The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History

Equivocation (1x2)

Ημερομηνία προβολής: Απρ 30, 2012

It's 1606, and in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot the authorities are cracking down on Catholics. Shakespeare's Macbeth captures the anxiety and obsessions of the time, with James continuing to focus on succession and legitimacy, while food riots in the Midlands create the climate for the gripping tragedy of Coriolanus.