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So, who got wise about worries related to her dearly beloved but not terribly compliant (in that "come out with your plot and characterization up!" sort of way) novel and went and bought for scribbling and easy carrying a Norton Macbeth, which is so nerdy I can't even begin to tell you, save for the fact that she passed over many other, much prettier editions in favor of the one with sources, essays, parodies and extensive footnotes?
This kid!
It seems funny to say this, but Lady Macbeth is... way, way nastier than I remember. I mean, yeah, not that she was ever nice, but it's amazing what you forget when you work with your own version for a couple of years and don't return to examine the source text. It's also impressive how much she and Macbeth are a team. They really are, at their best, a two-person show.
I'm also thinking about how war factors in to the characterization of each. Having spent some time with plenty of WWII literature, particularly firsthand accounts, I'm not sure if I agree yet with the connections I seem to be making, but maybe I do: that coping with human horror allows Macbeth to toy with evil. We'll see: he's only just meeting the three murderers in Act III, and I haven't gone at this with a pen, I've only been reading on the train to and from work. But oh man, it is fun to read the witches and think about how I see the Quiet Sisters.
The other good thing is it's reminding me that there were more characters to consider in building Lady M and Macbeth -- there's also their relationship to Banquo, to Macduff and all their families. Doing a little retelling and backstory may be quite fun.
This kid!
It seems funny to say this, but Lady Macbeth is... way, way nastier than I remember. I mean, yeah, not that she was ever nice, but it's amazing what you forget when you work with your own version for a couple of years and don't return to examine the source text. It's also impressive how much she and Macbeth are a team. They really are, at their best, a two-person show.
I'm also thinking about how war factors in to the characterization of each. Having spent some time with plenty of WWII literature, particularly firsthand accounts, I'm not sure if I agree yet with the connections I seem to be making, but maybe I do: that coping with human horror allows Macbeth to toy with evil. We'll see: he's only just meeting the three murderers in Act III, and I haven't gone at this with a pen, I've only been reading on the train to and from work. But oh man, it is fun to read the witches and think about how I see the Quiet Sisters.
The other good thing is it's reminding me that there were more characters to consider in building Lady M and Macbeth -- there's also their relationship to Banquo, to Macduff and all their families. Doing a little retelling and backstory may be quite fun.