"Macbeth" - Dench/McKellen -1979, Trevor Nunn, Dir.

[withtwoas]

Anyone here in Ms. Butler's class? Haha.

[neverSAYnevarh]

this is sooooo helpful. :D

[MrSuckMyVajayjay]

Wow, this is amazing, a great help for auditions

[aB1indPharaoh]

Hi ms macs class



[thelibrarian343]

I didn't really pay attention to the actors' names in the title and when Macbeth entered I was all like "OMG it's Rudolph Valentino reincarnated!" 0.o

[redpogo]

Vem, Noite espessa, e veste a mortalha dos mais pardacentos vapores do inferno, que é para minha fina afiada faca não ver a ferida que faz, que é para o Céu não poder espiar através da coberta de escuridão a tempo de gritar "Pare, Pare"!

[DianaMB10]

I've had some 'weird sisters" in my life too!

[hmodel1]

this is fantastic! love her portrayal of Lady Macbeth. Brilliant actress

could any of you guys be kind enough to give me advice on this monologue that I have uploaded. It's on my page cheers x

[BaybeeHannah]

Ah this is beautifully done! Have to do this next week for a drama exam, this was so helpful <3

[LaBelleMensonge]

Judi = perfection. And Ian made me believe he was attracted to women for a second. Kudos, you two.

[SKYTZOO]

Gaspard ulliel looks exactly like him here with his hair all slicked back just like in that Hannibal film :/

[anniepirranie]

absolutely love the scene between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Dench and Mckellen play it so damn well.

[pervertedpractices17]

God! Dench and McKellen have the most amazing chemistry.

[conewells]

This was one damn good Lady Mac. But Polanski's choice of actor was awesome.

[PaintSplatteredFilms]

thanks for uploading! i needed this because I picked the monologue that starts on 2:05 for my drama final.

so basically i have to act like i'm possessed.

[AtLastOnTheGround]

Judi Dench is an incredible actress. She is just perfect for the stage, her instincts are wonderful. Listen to how she takes Shakespeare, which is too often interpreted in that annoying traditional -- fake! -- voice. And here she is, reading it as a human being, as Lady Macbeth herself would read this.

[bella13haking]

This is absolutely fantastic!!! I'm just watching it over and over again!

[18andreab]

Shivers down the spinesville! The calling to 'spirits that tend on mortal thoughts' is such a huge, huge task to deliver well and wow! Judi Dench rules.

[mew2100]

Lady Macbeth is bald!

[DeaconBlues]

I'd too would certainly say that Gandalf's face tells interesting tales. :)

[kealyc]

Being but a mere butler, you will not know the great theatre tradition ... that one does never speak the name ... of the scottish play.

[Brideshead09]

@kealyc What, Macbeth?

[JamesDolorusSable]

@Brideshead09 ah, Julius Ceaser...not Macbeth

[Brideshead09]

@JamesDolorusSable I've only got one thing to say to you... MACBETH

[JamesDolorusSable]

@Brideshead09 I just spat over my shoulder, don't worry ...aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­! The roof is caving in!

[CRShelton]

@kealyc There is another great theatre tradition, That we cast aside the bindings that euphamism would impose on us, in order to experience and present the world honestly at it's foundations. Superstition is a most base form of dishonesty, because in superstition we lie to ourselves. To hide from fear by not speaking of it, is antithetical to our art. This play is a ghost story; Let us present the ghosts with a little temptation to present themselves: MACBETH!

[30kiz]

E X T R A O R D I N A R Y !

[manderzluvsyou91]

Ian was pretty back in the day haha

[shrimpythebodyguard2]

4:34 Smallest personal bubble ever. XD

[Kimberleg]

Tis "interesting" that JD performs Lady Macbeth's famous 'un-sex me here' soliloquy as if she's scared of what she is about to do. I see Lady Macbeth as a much stronger lady and 'willing' [if that's the right word] to kill Duncan in order to gain the consequences that would come from such a terrible action ; a more forth-right woman, scarier almost.

[sportkid1]

It's definitely true that she is a strong figure (in the beginning, at least), but I think Shakespeare intended to give her more nuances in her character by making her not quite so tough. The lengthy apostrophe she gives seems like she's pleading with the supernatural to remove her weakness, because in actuality she does have pity (she can't kill Duncan because he reminded her of her own father). She wants to advance Macbeth, but she has to steel herself first.

[Kimberleg]

Yeah, very true (referring to steeling herself).

I think it is also about one's personal take on the piece, everyone's opinion will be different as everyone will see it differently - I performed her 'un-sex me here' soliloquy as if she was scheming on the spot as the plan formulated in her mind, and as if she were possessed - the whole 'beyond the point of no return' thing.

[wasbedeutetjemanden]

@ Kimberleg: I agree. I always had it in my mind that Macbeth was the weaker character and Lady Macbeth the stronger one. In fact, it was her that practically goaded her husband to go on with the murderous act when he started to have his own doubts.....

[Kimberleg]

Absolutely

[Judill]

I believe the contrary. Lady Macbeth is a catalyst to Macbeth's murder of Duncan, but she crumbles from guilt. As the play continues, Macbeth becomes more determined and commits many murders without her assistance. Lady Macbeth also states "That hath which made them drunk hath made me bold," in the dinner scene showing her hesitation to follow through with Duncan's murder. Lady Macbeth may coax Macbeth into committing murder, but she doesn't have the willpower to commit murder herself.

[superpastasurgery]

@Judill "That which hath made them drunk, hath made me bold"

she says that when she drugs the servants not during the dinner scene... and when she says it, it means she has become more powerful knowing that she will succeed in her plans.

but you're right, as the play goes on, Macbeth does overpower Lady Macbeth.

[AtLastOnTheGround]

@wasbedeutetjemanden

Don't just assume that Lady Macbeth is stronger, that's what she wants you to think. Macbeth is a strong man. The difference is that Lady Macbeth comes over the top, and Macbeth comes up from underneath.

[Oddity3000]

@AtLastOnTheGround THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!

But in all seriousness, Dame Judy Dench had an excellent performance here.

[ROWANV1]

Uh...For the 'Un-sex me' monologue, she is reading the text while delivering the piece, no doubt about it, i watched it on dvd and was incredibly disappointed with the whole piece, it was a slap in Shakespeare's face. end of story, you can argue all you want...but end of story it was by far the worst shakespeare performance i've ever seen.

[OpaleyedWolf]

what's the best in your opinion?

[123ijah]

She's absolutely brilliant, never seen anyone perform Shakespeare like this. I can't believe I'm gonna see her in Madame de Sade in April!

I watched this entire production on tv the other day, it was incredible, and I was wondering, does anyone have it, and if so could you upload it? I know there probably won't be anyone but I thought I would ask anyways...

Thanks for uploading this!

[AselLyoK]

Shakespeare would say thanks to both Dame Judi Dench and YouTube)))

Loved the performance!! Good we have chance to see it here! Thank you for uploading it!

[DivaDeb1234]

Blew my mind!

[toothbrush55]

This might be a stupid question, but why is Judi Dench wearing a black thing over her hair?

[MaryOphelia]

Just costume choice. Think it's a good one though, creates a more calculating/sterile sort of look (almost surgeon like). Then, during the "sleepwalking scene", at the end, the headdress is loose and unkempt.

Think it works to help illustrate Lady M's unsound state of mind.

She started compact/sleek/sterile, and winds up disheveled/worn/unkempt/unsoun­d.

Those design choices, along with Dench's storytelling genius, seem to make for a perfect telling of this tale.

[MaryOphelia]

Who's Gimmick? Judi Dench obviously needs no defending, being one of the most brilliant verse speakers, let alone actress, in the English speaking world.

However, it seems only fair to recognize the "A","B","C" breakout, as it seems so much effort was put forth to compose it all.

So:

A) When verse is spoken & a story is told so brilliantly must one really "split hairs"?

B)The emotion of that moment alone makes the choice clear. Is it really that confusing?

C)This one's easy...SEX = power

[chetgeyer]

Gimmicky. (A) Observe her realistically reading the letter, then leaving off and speaking, presumably from memory, much more of its conclusion than would be possible; (B) what's the crouching and reaching out about when involing the spirits? And what's the nonsense about running away for a second before finishing? (C) That protracted face-rubbing and Eskimo-kissing during Lady M's attempt to persaude M to murder has an unfortunate muddying and "generalizing" effect on the text.

[vbp2]

Unbelievable. Any other Lady Macbeth pales in comparison

[Meleny001]

Absolutely, beyond amazing. Best L.M. ever and one of the most incredible verse speakers alive. No one gives life to Shakespeare like Judi...period.

[electricbubbles]

best lady macbeth ever, period. end-of-story.

[Nivri80]

Dench ROCKS! this role!

[37AW2ndSt]

"Leave all the rest to me." OMG. What a brilliantly played scene.

[bubblez401]

wow i am this character in a play this IS A BIG PART

[Geritak]

Thanks for uploading! Had to do an audition using part of this speech - it was a great help! Shakespeare doesn't get much better than this...

[pandorasbox01]

Glad it helped. Agreed, verse speaking just doesn't get any better than this.