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Teller on his magical 'Macbeth' at Folger Theatre
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth with the bloody daggers
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Teller on his magical 'Macbeth' at Folger Theatre

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Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth), Macbeth, conceived and directed by Teller and Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre in a co-production with Two River Theater Company, 2008. Carol Pratt. “Our premise is that Macbeth is Shakespeare’s supernatural horror thriller, and should be done…

"Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen": Hedgehogs in Shakespeare's plays and the early modern imagination
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"Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen": Hedgehogs in Shakespeare's plays and the early modern imagination

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Haylie Swenson

Edward Topsell. The historie of foure-footed beastes. 1607. FOLGER STC 24123 copy 1 While the global population of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) is stable, their numbers have been rapidly declining in the UK for decades, especially in rural areas. This…

Possets, drugs, and milky effects: A look at recipes, Shakespeare's plays, and other historical references
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Possets, drugs, and milky effects: A look at recipes, Shakespeare's plays, and other historical references

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Khristian S. Smith

Shakespeare’s plays are full of references to food and cookery, but they’re not always very appetizing. In Hamlet, the ghost of elder Hamlet describes the effect of the poison that Claudius pours into his ears, how it winds its way…

Verdi's Macbeth: "The opera without a love affair!"
Title page with Macbeth and witches
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Verdi's Macbeth: "The opera without a love affair!"

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Effie Papanikolaou

Macbeth posta in musica da Giuseppe Verdi e per grata memoria dedicato al suo amatissimo suocero Antonio Barezzi Riduzione per Pianoforte solo de E. Muzio. . 1847. FOLGER 266549“L’opera senza amore!” That was the Italians’ reaction to Verdi’s Macbeth when…

Drawing Shakespeare: Macbeth
Macbeth bas-relief. Drawing by Paul Glenshaw.
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Drawing Shakespeare: Macbeth

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Paul Glenshaw

Artist Paul Glenshaw describes drawing John Gregory’s bas-relief of Macbeth, the three witches, and their cauldron, with a focus on the vast cloud of smoke made from stone. “I realized as I drew it that the smoke was as much…

Toil and trouble: Recipes and the witches in 'Macbeth'
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Toil and trouble: Recipes and the witches in 'Macbeth'

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David B. Goldstein

Shakespeare’s witches, like nearly all witches of Shakespeare’s time, have their roots in the kitchen more than in the study.

Quiz: Shakespeare's Macbeth? Or William Davenant's 17th-century adaptation?
Ian Peakes and Kate Eastwood Norris as the tragically ambitious Macbeths. Photo by Brittany Diliberto.
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Quiz: Shakespeare's Macbeth? Or William Davenant's 17th-century adaptation?

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Take this quiz to see if you can identify lines from Shakespeare’s Macbeth or the Restoration-era version as adapted and amended by Sir William Davenant.

Leading ladies, missing characters, and singing witches: Three differences between Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and William Davenant's adaptation
Kate Eastwood Norris
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Leading ladies, missing characters, and singing witches: Three differences between Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and William Davenant's adaptation

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emma poltrack

Adapted by William Davenant and first performed in 1664, the version of the Scottish play taking to the Folger stage in September was the most popular one well into the 18th century despite—or perhaps because of—the numerous departures from Shakespeare’s original…

Play on! Q&A: Migdalia Cruz on translating 'Macbeth'
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Play on! Q&A: Migdalia Cruz on translating 'Macbeth'

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From her work translating ‘Macbeth’ for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Play on! project, Migdalia Cruz shares reflections about ambitions, loyalty, the witches, and the porter scene.

How Restoration playwrights reshaped Shakespeare’s plays to fit changing political norms and theatrical tastes
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How Restoration playwrights reshaped Shakespeare’s plays to fit changing political norms and theatrical tastes

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Claude Fretz

Restoration Shakespeare was a complex theatrical experience that integrated song, music, dance, and acting; indeed, music and dance, alongside stage machines and movable scenes, were central to the success of Restoration theatre more generally.

Excerpt: 'Macbeth' by Jo Nesbø
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Excerpt: 'Macbeth' by Jo Nesbø

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Read an excerpt from ‘Macbeth’, Norwegian detective crime novelist Jo Nesbø’s retelling of Shakespeare’s play, from the Hogarth Shakespeare series.

The Astor Place riot: Shakespeare as a flashpoint for class conflict in 1849
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The Astor Place riot: Shakespeare as a flashpoint for class conflict in 1849

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In the whole history of Shakespeare in American life, perhaps the most shocking single fact is that 22 or more people once died as a result of a riot in New York over the correct theatrical interpretation of Macbeth.

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