Brìghde📚 I finished reading the Shakespeare biography "Will in the world" by S. #Greenblatt. I found the 1st half heavy going which is not the author's fault but due to the absence of information on WS's personal life. It all paid off in the 2nd half where the circumstantial conjectures from the 1st (which always come with a warning 👍 ) helped to strengthen some theories about the plays. I got new perspectives from the book and am glad I persevered until the 2nd half. Recommend.
🎬 In the course of reading the Shakespeare biography (2015) I remembered a film adaptation of the Scottish play (Kurzel, 2015) that was sitting on my shelf unwatched yet. I thought M. Fassbender in the title role and E. Debicki as Lady Macduff were both very impressive. The book and the "stage" direction didn't make much sense to me. The locations look beautiful but not everything makes sense, same for the costume design. Colours and lighting are very effective. (1/2)
(2/2) The film is quite brutal - as the play is. But the director seemed to look for more "sophisticated" methods of killing people - archers, burning - where the play goes for stabbing and beheading. The "sisters" were not convincing to me and there were more than 3. I remember reading somewhere that this was the adaptation of the #GoT era. Might be, regarding what I mentioned so far. But the sexual element - very strong in the play - is nearly absent.
I'm not sure what the director's aim was.
I'm not sure what the director's aim was.