Macbeth: A Guide to the PlayThough written nearly 400 years ago, Shakespeare's Macbeth continues to capture the interest of modern audiences. Laden with political intrigue, supernatural elements, and complex psychological issues, Macbeth is a play of contemporary relevance, despite its tale of witches and ancient Scottish kings. While the play reflects seventeenth-century theological and political concerns, it also explores enduring themes, such as fate and free will, appearance and reality, order and disorder, ambition and obedience, and madness and sanity. Macbeth has been staged countless times, and it has also been produced for film and television. Numerous editions of the play exist, it is one of the most widely taught dramatic works, and scholars have written an enormous amount of criticism about it. This reference book is a comprehensive guide to the play. |
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... once having assumed a " False Face , " he must con- tinue to hide " what the False Heart doth know . " His nature was once " too full o'th ' Milke of humane kindness . " Now , his mind is " full of Scorpions . " He alludes to the murder ...
... Once he does choose to master the future , it becomes his master . “ Though he had once been honest with himself about the consequences of evil , " Scott writes , " while self - deceiving about his motives for thinking of them , he now ...
... Once more she was alone , and , in retrospect , we realized that the only moment when she achieved her goal was when Macbeth descended from the murder room and she exclaimed , " My husband ! " Immediately , she had to take those daggers ...
Contents
Critical Approaches | 117 |
The Play in Performance | 139 |
Selected Bibliography | 199 |
Copyright | |
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Shakespeare's Visual Theatre: Staging the Personified Characters Frederick Kiefer Limited preview - 2003 |