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Characters and relationships

Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
The Macbeths' relationship
Banquo
Macduff
Malcolm

Macbeth's qualities

Who's this? Greg Hicks plays Macbeth.

Context: Can you see Macbeth's good qualities? The challenge of such a part is to avoid playing the character as purely evil; Greg Hicks was asked to find Macbeth's 'angelic' side in rehearsal. The production was concerned not to turn Macbeth and his wife into monsters.

Did you know? Throne of Blood is a version of Macbeth directed in 1957 by Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa, famous for Seven Samurai. Throne of Blood presents Macbeth as a samurai warrior.

Macbeth

Macbeth: good or bad?
Macbeth's qualities
Different ways to see Macbeth
Pictures and Exhibitions: Macbeth in past productions
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