Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (1979 TV)- Act 4, scene 3 (part 2/2)

[keyahnie123]

omgggggggggggggg i hate shakespeare i just need help with my homeworkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[PaintedMaypole26]

Those who say Bob Peck shows no emotion need to watch him as Sir Mulberry Hawk and John Browdie in Nicholas Nickleby. This man had an extraordinary talent for showing emotion through his eyes.

I also was in a multi-cast production last summer, and all of the Macduffs were loud and shouty - it was a great thing to see it stunned, subdued and quiet. It brought a whole new level to the scene. And when I got a good view of his eyes Peck was still showing remarkable emotion (even if more subdued).

[charlieiscool1000]

ITS palpatine as a young man!

[healnrep]

Macbeth, turn to the dark side of the force, and you can save padme.

[ilikerubberbands]

They look like they're about to embrace each other and start making out. <3

[HypnoticSubliminals]

Lol; exactly what I was thinking.

[bomber2006]

im playing Macduff in my college adaptation, and this scene is very very different in our production.

[Baldenlong77]

Is it wrong that I know these great actors first as Emperor Palpatine, Robin Colcord from CHEERS and the hunter who gets killed by raptors("Clever girl!") from JURASSIC PARK?

[steerpike66]

McDiarmuid is great. His twin roles in this are both amazing. Ross is a smooth little bantam of a politico and his Porter is a cheery gnome who suddenly turns very scary indeed.

[steerpike66]

The best acting is distinguished by an artist holding two contradictory stances at once; the people who can be attractive and repulsive, kindly and threatening, weak and manipulative.

[yadsik]

Wow, the part "perfectly at peace" was so shocking! The tenseness!

[yadsik]

No doctor... :(

[DuracellEnergizer]

Finally, FINALLY, I know what McDiarmid looked like when he was younger!

[DrStrangefate]

and he was just 4 years older when he first played palpatine in Return of the jedi

[bIGgREatChAZ]

I can't believe he did!! till now I thought it was another actor than him... wow

just saw him in one episode of "the professionals" ; ]

[justplummy]

I know exactly what you mean!

[daemonaeon]

So, this is what he looked like when he was training with Darth Plagueis.

[DemonicGenocide]

lol yeah and without the make up in return of the jedi lmao

[aarnewilleatyall]

Poor Malcolm... I see no reason why such a cutie should be unknown to woman xD

[hanno21664]

though i teach history i showed this to my classes when i was relating historical fact to what shakespeare wrote in his plays, the project was a lot of fun, seeing what shakespeare wrote and what history says. BUT after showing this to my students THE LOVED IT and requested that he see it again. SO i showed this again in class. Shakespeare in history class can be a lot of fun. for all i say.

no words can do justice to these GODs of the theatre.

Blessed Be to you all.

[m22k3yt]

IT'S THE EMPEROR!

[DrStrangefate]

Emperor Palpatine!! I would have killed to see him live in a shakespearean play

[AT0061]

I love Bob Peck's acting I wish I could of saw him when he played Macbeth in '84.. :-/

[DreamClaws]

I know...Bob Peck was amazing!

[RodCornholio]

Americans would be this high caliber of acting if they had a stronger theater culture (i.e. a National Theater).

[PsychiatrizeMe]

why does macduff show zero emotion????

[thebluecoup]

he just doesn't handle emotion with much of a show

[cottoneyehuck1]

Because he's a good actor

[PsychiatrizeMe]

that made no sense.

[amesmb]

I wouldn't call that zero emotion. He just plays it more stunned rather than crying or screaming like some would. That's one of the great things about theatre: one character is depicted by countless people, and therefore countless different ways.

[emilycharmante]

love this white sweatered man

he enunciates, and enunciates beautifully

[peeron]

Muldoon from Jurassic Park

Sherriff of Rottingham from Men in Tights

and of course, Palpatine from Star Wars

amazing. they were young once!

[ScottyG8711]

Roger Rees was not Palpatine in Star Wars. That was Ian McDiarmid in both trilogies.

[ScottyG8711]

Never mind. I'm an idiot. I didn't watch enough of the clip to know what you're talking about.