"Double double toil and trouble", memorable lines indeed, from Shakespeare's Macbeth. I was on a grad trip to Australia/New Zealand/Hawaii, and during that trip our group seen Macbeth at the Sydney Opera Theatre. Macbeth is a famous tragedy, in which Macbeth kills his king so that he can that the throne. (on advice of (a) witch(s)
I feel that people get too caght up by the negative aspects during Shakespeare's plays.(Shakespearian language, plot ines, etc) While Macbeth isn't exactly all smiles and laughter, it does warn against the dangers of ambition, the effects guilt has on people, and of the all importancy of balance.(or karma)
The cast of the play had a few modern inpretations (wearing skinny jeans, polos; there was one witch instead of three), everything else aside from that remain true to the play. (dialog and so on) I liked how they varied up the performance with comedic moments; Macbeth took an exaggeratedly slow step then walked normally off stage for example.
As much as I loved the play, I felt that it was a bit... drawn out. There was a huge wind up in killing the king, post death after a little guilt, Macbeth has no problems abusing his authority. Personally I felt that some scenes could've been worked on; such as Macbeth's final fight with Banquo. I felt that more emphasis should've been placed that Banquo was technically "not of woman borne".
Overall I felt that the play was exactly how I imagined it; with little twists from what I was expecting. The play was one of my main highlights of the gradtrip. (others including rolling in a hampster ball and seeing a sheep show.)
