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cilla4progress

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17. Will watch that next!
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 01:26 PM
Nov 2020

I was so happy that by having the subtitles on, and reading a synopsis beforehand, I was able to follow it!

What I mean about MacBeth is the power of prophesy by the witches...which seems to the driver or trigger for MacBeth going over the edge.

Same with Lady MacBeth. On one hand, the murderous power behind him - he is bewitched by her! - and then she finds her soul.

Hmm....

This quote from MacBeth [View all] cilla4progress Nov 2020 OP
And signifying nothing dhol82 Nov 2020 #1
You caught it! cilla4progress Nov 2020 #2
Indeed. I think the last line is what totally closes out the thought. dhol82 Nov 2020 #3
The last sentence is my favorite Shakespeare quote! lunatica Nov 2020 #4
Absolutely! cilla4progress Nov 2020 #5
Written at least 500 years ago...True to today... Stuart G Nov 2020 #6
Shakespeare, cilla4progress Nov 2020 #7
Willam did another play....Romeo and Juliet.... Stuart G Nov 2020 #8
King Lear was also full of sound and fury signifying nothing Ponietz Nov 2020 #9
Shakespeare was tapped in cilla4progress Nov 2020 #10
This morning in Washington Post: Ponietz Nov 2020 #12
I love you, cilla4progress Nov 2020 #13
...full of love and empathy, signifying everything. Ponietz Nov 2020 #14
Awww..! cilla4progress Nov 2020 #15
Lear, too. Only Cordelia is able to overcome Regan and Goneril Ponietz Nov 2020 #16
Will watch that next! cilla4progress Nov 2020 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Ponietz Nov 2020 #18
Olivier, John Hurt, Diana Rigg -- 1983 Ponietz Nov 2020 #19
I found a 2015 version with cilla4progress Nov 2020 #11
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