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Trevor Nunn's Portrayal Of Lady Macbeth

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This film of Trevor Nunn’s staged production of Macbeth was released in 1978 featuring Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as his mistress. I have watched Macbeth many times before this, but this performance astounded me. As I watched the production I felt as if some portions were written in the present. This is because many of today’s politicians try to get elected to acquire personal power, rather than to help their constituents or solve problems. They may start out planning to do helpful things but use illegal or cruel ways to achieve good goals. Thus, they seem to follow the same path as Macbeth as he becomes king of Scotland.
The portrayal of Lady Macbeth’s megalomaniac attitude, supernatural events, and Macbeth's ambition, desire,

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