Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
7675
Points per Word
0.00013
Description
The book retells Shakespeare's tragedy of Macbeth, a power-hungry Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three witches that he will become king. Urged by his ambitious wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and descends into madness and guilt, haunted by ghosts and visions. This middle grades version presents the classic story in modern English and includes background information about the play and the Elizabethan era.