HARVARD COPYRIGHT, 1897, TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON. PRESSWORK BY BERWICK & SMITH. PREFACE. THIS book is intended for a school and college textbook, and it is therefore in great part a compilation. It is chiefly indebted to Dr. Furness's edition of Macbeth in THE VARIORUM SHAKESPEARE, and to Clark and Wright's Clarendon Press edition of Macbeth; but the editions of Rolfe, Hudson, Manly, Chambers, and Deighton have also been examined. The text is based on that of Dr. Furness, collated with the Cambridge Shakespeare, second edition, Dyce's third edition, and Hudson's school edition. All readings marked F1 (First Folio) have been verified from my own original copy of that volume. The Textual Notes have been separated from the Explanatory Notes, as they may not be needed for younger pupils. The references to Abbott's Shakespearian Grammar, which should be in the hands of every teacher, if not of every student, — have usually been briefly summarized, to enable the student to see the bearing of the reference upon the text. Occasional questions have been introduced in the Notes as suggestive to the student, but they should be multiplied by the teacher. Some examination questions on Act III. will be found |