Macbeth was meant to be exciting. It was meant to entertain. Let me rephrase those statements: Macbeth IS meant to be exciting. It IS meant to entertain. While there are many layers and complexities to the play, it still remains powerful and entertaining, and ruthlessly appealing. Too often, scholars and directors get caught up in the complexities and lose that main goal of entertainment. When William Shakespeare was alive and writing, he was the equivalent to Steven Spielberg - a provider of entertainment. Sometimes that entertainment is more layered and complex. Other times it is pure...
Macbeth was meant to be exciting. It was meant to entertain. Let me rephrase those statements: Macbeth IS meant to be exciting. It IS meant to enterta...
A companion piece to the -Literature Matters: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Study Guide for Teachers- and the movie -The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.- It includes the complete screenplay as adapted by writer/director Brian Barsuglia. Additionally, it annotates the specific differences between the novella and the movie and why those choices were made.
A companion piece to the -Literature Matters: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Study Guide for Teachers- and the movie -The Strange Case...
