Macbeth: Writing Between Shakespeare's Lines

Macbeth, like so many of William Shakespeare’s works, has had astonishing staying power since the Bard first put quill to paper in the 16th century. Shakespeare’s plays have stood the test of time because they have an uncanny timelessness. This timeless quality opens Shakespeare’s work up to remarkable creative interpretation and innovation. 0:00 Macbeth on Stage and Screen 1:40 Kurzel's Bold Creative Choices 3:22 Grief for a Dead Son 6:14 Ghosts That Haunt the Macbeths 10:03 Fleance's Magnified Presence 13:42 Conclusion Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thought__Word Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thought-Word-846900342331584/?view_public_for=846900342331584 Thank you for watching Thought & Word. I hope you enjoy this video essay. Until next time! Film and Stage Credits: Macbeth. Directed by Justin Kurzel, performance by Michael Fassbender, See-Saw Films, 2015. "Macbeth." By William Shakespeare, directed by Antoni Cimolino, performance by Ian Lake, Stratford Festival, 2017. "Macbeth." By William Shakespeare, directed by Eve Best, performances by Joseph Millson and Billy Boyd, Shakespeare's Globe, 2013. "Macbeth." By William Shakespeare, directed by Polly Findlay, performance by Christopher Eccleston, Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013. Sources: Bui, Hanh. "Effigies of Childhood in Kurzel's Macbeth." Literature Film Quarterly, vol. 48, no. 1, Winter 2020, p. 1. Friedman, Michael D. "The Persistence of Fidelity in Reviews of Kurzel's Macbeth." Literature Film Quarterly, vol. 47, no. 4, Fall 2019, p. 4. "Macbeth director Justin Kurzel: 'You're getting close to evil.'" Interview conducted by Danny Leigh. The Guardian, Guardian News & Media Limited, 24 Sept. 2015. Miller, Gemma. "'He Has No Children': Changing Representations of the Child in Stage and Film Productions of Macbeth from Polanski to Kurzel." Shakespeare, vol. 13, no. 1, Apr. 2017, pp. 52–66. Rasmus Agnieszka. "What Bloody Film Is This? Macbeth for Our Time." Multicultural Shakespeare, no. 1, 2018, p. 115. #Macbeth #Shakespeare #VideoEssay