Shakespeare’s Macbeth – Conference I, Part 1

In this, part one of Dr. White’s first discussion of Macbeth, he reveals that there were dozens of strange stories and myths surrounding this particular Shakespeare tragedy. He goes on to set the stage with a brief background comparing the different characteristics of tragedy vs. comedy; then details Shakespeare’s Catholic heritage and how it influenced the spiritual conflict that is a part of all the poet’s great tragedies.

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