On a day more fair than foul, we gathered in the South Wing of the arts building at Manchester University to think and talk about Macbeth- Shakespeare’s and Polanski’s.
We established that Macbeth, more so than many Shakespeare plays, comes with its own historical and cultural baggage. Most people with no interest in Shakespeare will recognise [...]
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Tutorial report
Posted in Macbeth, Tutorials, tagged Macbeth, Polanski on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ebert’s view of Polanski’s Macbeth
Posted in Macbeth, TMA, tagged Macbeth, Polanski on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Roger Ebert, the American film critic has some trenchant views on Polanski’s film, which may be of interest as you prepare for the second assignment. Here’s a taste:
No effort has been made to make Macbeth a tragic figure, and his death moves us infinitely less than the murder of Macduff’s young son. Polanski places us [...]
Screw your courage to the sticking place
Posted in Macbeth on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…is of course what Lady Macbeth urges her husband to do when he entertains doubts about the murder of Duncan. It’s an unusual image, which now seems to be conflated in modern usage to “screw up your courage”. The note in Norton is helpful, suggesting that it refers to the tension in a bow, and [...]
