'Following on from OPHELIA, QUEEN OF DENMARK and I AM JULIET, this is the third title in the series for young people that focuses on the reinterpretation of Shakespeare's classic and enduring plays.
'I didn't mean to do it'.
'Annie is not a witch, but when her mistress Lady Macbeth calls for a potion to 'stiffen Macbeth's sinews', Annie is caught up in plots that lead to murder, kingship and betrayal. Annie must also not only choose between Rab the Blacksmith and Murdoch, Thane of Greymouth, but discover where her loyalty lies.' (Publication summary)
Teachers' notes from publisher's website.
Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
In Macbeth and Son (2006), Jackie French contrasts Macbeth and his contemporaries as Shakes depicts them. with their characters and actions documented in recognised historical sources. When Luke, the protagonist in a present-day story, explores Shakespeare's play for schoolwork, he soon identifies with Macbeth's stepson and thinks deeply about truth, lies and Shakespeare's motives for presenting an historically inaccurate version.' (Introduction)
In Macbeth and Son (2006), Jackie French contrasts Macbeth and his contemporaries as Shakes depicts them. with their characters and actions documented in recognised historical sources. When Luke, the protagonist in a present-day story, explores Shakespeare's play for schoolwork, he soon identifies with Macbeth's stepson and thinks deeply about truth, lies and Shakespeare's motives for presenting an historically inaccurate version.' (Introduction)
