This complete, line-by-line Macbeth translation makes the language of Shakespeares play more modern while preserving the metrical rhythm, complexity, and poetic qualities of the original. The aim is to capture the sound and sense of Shakespeares tragedy without the need for glosses or notes--to use contemporary language without simplifying or modernizing the play in any This complete, line-by-line Macbeth translation makes the language of Shakespeares play more modern while preserving the metrical rhythm, complexity, and poetic qualities of the original. The aim is to capture the sound and sense of Shakespeares tragedy without the need for glosses or notes--to use contemporary language without simplifying or modernizing the play in any other way.