Commentary: Shakespeare’s portrait of an insecure, paranoid tyrant makes this the perfect time for ‘Macbeth’
“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater. The stage is littered with “Macbeth” disasters. Other plays may have an equally bad track record, but this tragedy’s failure seems to take us more by surprise. The epic scale of “King Lear” can engender reluctance in theatergoers. But … Read more