Woot, this time I'm bothering right after finishing the book. What a surprise!
Summary: The story of Shakespeare's Macbeth, as told by an assortment of minor characters, many of whom didn't make it into the play. Much of the story centers around Lady Mary, the daughter of the thane of Cawdor (the one before Macbeth) and companion to Lady Macbeth.
Reaction: I rather enjoyed it. I think it was helpful to know what happens in the play so that I could compare the two plots. This book made it clearer that Macbeth's court kept migrating, first to Scone, and then to Dunsinane. Shakespeare, if I remember correctly, glossed over that point. I rather liked finding out about what was going on in the background of Macbeth's adventures in kingship and murder: gossiping servants, rebellious soldiers, other people roaming the castle at night, everyone speculating on who Duncan's murderer(s) really were, etc.
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