Macbeth - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · When Macbeth arrives at his castle, he and Lady Macbeth plot to assassinate King Duncan, soon to be their guest, so that Macbeth can become king. After Macbeth murders Duncan, the king’s two sons flee, and Macbeth is crowned.
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Macbeth - Act 1, scene 2 - Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · When Macbeth, Banquo, Ross, and Angus join Duncan, he offers thanks to Macbeth and Banquo. He then announces his intention to have his son Malcolm succeed him as king and his plan to visit Macbeth at Inverness. Macbeth …
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Preview: Capturing Macbeth. Directing Macbeth | Hear from directors Aaron Posner and Teller. Mr. and Mrs. Macbeth | What motivates these complex characters? Acting Macbeth | How did the actors prepare for their roles? Comedy in Macbeth | How is …
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2015年7月31日 · As Macbeth’s banquet begins, one of Banquo’s murderers appears at the door to tell Macbeth of Banquo’s death and Fleance’s escape. Returning to the table, Macbeth is confronted by Banquo’s ghost, invisible to all but Macbeth.
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Macbeth approaches the witches to learn how to make his kingship secure. In response they summon for him three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and finally a child crowned, with a tree in his hand.
Macbeth - Act 1, scene 5 - Folger Shakespeare Library
2015年7月31日 · Lady Macbeth reads her husband’s letter about his meeting the witches. She fears that Macbeth lacks the ruthlessness he needs to kill Duncan and fulfill the witches’ second prophecy. When she learns that Duncan is coming to visit, she calls upon supernatural agents to fill her with cruelty.
Macbeth - Folgerpedia - Folger Shakespeare Library
In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare's plays, teases us with huge questions. Is Macbeth tempted by fate, or by his or his wife's ambition? Why does their success turn to ashes? Like other plays, Macbeth speaks to each generation. Its story was once seen as that of a hero who commits an evil act and ...
A Modern Perspective: Macbeth - Folger Shakespeare Library
2012年1月7日 · It is easy to call Lady Macbeth “evil,” but the label tends to close down analysis exactly where we ought to probe more deeply. Macbeth’s wife is restless in a social role that in spite of her formidable courage and energy offers no chance of …
Macbeth - Folger Shakespeare Library
2024年11月5日 · Director Sam Gold shares what he loves most about Macbeth, why it stands out from other Shakespeare tragedies he’s directed, and how his ideas about the play changed over time.