Excerpt from Lectures on Dramatic Literature O exemplify those features in the acting dramatic poem, which contribute mainly to its success, we shall have recourse to Shakespeare; from among those incomparable records which he has left us of his genius, we shall select the tragedy of "Macbeth," as one of the most felicitous in plot and execution. Of this play we shall examine the first act. In the tragedy of "Macbeth," the historical and the romantic are blended with singular effect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.