Macbeth and the Reluctant Reader

The title of this article is only partially descriptive of the content. After indicating how Macbeth might be approached in certain reluctant classes, the author presents some hard-hitting criticisms of the literature program in high schools and a suggestion for its re-orientation. Mr. Calitri is a teacher in the Benjamin Franklin High School, New York City, and the author of the recently-published novel, Strike Heaven on the Face.