In which we continue our discussion of Macbeth by talking about acts two through five. Most of the play we were set up to expect has in fact already happened by this point, so what comes next? What does a fascist dictatorship in 11th-century Scotland look like in practice? When that fascist dictatorship begins to crumble, what are the telltale signs? And what does any of this have to do with 1960s close-harmony gospel singers? Some or all of these questions may be answered in this episode.

The 1979 Royal Shakespeare Company production, directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench, can be found on YouTube in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7skhaOegpLA

For texts and scholarship, Margot swears by the Internet Shakespeare Editions: https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/

You can find us at @beatabeatrix1 (Margot) and @railtragedy (Max)