It never slackens. Each event, each episode of the plot falls on the heels of its predecessor. There are no pauses, such, for example, as the gravedigger scene in hamlet. No comic relief, with the possible exception of the drunken porter in that almost unbearably tense scene of the knocking at the gate. Shakespeare is all business here, a fact that is further intensified in our shortened television version. In great part, this accelerated tempo is the result of shakespeares use of what we call dramatic foreshortening, that is, his device of telescoping, crowding together into a short space of time events that have actually taken place over a considerable period of time. One point where the device seems to give trouble to viewers is in the swiftness with which macbeth acts on the witches prophecy. They see him encounter the witches late in the afternoon, notify his wife, entertain the king that evening in his castle, and that night, murder him. Would a man really do that . Would macbeth
Announcer ethan hawke explores the black heart of the scottish play. Hawke you can watch polanskis macbeth, you can watch orson welles macbeth, and of course the trick is then you have to forget all that and live it. Man ethan, over there is Dunsinane Hill. History is always written by the victors. As the loser, macbeth is invented as a tyrant. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Announcer macbeth on shakespeare uncovered. Captioning made possible by friends of nci major funding for shakespeare uncovered is provided by. The National Endowment for the humanities. Exploring the human endeavor. The howard and Abby Milstein foundation. Shakespeare is an enduring treasure of western art. Bringing new audiences to his work is a key reason were funding shakespeare uncovered. Please join us in supporting your Public Television station. Announcer major funding is also provided by rosalind p. Walter; the polonsky foundation. Virginia and dana randt; the lue
Macbeth is the shortest of shakespeares dramas and has this swiftest tempo. Everything in this play happens very fast. Once the plays movement begins, and it does at once, it never slackens. Each event, each episode of the plot falls on the heels of its predecessor. There are no pauses, such, for example, as the gravedigger scene in hamlet. No comic relief, with the possible exception of the drunken porter in that almost unbearably tense scene of the knocking at the gate. Shakespeare is all business here, a fact that is further intensified in our shortened television version. In great part, this accelerated tempo is the result of shakespeares use of what we call dramatic foreshortening, that is, his device of telescoping, crowding together into a short space of time events that have actually taken place over a considerable period of time. One point where the device seems to give trouble to viewers is in the swiftness with which macbeth acts on the witches prophecy. They see him encount
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