Macbeth. Critical guide
Description
In this program, the major themes of Shakespeare's most popular tragedy are investigated by noted experts. Analyzing key scenes from an award-winning film production, Professor Robert Smallwood of the Shakespeare Centre and Professor Stanley Wells of the Shakespeare Institute examine how the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changes during the course of the play; how Banquo's character serves as a counterpart to Macbeth's; whether Macbeth's character is at all admirable; and whether the play confirms that all tragedies are uniformly pessimistic. Host Graham MacTavish, an actor with the Stratford Shakespeare Company, establishes context and background for the play.
Runtime
33 min
Series
- The Cambridge Educational Core Curriculum Video Libraries (90)
- Critical Guide to Shakespeare (6)
- Macbeth (1)
- Language Arts & Literature Core Curriculum Video Library (17)
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Date of Publication
[2005], c1997
Database
Films on Demand
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