Macbeth

　　「馬克白」是莎士比亞在憂鬱時期所寫下的「四大悲劇」之一，描寫蘇格蘭將軍馬克白，由於聽了女巫的預言，使他產生對王位謀篡之心，而展開一連串暴力與血腥的爭奪。

　　在他的性格中，爭奪權力的慾望，勝過任何的力量，使他終致瘋狂，即使最後他登上王位，也使百姓視他為「暴君」而合力討伐他。馬克白一心想改變命運的安排，最終卻不得不臣服在命運的腳下。

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威廉‧莎士比亞 William Shakespeare （1564－1616）

　　威廉．莎士比 亞出生於英 國，被公認是英國文學史和戲劇史上最傑出的詩人和劇作家。父親在他十三歲時因經商失敗而破產，他因此無法上大學。他十八歲時娶了大他八歲的Anne Hathaway，育有三名小孩。莎士比亞在1590年成為劇作家，起初只是模仿別的作家寫故事，藉此磨練寫作技巧，後來他越漸歡迎，最後成為成功的演員 與劇作家。

　　莎士比亞擅於刻畫人物心理，運用生動的戲劇語言扣動讀者心弦，他的故事結構嚴謹、情節豐富多元，更富含人生哲理。他一生 共 寫了37部作品，可分成四個時期：歷史劇、喜劇、悲劇和浪漫喜悲劇。其中四大悲劇：《哈姆雷特》、《奧賽羅》、《李爾王》和《馬克白》寫於悲劇時期。這些 戲劇故事在世界各地不斷地改編、上演，數百年來雋永不朽，為他贏得最偉大的劇作家的聲譽。

　　William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time