Thank you to Elizabeth E. Tavares for introducing Macbeth.
Links referenced in the video:
- Images from the Portland Center Stage production
- Great Performances film version of Macbeth
- Middleton’s “The Witch” images from the British Library
Elizabeth E. Tavares is Assistant Professor of English with the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at the University of Alabama. Specializing in early English drama and Shakespeare, her scholarship and reviews have appeared in or are forthcoming from Shakespeare Studies, Shakespeare Bulletin, and Early Theatre, among others. Her current book project traces the formation of the repertory system in the 1580s English theatre industry. Find her online (elizabethetavares.com) and on Twitter (@ElizETavares).
Many thanks to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.
Thank you, Prof. Tavares. This was a fascinating introduction, filled with both scholarship and anecdote. You’re a wonderful teacher. I’ll be saving this introduction to refer to when I deal with this play as a director and teacher.