They were swift reminders thathe excels at playing cold calculators who hide their broiling emotions underneath an enigmatic veneer.

What Is ‘Macbeth’ About?

Since they cannot heal, they’re driven to destroy instead.

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Hamlet, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus…

Which screen adaptations of the Bard is the best?

Michael Fassbender as Macbeth in Macbeth, staring emotionally ahead

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Macbeth (Fassbender), a Thane of Scotland, learns from three witches that he is to become the King of Scotland one day. Consumed by his ambition and spurred to action by his wife (Cotillard), Macbeth murders the king so he can take the throne for himself.

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Macbeth

Michael Fassbender