MacbethIn its concentration of interest upon the protagonists, Macbeth can be seen as Shakespeare's experiment in unity of focus, whose chief appeal arises from the struggles of the central characters with each other and with the infernal powers that inspire or govern them. Over the centuries, the vision of directors like Welles, Nunn and Polanski, as well as the eloquent talents of actors like Garrick, Siddons, Olivier and McKellen have contributed to the central debate of the play: Who or what is culpable? Bernice W. Kliman, in her analysis of Macbeth in performance, examines major productions of the play on both stage and screen, thereby inviting the reader to contemplate directors' and actors' choices for what is arguably Shakespeare's most compelling play. |
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... comes as a kind of holy cure for suffering . The malaise that has spread from Macbeth into his subjects and even into his enemies , the inability to trust another , the need to conceal thoughts , to look like the innocent flower , But ...
... comes as a kind of holy cure for suffering . The malaise that has spread from Macbeth into his subjects and even into his enemies , the inability to trust another , the need to conceal thoughts , to look like the innocent flower , But ...
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... come ' - of Macbeth . Macbeth too will be drained as dry as hay ( morally rather than physically ) but his bark will be lost , because he scuttles it himself . The other , and far more important , demonstration of the Witches ' evil as ...
... come ' - of Macbeth . Macbeth too will be drained as dry as hay ( morally rather than physically ) but his bark will be lost , because he scuttles it himself . The other , and far more important , demonstration of the Witches ' evil as ...
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... come and go , so unapprov'd , and leave No spot or blame behind .... Adam is here speaking of Eve's dream , and he goes on Which gives me hope That what in sleep thou didst abhor to dream Waking thou never wilt consent to do . Paradise ...
... come and go , so unapprov'd , and leave No spot or blame behind .... Adam is here speaking of Eve's dream , and he goes on Which gives me hope That what in sleep thou didst abhor to dream Waking thou never wilt consent to do . Paradise ...
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... Come what come may , Time and the hour runs through the roughest day , nevertheless the effect is that of a man gradually waking out of a dream , a dream that turns the ' reality ' of social obligations and social chat into a rigmarole ...
... Come what come may , Time and the hour runs through the roughest day , nevertheless the effect is that of a man gradually waking out of a dream , a dream that turns the ' reality ' of social obligations and social chat into a rigmarole ...
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... comes back into a world of shared responsibilities and paternal affection , so luminously benevolent , so joyfully held together - even at the point of the traitor Cawdor's execution - that the dream seems im- possible even to speak ...
... comes back into a world of shared responsibilities and paternal affection , so luminously benevolent , so joyfully held together - even at the point of the traitor Cawdor's execution - that the dream seems im- possible even to speak ...
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Alarums Banquo Birnan Wood blood Cleanth Brooks daggers dare Davenant's dead death deed DOCTOR Donalbain Dunsinane E. M. W. Tillyard Edward the Confessor Enter Lady Macbeth Enter Macbeth equivocator evil Exeunt Exit Exit Ghost eyes face father fear feast Fleance Folio GENTLEWOMAN Ghost give Glamis grace green one red Hail hand hath heart heaven Hecat honour i'the instruments of darkness King of Scotland Knock Lady Macduff LENNOX look lord Macduff MALCOLM MENTETH MESSENGER mind mislineation moral MURDERER MACBETH nature night noble o'the Penguin Books play pray printed ROSS royal scene Scotland SECOND WITCH seems sense Servant Seyton Shake Shakespeare sleep song speak speech stage direction strange sword Thane of Cawdor thee There's thine things THIRD MURDERER THIRD WITCH thou thought three Witches throne traitor tyrant Weird Sisters wife word write to Penguin YOUNG SEYWARD
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