Considers the play as theatre and the text as script, enabling readers to inhabit the imaginative world of the play in an accessible, meaningful and creative way. Cambridge School Shakespeare approaches the plays in a new way, encouraging readers to participate actively in examining them, to work in groups as well as individually, to treat each play as a script to be re-created, and to explore the theatrical/dramatic qualities of the text.

List of characters -- Macbeth -- The meaning of Macbeth -- The acting of Macbeth -- The themes of Macbeth -- Imagery of Macbeth -- History into drama -- A Macbeth for King James -- Witches and witchcraft -- The language of Macbeth -- Staging Macbeth -- William Shakespeare.