“How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth?” And Other Puzzles Of “The Scottish Play” with Shakespeare on the Sound

Please join Shakespeare on the Sound's John Love to talk about their upcoming production of Macbeth.

Why would Shakespeare write a play about the murder of a Scottish king and perform it before the newly-crowned Scottish king? Why did Shakespeare wait 5 years after performing the play in front of King James to perform it for the public? Why do professional (and amateur) actors always refer to it as “The Scottish Play”? How did storms off the coast of Denmark lead to Shakespeare's writing the play? How is Macbeth completely different from the other “great” tragedies—Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear? Why is the part of Lady Macbeth the most coveted female role in all of Shakespeare? What piece of the play was written by someone else years after the death of Shakespeare? Shakespeare on the Sound board member and Shakespeare teacher John Love will talk about these and other Macbeth puzzles and show scenes from a movie version of the play.

John Love joined the Shakespeare on the Sound board in 2019 and served as board president for 4 years. Starting with SOS's first post-pandemic summer production of Midsummer Night's Dream in 2021, John has been doing book talks about the summer show and showing clips from movie versions for the last 5 years, on King John, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, and this summer's Macbeth.  John taught English for 40 years at private schools in Rhode Island, Chicago, and New York City, and Shakespeare was a regular part of the curriculum in his classes. He has a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Don't miss this summer's production of Macbeth, June 11th -29th, In Rowayton's Pinkney Park.

Registration suggested.