A side-by-side translation of Act 5, Scene 9 of Macbeth from the original Shakespeare into modern English.
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| Source: Folger Shakespeare Library | |
Nothing to see here, folks. The Folger's Edition wraps everything up in Act 5, Scene 8. | Wait, isn't it over? Yes, yes it is. Scene 8 of Macbeth is a little...extended. There's a lot of entering and exiting and other fancy stage directions, so sometimes editors break up the scene into multiple parts. If you see a Scene 9, 10, or 11—or a Scene 8, parts 1-4—that's why. The Big Guys (Folger, Oxford, Riverside, & co.) all do it with 8 scenes, so we're following suit. |