56 Difficult to stage effectively

Macbeth- Pre-show. Time to start our series on one of Shakespeare's darkest plays. It's all fun and games until you start slipping around in the gore.

She's a witch, by Oland, courtesy of music.mevio.com

• 1971 Macbeth, directed by Roman Polanski

• 1979 A Performance of Macbeth, wit Ian McKellen, Judy Dench, and Ian McDiarmid

• Throne of Blood, by Akira Kurosawa

• 2010 Macbeth, with Patrick Stewart Watch it on PBS

• Men of Respect

• Slings and Arrows

• Shakespeare Retold

• Macbett (The Caribbean Macbeth)

DOLTS

1. Death Time/Weather/Nature
2. Order the need of order is ever present
3. Love or close cousins: Jealousy & Hatred
4. Transformation high to low, low to high, hero to tragic figure, etc.
5. Sovereignty Who owns me: my destiny, my body, my property, my virginity, etc.