While searching the internet for an interesting
Shakespearean adaptation, I found this commercial for a new interpretation of
Macbeth. The commercial focuses on Act 2, Scene 1, lines 51-77 and, through
many different factors, reveals a side of Macbeth many people wouldn’t think of.
The performance focuses on the interpretation that Macbeth is insane and
through cinematic effect, reveals his internal conflict over what to do about killing
King Duncan. The adaptation is set in a mental hospital in which Macbeth will
play all of the different characters in the original play under the pretense
that he has multiple personalities. While this interpretation is fairly
far-fetched, I believe it provides an important commentary on the different
ways to perceive the famed protagonist: is he a cunning manipulator or a
mentally disturbed man? It is up to the reader to decide. I appreciate this
version of the play because it makes that decision for us and is therefore able
to delve even further into this interpretation and investigate the
possibilities what Macbeth’s mental illness could mean.
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