William Shakespeare's Macbeth

William Shakespeare's Macbeth

We at sdk studios are delighted to inform you that you have been

chosen to play the part of Macbeth in our production of the

Shakespeare tale, Macbeth. We hope you will be able to play the part

of Macbeth during are filming in the Autumn of 2002. Now, on to the

play.

The story of Macbeth was taken from real life, as were many of

Shakespeare's plays. Macbeth, who died August 15, 1057, near

Lumphanan, Aberdeen, Scotland. He was the King of the Scots from 1040,

the legend of whos life it was that Shakespeares play, Macbeth, was

based upon. It is thought that Macbeth was the grandson of King

Kenneth II (ruled 971-995), and he married Gruoch, a descendant of

King Kenneth III (RULED 997-1005). About 1031, Macbeth succeeded his

father, Findlaech, as chief in the area of Moray in northern Scotland.

Macbeth claimed the throne after killing his cousin King Duncan I in

battle, with the help of Banquo, one of Macbeths allies and a close

friend. near Elign. Not, as in Shakespeare's Macbeth, by Murdering

Duncan in bed. Both Duncan and Macbeth derived their rights to the

throne from their mothers.

Duncans sons, Malcolm and Donald had fled in 1042. Malcolm to Cumbria

and Donald to a remote part of Ireland. Malcolm got an army together

and marched to try and defeat Macbeth in 1045. Macbeth was victorious

in this battle. It took place near Dunkeld (a modern Tayside region)

which may explain the references to Birnam Wood, because the village

of Birnam is near Dunkeld. In 1046, Siward, Earl of Northumbria,

unsuccessfully attempted to dethrone Macbeth and put Malcolm on the

throne, (afterwards King Malcolm III Can...

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...ook like th' innocent flower,/ But be the serpent under't".

This is said by Lady Macbeth, who we will speak about later, in act 1,

scene 5 and it basically means that Macbeth should be two-faced to the

extremity, this is what we are looking for from you. But there is also

a nervousness in your approach, and a constant battle with your

consciences, this is shown throughout the play up to the murder of

Duncan, after that, Macbeth seems to have his conscience cleared and

him and Lady Macbeth switch roles, but this is not particularly

important in your portrayal of the scenes I will be directing you for.

As you have probably discovered from this letter alone, Macbeth is a

very complex character and could be played in many different ways, I

will now go on to show you how we, at SDK enterprises, wish you to

play Macbeth.