I never realized how much work and effort went into converting a book into a manga. The details and the use of imagery to explain the metaphors used that otherwise went over our heads. This adaptation is perfect for lovers of Shakespeare and non-lovers alike.

First thing I fell in love with were the graphics. They compel you to pick up the book and look at it more closely. Its as you read the book that you fall in love with the characters and become invested in what happens next.

This was a perfectly stunning way to bring Macbeth to life! The illustrations were wonderful and I appreciated the English wasn’t modernized. It gave a classic feel to this graphic novel. Loved it!

Manga Classics: Macbeth

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The art was stunning and the way the artist incorporated the story was absolutely freaking amazing. I definitely recommend and will also be purchasing.

Fascinating way to present a classic story. Loved the images. Very approachable for readers hesitant to tackle Shakespeare.

I absoluely love this story , the manga adaptation was just amazing and super entertaining . The book was very fast paced and the execution of Shakespear's story was perfect . Overall a fun , light ,great read indeed!!

I was one of the few kids in school who actually enjoyed reading 'Macbeth', so getting to see a graphic novel version of it was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed this classic brought to life through art and look forward to reading more like this.

Great for getting into Shakespeare's work for the first time or revisiting it in a new, different way.
Art was amazing. Illustrations set the tone of the story, represented it really well and helped me to better understand the story (it was my first time reading Shakespeare in English). The writing was of course hard to understand - it is an original Shakespeare's text nonetheless, only with added manga style illustrations - and therefore the story was quite hard to follow.
In my opinion it would be better to rewrite the story into modern English instead of keeping an original text. It would work better with the art style and make the story more approachable.

I really loved this rendition of a classic work! The art style was beautiful and I quite enjoyed reading the story of Macbeth in manga format.

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Listen. I've never read Macbeth before. I never even cared to. But Hamilton makes reference to it and I was always too lazy to google what it meant. So when I found this on NetGalley I got really excited. I knew nothing about Macbeth except that there were 3 witches you're not supposed to say it in the theater.

I thought Macbeth was the good guy lmaoooo. So yeah. I was wrong on that front. I was unprepared for him to be killing off characters willy nilly all over the place. And then I was somehow surprised that he died in the end lmaooooo. When I say I knew nothing about Macbeth, I really freaking meant it.

I'm glad I was able to read this because I never would have read the play otherwise, and honestly that would be the real tragedy in all of this

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I love the Manga classics, I have always been someone who loves to read dialogue over descriptions, so I'm reluctant to read classics. These Manga classics have let me enjoy classics

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This manga adaptation of classic literature did an excellent job in bringing a sense of vitality and action to Shakespeare’s grim Macbeth.

In particular the actions and illusion the characters inner thoughts were well done. I personally would have preferred updated language to go with this more modern visual translation but it is still quite powerful to read through all of the original play.

From a technical perspective it was challenging to access the PDF file on my mobile but I eventually was able to triumph.

I would definitely recommend this as and engaging and entertaining adaptation of the work.

I have a really hard time with classics (especially Shakespeare mostly because of 400 year-old English that's hard to understand in the 21st century) but reading it accompanied by images helped me better understand what was going on. I had to read Macbeth in grade 11 and missed a lot of the story because of the language used but I definitely grasped more of it this time around.

Unlike Romeo and Juliet and Anne of Green Gables, I didn't really know anything about Macbeth. before reading this. Buuuut I actually really enjoyed this story haha. I would love to learn even more about it and see the play haha.

Again, I love these so much.

hmmm, I really want to read a Hamlet one... that would be so interesting.

And yeah, the art is so extremely impressive.

Like, imagine having creativity. I can't.

AnYwAyS, highly recommend these manga classics :)

This book was a manga edition of the Shakespearean play, Macbeth. The detailed art and the text and speech work together to express themes from the original play. Honestly speaking, it was a wonderful experience, and I would especially recommend it to others who love to experience Shakespeare's work in a multitude of creative, effective ways.

This is the second book of the Manga Classics series I read and I'm still amazed how true they stay to the original work. I was surprised that they kept the original language but it was quite interesting reading a manga with Elizabethan English dialogue. I see the huge potential of this adaptation for students to get into Macbeth since the illustrations help a lot with understanding what's going on.
It is hard for me to give it a star rating, though, and I decided I'm going with three stars because I didn't enjoy the plot that much (which is rather on Shakespeares than the Manga Classics team) and I didn't really like the art style as there are many characters that almost look alike and are therefore hard to distinguish.
I would recommend this book to everyone who likes Shakespeare and Manga or has to read Macbeth for school.

Interesting take on the classic story, melding it with the style of anime. It makes it less dour than other versions, but perhaps more accessible that way to a younger audience.

Ive been dying to get my hands on one of these manga classics and im so happy I started with Macbeth.

Macbeth is my absolute all time favorite play and I was worried that this manga version of it would let me down. But, IT DID NOT.

It was very entertaining and super true to the original.

I loved being able to see and read at the same time (props to mangas), as the art style was absolutely beautiful.

The way this manga managed to capture Macbeth’s changes after committing the murder was so interesting.

The writing style for this was a bit older, I felt that It could have been written with modern English but I still managed to comprehend what was happening so its not that bad of an issue.

ALL IN ALL, this was fantastic and I want to read all the ones in the series

This is a manga adaptation of Shakespeare's classic, Macbeth. This story has a special place in my heart since it was my first introduction to Shakespeare, and this manga delivered on all my favorite parts of it. The pacing, sharp contract and shadow, and movement all lended itself very well to the action-packed play. Interestingly, the adaptation notes mentioned the setting being hard to come up with since there aren't exactly many standing castle from Macbeth's day to take a field trip to. Despite this, the settings seemed faithful and immersive.

I've reviewed another Manga Classic based on a play, and again I'm very appreciative of the team that worked on this taking advantage of the manga visuals to explain the metaphors and what the characters are talking about. Manga is a very good middle ground between seeing the play live and reading it with zero visuals, and I'm glad they've used the opportunity to the fullest to bring Macbeth and his evil deeds to life.

Manga classics are so great! This one definitely has more of a challenge than others I've read, because of the Shakespearean language, but I think it manages to pull it off quite well. This will help a lot of students who struggle with Shakespeare to visualize what's going on.