beiden wieder die Realität ein. Am eigentlich romantisch geplanten Wochenende läuft alles schief, was schief laufen kann. Der tragische Höhepunkt: Eine Frau wird tot aufgefunden. In ihrem Mund: ein Apfel. Hamish steht vor einem großen Rätsel. Fest steht...
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Mit der Ankunft des Junggesellen Peter Hynd im Nachbarort ist es dort mit Ruhe und dörflicher Beschaulichkeit vorbei. Der äußerst charmante Mann löst bei den Frauen des Dorfes nämlich erbitterte Rivalität aus. Police Constable Hamish Macbeth findet diese Zickenkriege zunächst einfach nur unterhaltsam. Er lässt sich ja auch nicht so leicht um den Finger wickeln. Aber dann ist plötzlich von Morddrohungen und Missbrauch die Rede. Und es dauert...
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Macbeth, with the murder on his mind, has a vision.
"Is this a dagger I can see... see but cannot touch?
The hilt is turned toward my hand, but still...I cannot clutch.
It is a dagger...of the mind to lead me to his room
Although unreal, it's like the one I draw to seal his doom."
He draws his dagger.
"I must move soft, that no one hears my footsteps on the stone
In silence then I make my way, my presence never known..."
A bell rings.
"The signal...
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Shakespeare died 405 years ago and this book intent to be a commemoration and celebration of his life and work. Ana Maribel Moreno Guillén, professor of English at Universidad Especializada de las Américas made a very special reminder of this important date creating Desdemona, Lady Macbeth and Cleopatra: Tragic Women in Shakespeare's Plays which is a literary analysis of these three characters in some of the most famous and interesting plays of...
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A Study Guide for Tom Stoppard's "Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.
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Shakespearean Tragedy is a landmark work of literary criticism. It is at once the pinnacle of the nineteenth century love affair with Shakespeare and the starting point for a new century of Shakespeare scholarship.
Critics have charged that A.C. Bradley attends to character at the expense of other elements of the plays, such as theme, dramatic structure, and historical background, Bradleys defenders have praised the work for its philosophical and...
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Among the most studied, most read, and most admired works in world literature, the tragedies of Shakespeare constitute a body of work unrivaled in dramatic brilliance, beauty of language, and profundity of thought. This convenient and affordable volume-ideal for students and all lovers of literature-features four of the playwright's greatest works: Hamlet, the revenge drama centering on the introspective Prince of Denmark-one of literature's most...
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