Ambivalent Macbeth

Macbeth is often read in a singular fashion: either as a cautionarymorality tale warning against ambition, or as a psychological studyof evil. In Ambivalent Macbeth , renowned Shakespeare scholar R.S.White argues that these differing readings result from a profoundlyambivalent play, and that this quality is a clue to its greatness. White explores how radical ambivalence permeates the atmosphere,imagery, themes and characterisation of 'the Scottish play'. Heconsiders Shakespeare's historical cont