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Macbeth

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Macbeth is a 2006 Australian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast led by Sam Worthington in the title role. Macbeth, filmed in Melbourne and Victoria, was released in Australia on 21 September 2006. Wright and Hill wrote the script, which—although it uses a modern-day Melbourne gangster setting—largely maintains the language of the original play. Macbeth was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006. Plot In a cemetery the Weird Sisters, three school girl witches, are destroying and defacing headstones and statues, while close by Lady Macbeth weeps beside a headstone marked "beloved son" and Macbeth stands by. The three witches plan to meet with Macbeth later, and leave the cemetery.

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Notable quotes

“The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.”
— Fleance, Scene I
“We have scotch'd the snake, not killed it.”
— Macbeth, Scene II
“Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.”
— Macbeth, Scene II
“You lack the season of all natures, sleep.”
— Lady Macbeth, Scene IV
“Here's the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh!”
— Lady Macbeth, Scene I

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Macbeth: tragic play by William Shakespeare from the early 1600s · Italian gothic metal band formed in 1995 · 1915 French film adaptation · 1911 film directed by William Barker

Overview

Macbeth is a 2006 Australian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast led by Sam Worthington in the title role. Macbeth, filmed in Melbourne and Victoria, was released in Australia on 21 September 2006. Wright and Hill wrote the script, which—although it uses a modern-day Melbourne gangster setting—largely maintains the language of the original play. Macbeth was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006. Plot In a cemetery the Weird Sisters, three school girl witches, are destroying and defacing headstones and statues, while close by Lady Macbeth weeps beside a headstone marked "beloved son" and Macbeth stands by. The three witches plan to meet with Macbeth later, and leave the cemetery.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.”
— Fleance, Scene I
“We have scotch'd the snake, not killed it.”
— Macbeth, Scene II
“Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.”
— Macbeth, Scene II
“You lack the season of all natures, sleep.”
— Lady Macbeth, Scene IV
“Here's the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh!”
— Lady Macbeth, Scene I

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.