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William Shakespeare's Macbeth
Some Student Notes on Shakespeare's Macbeth
Tribal Wars:
1. Scottish and Neapolitan Clans (P. Garzillo)
2. Clan Wars and Wives (A. Piazza)
3. Permanent Warfare (A. Piazza)
Here is an interesting, possible, link between the Macbeth story and the gangsters stories:
«In the classic gangster movie […] the anti-hero is an ambitious man who feels unfairly excluded from society […] In the early part of the story he may work tirelessly to help his family or organization gain dominance over others; he then moves up within the organization through guile and assassination. […] The hero is almost always helped in his rise by a close associate or pal, whom he later rubs out for a perceived or actual betrayal. When the hero reaches the top he begins to forfeit audience sympathy; he becomes paranoid, violent, and increasingly isolated as outside forces rise against him. He may be haunted by his past deeds; he begins to reveal his weakness. Cornered, he rises to a final heroic moment of defiance before being destroyed.»
Lohelin J.L., “‘Top of the world, ma’: Richard III and Cinematic Convention”, in Burt and Loose (eds), Shakespeare the Movie II. Popularizing the Plays on Film, Tv, Video and Dvd, Routledge, London and New York, 2003, pp. 178-9.
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lunedì 20 ottobre 2008
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