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Macbeths character was not strong enough to stand up under the weight of the crime he committed, so he disintegrated into the fantasies of ignorant superstition, while his flimsy wife went mad. Macbeth and Banquo, generals in the service of Ducan, King of Scotland, on their way back hom after a victorious battle, are hailed by three witches who. Cumming's one-man interpretation of Shakespeare's Scottish play comes to audio directly from acclaimed limited stage engagements with the National Theatre of Scotland in Glasgow and at New York's Lincoln Center. Macbeth always before seemed reasonable, dealing with a world in which wrongdoing was punished and logic demonstrated. Channeling the story of Macbeth, he is inhabited in turn by each of the characters of the drama, including some of Shakespeare's most complex and troubled creations. This radical reimagining of one of Shakespeare's most deeply psychological plays is set in a psychiatric unit in which Cumming is the lone patient. Secondly, Macbeth knows that he should be protecting.
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Star of stage, film and television Alan Cumming delivers a virtuoso performance playing every role in the National Theatre of Scotland's bold presentation of Shakespeare's chilling tale of desire, ambition, and the supernatural. First, Macbeth knows that Duncan is a good king and he has done nothing to deserve an untimely death. He assures Banquo that he has not been thinking about the witches predictions but says the two of them can talk about it later. They hear a noise that causes Banquo to draw his sword, but it is Macbeth. Banquo has a bad feeling about this night and cant sleep. Tony Award winner Alan Cumming in his riveting solo interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy. Banquo and Fleance have a short talk while on the nights watch.