I was just thinking that. And the withes are androgynous meaning they are technically neither men nor women. Ie they have beards but the lineaments of a female.
I much prefer when the Sisters are played like this, with subtlety, rather than demented old hags trying to deafen the audience with their high-pitched, chalkboard-scratching cackling
I pray we can see it here in the S.F. Bay Area. I was overjoyed to be able to see one of the NT's productions here in a cinema. It's a wonderful new trend. I hope it continues and spreads!
There are no witches in the play, Macbeth. They are 'weird sisters' or 'weird women' . The word 'witch' is only used once in the play when one of the sisters reports what someone has said to them - ' Aroint thee witch, the rump- fed runnion cries' . The pointy hat thing, as with little girls in tu- tus running around as fairies in A Midsummer's Night's Dream - is a Victorian accretion - nothing more .
Macbeth and Banquo are good. The weird sisters are not weird sisters. There is nothing unsettling about them. Young women could play them, but differently. These are just regular attractive women and therefore the reactions of the men in this scene do not make sense.
@@neposthenose4884 Those are good questions, and I've been mulling over my reply. For one thing, using an accent from where the play is set certainly makes the experience feel more authentic, but also seems to convey the personality and culture of the characters. Just my thoughts.
Most characters in Shakespeare's plays remain resolutely English, irrespective of setting and apparent nationalities of the characters. Look at "Twelfth Night", which is set in Illyria (notionally in modern-day Croatia), yet the characters all speak and act as if they live just down the road from Shakespeare in Warwickshire. About the only concession that Shakespeare makes to national characteristics is that the characters in his Italian plays tend to rather hot-blooded "latins': a piece of racial stereotyping that persists to this day. I doubt a play like "Troilus and Cressida" would be improved by having half the characters speak with Greek accents and the other half with Troyan (whatever that may be).
I love this video. Billy Boyd's performance in this spectacle is great!
Pippin as Banquo - 10 out of 10.
oop Macbeth attractive i was not expecting that
I KNOW I SAID HE WAS ATTRACTIVE
His name is joseph millson
@@emmy_betts579his name is Robert Paulson
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THATS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYIN
Billy Boyd is just perfect in this role. And extremely attractive I should say!
Hate it when those cast as the witches are attractive. Its ridiculous to have Banquo address three stunning women with claims they have beards!!!
I guess they were aiming at playing it tongue in cheek but it did not work too well. I thought this line should have have been dropped altogether.
I was just thinking that. And the withes are androgynous meaning they are technically neither men nor women. Ie they have beards but the lineaments of a female.
Well back then women weren't allowed to act, so the first witches were actually dudes playing women. Therefore it was a joke that hasn't aged well.
@@haleyloving9145 good point, although only hasn't aged well because no casting directors sussed it
Totally agree.
I much prefer when the Sisters are played like this, with subtlety, rather than demented old hags trying to deafen the audience with their high-pitched, chalkboard-scratching cackling
I was very lucky and Had a chance to see this when I was in London last summer. I loved it and am anxiously awaiting the DVD here in America!
We have our firsts, too, joy 9585.
OH MY GOD IT'S BILLY BOYD FROM THE LORD OF THE RINGS
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"We've had one, yes, but what about second prophecy?"
We had to watch this in class and we’re watching it again tomorrow.
Running after Banquo to prophesy!! That's a cool approach for such fetching women...
I pray we can see it here in the S.F. Bay Area. I was overjoyed to be able to see one of the NT's productions here in a cinema. It's a wonderful new trend. I hope it continues and spreads!
There are no witches in the play, Macbeth. They are 'weird sisters' or 'weird women' . The word 'witch' is only used once in the play when one of the sisters reports what someone has said to them - ' Aroint thee witch, the rump- fed runnion cries' . The pointy hat thing, as with little girls in tu- tus running around as fairies in A Midsummer's Night's Dream - is a Victorian accretion - nothing more .
But it is still better to call the Weïrd Sisters witches than cheeseburgers.
LOVE HIS ACCENT!!!!!!!
poor Pippin...he could survive the orcs but not the Scottish tyrant
hahahah
Joseph Millson. Supreme as Macbeth.
Wow!!! Superb stage representation. 👌👌👌
are there more excerpts available??? they are so interesting!
Watching it twice.
Effin' Pippin!!
Omg. I gotta get these Globe DVDs.
Where do I get to watch the whole play?
Nice interpretation
Can I get the full vdo of this scene ?
Macbeth and Banquo are good. The weird sisters are not weird sisters. There is nothing unsettling about them. Young women could play them, but differently. These are just regular attractive women and therefore the reactions of the men in this scene do not make sense.
Pippin!!!
Currently reading if we were villians andd i got so curious about this specifc sceneee
why does the guy have blood on his face or is that ketchup
In this scene Macbethand Banquo are just returning from having been in a battle - so it is probably meant to be a minor injury
Billy Boyd! Who’s your friend? 😉
WHAT ARE THE FIRST WOMEN?
My class watched this during literature and now all the girls are simping for the dude who played Macbeth
I watched this version in school :D
Me too!
billy boyd? i KNEW he sounded hobbit like
Peregrine Took! I Gandalf am the only Shakespearean master!
Why do I laugh a little if I hear someone’s Scottish accent
I believe it may be because the Scots take themselves rather seriously, WIldfire.
I can see Richard Burton bring Macbeth or Peter O’Toole
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What beards?
in the play they are described as very ugly and looking weird, e.g. having beards
The Globe productions range from the sublime to the ridiculous. In this production we see a little too much of the ridiculous.
The whole thing suffered from overkill, far too much shouting instead of acting. Alec Guinness set the gold standard.
yeah, it would’ve been better if macbeth didn’t scream at everything and everyone 😭
why macbeth kinda hot
ikr lol
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It's not true Macbeth without the Scottish accents.
So, should Romeo and Juliet only be done with Italian accents? Or Hamlet only with Danish accents?
@@neposthenose4884 Those are good questions, and I've been mulling over my reply. For one thing, using an accent from where the play is set certainly makes the experience feel more authentic, but also seems to convey the personality and culture of the characters. Just my thoughts.
Most characters in Shakespeare's plays remain resolutely English, irrespective of setting and apparent nationalities of the characters. Look at "Twelfth Night", which is set in Illyria (notionally in modern-day Croatia), yet the characters all speak and act as if they live just down the road from Shakespeare in Warwickshire. About the only concession that Shakespeare makes to national characteristics is that the characters in his Italian plays tend to rather hot-blooded "latins': a piece of racial stereotyping that persists to this day. I doubt a play like "Troilus and Cressida" would be improved by having half the characters speak with Greek accents and the other half with Troyan (whatever that may be).
Why was one black