Anyone watching Macbeth on BBC1?

[katzguk]

i'm a bit lost missed the first 10mins

[MarsLady]

Yup!

The 3 witches/hags are binmen.

Joe Macbeth has been promised 3 Michelin stars.

Still a bit lost myself lol

[katzguk]

its a bit strange

[MarsLady]

at least we'll recognise the murder though lol

I'm finding it hard to follow and keep wanting to open my copy of the play to see if I can figure it all out!

[katzguk]

glad its not just me

[katzguk]

didn't quite understand the second knife thing

[NomDePlume]

'Is this a spatula I see before me ?!'

[katzguk]

okay even more lost now!

wheres my english study guide when i need it

[MarsLady]

well we've had the murder and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have been feeling guilty.

Lady Macbeth, Ella, is beginning to feel really bad just as Joe Macbeth begins to enjoy his fame. His conscience seems to be evaporating.

Well.... having seen the milk bottle... maybe not! lol

[katzguk]

i thought i was lady macbeth who saw blood not macbeth

[katymac]

I just don't understand at all....I must be a bit thick

[katzguk]

did macbeth kill macduff

[NomDePlume]

Lady Macbeth did see the blood, 'Out damned spot'. Did Macbeth get themadnees too, later on ? I can't remember

[MarsLady]

No... Macduff kills Macbeth who goes a little madder and madder until the end.

Lady Macbeth goes completely barmy as you can see!

[katzguk]

this might help

macbeth

[MarsLady]

that'll do donkey.... sorry katzquk lol

[MarsLady]

It was very good though!

Looking forward to The Taming of The Shrew next week!

[katzguk]

i'm going to read a summary first!

[homemama]

I didn't understand the bit with the little boy at the end. I know he was Billy's (Banquo's) son. But why was he there, staring at Malcolm?

[MarsLady]

because part of the "witches" prophecy was that Banquo's son and his son and his son etc.... would inherit.

So it was a timely reminder to us all that though Malcolm is top dog now... Banquo's son would become that man!

[Girly]

thank you for the summary! it was doing my head in trying to remember my o level english lit classes.

I really enjoyed it in between trying to figure out who was who.

[Freckle]

I thought it was really good, although it took me a while to work out that Billy was Banquo. Couldn't think why they'd changed his name when they'd kept most of the others.

Have to say though that when Shakespeare does tragedy, he does it in a big way!

[katzguk]

i thought bits were really clever like Banquos ghost visiting being a mobile phone video message

[Girly]

i loved the 3 witches

i though banquo appeared at the table?

[TwoIfBySea]

Thanks Marslady, was wondering why Billy/Banquo's son appeared too! I don't know if this worked as well as last weeks Much Ado, which adapted to its modernisation and didn't have annoying Kate bloody Beckinsale in it!

Taming of The Shrew next week, Rufus Sewell, yum.