AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'Following on from OPHELIA, QUEEN OF DENMARK and I AM JULIET, this is the third title in the series for young people that focuses on the reinterpretation of Shakespeare's classic and enduring plays.
'I didn't mean to do it'.
'Annie is not a witch, but when her mistress Lady Macbeth calls for a potion to 'stiffen Macbeth's sinews', Annie is caught up in plots that lead to murder, kingship and betrayal. Annie must also not only choose between Rab the Blacksmith and Murdoch, Thane of Greymouth, but discover where her loyalty lies.' (Publication summary)
Notes
-
Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also dyslexic edition
- Also braille.
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
-
[Review] Third Witch
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 32 no. 4 2017; (p. 43)
— Review of Third Witch 2017 single work novelIn Macbeth and Son (2006), Jackie French contrasts Macbeth and his contemporaries as Shakes depicts them. with their characters and actions documented in recognised historical sources. When Luke, the protagonist in a present-day story, explores Shakespeare's play for schoolwork, he soon identifies with Macbeth's stepson and thinks deeply about truth, lies and Shakespeare's motives for presenting an historically inaccurate version.' (Introduction)
-
[Review] Third Witch
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 32 no. 4 2017; (p. 43)
— Review of Third Witch 2017 single work novelIn Macbeth and Son (2006), Jackie French contrasts Macbeth and his contemporaries as Shakes depicts them. with their characters and actions documented in recognised historical sources. When Luke, the protagonist in a present-day story, explores Shakespeare's play for schoolwork, he soon identifies with Macbeth's stepson and thinks deeply about truth, lies and Shakespeare's motives for presenting an historically inaccurate version.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers