Macbeth

The words to learn first

The most common words in this book that fall outside the core vocabulary. Names are left out; these are the ones that actually repay learning before you start.

• thou89×
• shall67×
• thee61×
• upon59×
• thy52×
• hath51×
• th49×
• lord38×
• tis37×
• king35×
• sir29×
• thane25×
• cannot20×
• nature20×
• till20×
• hail17×
• worthy17×
• bloody16×
• castle15×
• deed15×

How it starts

Dramatis Personæ DUNCAN, King of Scotland. MALCOLM, his Son. DONALBAIN, his Son. MACBETH, General in the King’s Army. BANQUO, General in the King’s Army. MACDUFF, Nobleman of Scotland. LENNOX, Nobleman of Scotland. ROSS, Nobleman of Scotland. MENTEITH, Nobleman of Scotland. ANGUS, Nobleman of Scotland. CAITHNESS, Nobleman of Scotland. FLEANCE, Son to Banquo.

Read it sentence by sentence

Btelo English plays Macbeth one sentence at a time, highlighting each word as it is spoken, with a tap on any word opening its dictionary card. The full text is also free at Project Gutenberg if you would rather read it straight through.

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