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[THE SOURCEBOOKS SHAKESPEARE] HELPS STUDENTS:

BETTER UNDERSTAND SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE,

VISUALIZE THE PLAYS, OVERCOME THEIR INTIMIDATION,

AND BE MORE ENGAGED.

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On the CD: Hear 14 classic scenes including Orson Welles, Alec Guinness, and Simon Russell Beale as Macbeth, and Harriet Walter and Fiona Shaw as Lady Macbeth

See images from notable productions including:

  • Costume and set renderings from the 1937-38 production at the Old Vic starring Laurence Olivier and Judith Anderson
  • Roman Polanski's 1971 film

Read essays and commentary with insights from:

  • Gregory Doran, Chief Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, on his 1999 Royal Shakespeare Company production
  • Text editor William Proctor Williams on productions of Macbeth throughout history

 

Table of Contents

About Sourcebooks MediaFusion
About the Text
On the CD
Featured Audio Productions
Note from the Series Editors

In Production: Macbeth Through the Years
by William Proctor Williams

As Performed: By the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1999
by Gregory Doran

“Hours Dreadful and Things Strange”: Macbeth in Popular Culture
by Douglas Lanier

Macbeth
by William Shakespeare 

The Cast Speaks: The 2004–05 Cast from the Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Marie Macaisa

A Voice Coach’s Perspective on Speaking Shakespeare: Keeping Shakespeare Practical
by Andrew Wade

In the Age of Shakespeare
by Thomas Garvey

About the Online Teaching Resources
Acknowledgments
Audio Credits
Photo Credits
About the Contributors

 
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