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The structure of Macbeth really lends itself
to the idea of tyranny because it's about kings!
And it's about who's ruling.
And it's about what those kings do with power.
So at the beginning we have Duncan
And he has just, uh won the civil war!
The entire country is in a mess...
And yet he is nowhere near the battle field.
He has no idea who anybody is!
Um, he keeps saying "Who's this?"
Um, and uh he's obviously not been fighting.
Then Macbeth, uh... Then kills Duncan
So he asserts his right to be King!
And everyone decides they're going to just shut up
about the fact they know that he's murdered Duncan.
Some people stay quiet because they want to keep their power.
Uh, and uh...
I think that enabling of a tyrant is just as bad
as being a tyrant yourself.
We see again at the end that Duncan's son
Malcolm, uh... then comes to power
and it's very ominous at the end about whether
he's going to be a good or a bad king.
Tyranny is something that continues
uh, is not just a particular leader that might be tyrannous
So I am going to end the production with
the Witches saying "When shall we three meet again?"
Which as most people know is the first line.
Uh, you never know what regime that
you're going to be replacing with another.
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