Macbeth - "If it were done when 'tis done"

[qgoode1013]

dude youre about to help me pass my english class. like a boss thanks bro

[racheloliviagibson]

I have to say this over a voice clip for an assignment for English over the internet.. THANK YOU for this :) hahah it helped. coppied it

[CoolIceTarnue]

This piece has helped me tremendously! I often come back to this monologue to revise and everytime I listen to see your performance, I learn something fresh and new! This and of course, the Grrrrrrrrrreat, Sir Ian McKellen! Thank You

[TheIgonoranceSlayer]

Very much appreciated. Going to go leagues in assisting me with my monologue tomorrow! Great one chap!

[silbaar]

intense

[Keksakallu]

Thanks for the wonderful feedback, everyone. I'm really happy that this is helping some of you with your classes/assignments/scene-work­. Spread the Shakespeare lurve! :o)

[wolverine7277]

Brilliant! I am doing this monologue in my Shakespeare class. This really helps me understand Macbeth's intentions. Keep up the great work David!

[Drewch310]

Did you unseam someone from the nave to the chops to get into character?

[JDTaborsky]

Wow, this is better than some actors i've seen recite this. Such a great voice too.

[alkorg]

awesome

[dmillsca]

Holy crap. Best version I've seen yet. I need to do this for school and needed to find a version to listen to repeatedly to get the lines in my head. I think I may have just found it! Thanks very much for this. I hope you're an actor that plays on stage often, your talent needs to be put to use.

[Lunatic4ever]

Your voice is absoluetely amazing. Your acting as well.

Would love to see more of this.

[ssarahalisonn]

Nice one Dave! Really liked it, mate!

[sifudancrawford]

i have no clue on shakespeare, but i know a horrible actor. you did an amazing job to me, for what its worth. i was looking up a gospel song and came across these speeches. you killed the other guys.

[lc34drummer]

Holy smokes that was good. Excellent interpretation. Ideas I didn't even think of. I'm doing this speech for a provincial competition and I'm thinking of using this as a outline for mine.

[shejoon]

I thought this was absolutely lovely. I look forward to seeing you on stage!

[littleduck1994]

Thank you for posting this I'm doing this in theatre and it is a great help!

[JHell10]

Did not follow punctuation at all.

[Keksakallu]

You're right, and there's a very good reason I didn't... all of the punctuation in Shakespeare has been added by editors after the fact. Shakespeare's actual punctuation is unknown. Where one edition/editor uses a comma, another uses a full stop; where one uses brackets, another uses a semi-colon; where one uses an exclamation point, another uses a question mark, etc. Is Lady M.'s line, "We fail", a question or a statement? It depends on the edition/editor. I play whatever makes sense for me.

[elem5284]

@Keksakallu well put mate..

[Music2myEarsAllDay]

it is real boring!

[Tsongkoyla]

great video.! this helped me a lot for our project. :)

[milkman107]

This is excellent! Not only did you nail and masterfully inflect almost every one of Macbeth's beats and internal decisions through your voice/facial expressions, you did it in a manner that flowed beautifully!

If I may offer some criticism:

I am confused why you chose to accentuate "great office" in such a manner, it almost appears sarcastic when the reality is that he truly respects Duncan and does not want to commit the deed.

Great work all-in-all, though!

[Keksakallu]

Thank you for your kind words.

As to your observation/criticism... the rationale was to underline the fact that despite his great respect for his king, he still covets that "great office"; particularly since in feudal Scotland, being the King's son did not necessarily mean that you would ascend the throne - after Macbeth's battlefield triumph, Malcolm's ascendancy was likely a genuine shock.

It also underlines the fact that Macbeth will, ultimately, be very easily led by his wife.

[DarrenDeBari]

Great Job and Choices. You are a brother in Shakespeare.

[chicagoairguitar]

Ironically, that was a waste of my time. I was looking for bad monologues for a laugh.

That was really great. Thank you for wasting my time.

[extrapreneur]

I agree chicagoairguitar, that guy really needs to learn how to act ;-)

[Enchantedivy]

This is fantastic. I love your voice :)

[Keksakallu]

Thank you for the comments. They are much appreciated. :o)

[Sarifus]

Your videos are great. I've subscribed! Very convincing performance.

[chrisweinberg]

Great inspiration for my presentation of this great soliloquy - fantastic portrayal - hope to see some more in the future. Thanks

[Milky111wtf]

VERY well done- I think this brings out the incredible conflict in Macbeth, and the stakes could not be raised higher. :D

[Keksakallu]

Thanks!