Merciless struggles for power. Corrupt leadership blinded by superstition. The natural world in utter chaos. A relentless procession of dark and bloody days, marching toward a grimly uncertain future.

“Macbeth” is littered with casualties — and not only on the fictional battlefield. The tragedy has taken down a battalion of the finest directors and actors, who have fallen victim to the play’s real ...

A prophecy muddles the brain of a brave general and kick-starts the upheaval of a divided nation. Consumed by his personal ambition and the absolute devotion to his wife, Macbeth murders and betrays ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga star in Sam Gold’s oddly uneasy take on the Scottish play. By Jesse Green Macbeth, the character, is full of compunction, ...

I.ONE PHASE OF MACBETH’S CHARACTER. THERE is one person in that world which Shakespeare has made known to us whose utterances are especially marked by the fine charm of true poetry. From his lips drop ...