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sort of murderous course of the play, but who is explicitly conscious about what is happening. so he s like an observer of his own process of being dehumanised, and he reflects on that consciously at the end of the play. so that extraordinary, large story arc, which is intimate and powerful and devastating, as we see him reflecting on the what might have been of his life, is actually highly amenable material for cinematic treatment, that can get very close to that. just a stone s throw from where joel coen s new macbeth recently premiered is the delacorte theatre in central park, which for more than 60 years has provided free shakespeare performances for audiences. and while shakespeare is widely considered the pre eminent master of the english language, macbeth has actually inspired its share of international adaptations. it s a special challenge to translate shakespeare s flawless dialogue into a new spoken language
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