Macbeth grasps the specter of the blade, and soon thereafter, a real dagger to murder his lord, King Duncan. But the "dagger of the mind," as Shakespeare wrote, is also Macbeth?s conscience.

Macbeth: A Dagger of the Mind Harold Bloom. Scribner, $24 (176p) ISBN 978-1-5011-6425-5 ...

Harold Bloom -- whose latest book is Macbeth: A Dagger of the Mind (Simon & Schuster) -- is the preeminent votary of what has been called "an insane worship of Shakespeare which has no rational ...

So far this year, I have seen Shakespeare productions that had a disco theme or were in modern dress or set in a 1960s ...

Macbeth: A Dagger of the Mind is certainly a tonic alternative to SparkNotes for students studying Macbeth, as the play’s the thing on which their attention will be focused. However, the casual ...

At this year’s Stratford Festival, kings, orphans and even a coffee shop have a message for their neighbors to the south.