The Red Pencil From: The Washington Post | Date: August 14, 2000| Author: Chris Redgate | Copyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Macbeth vs. Bearbaiting Part 1 of 2

Some people think that Shakespeare had it easy. He didn't have to compete with a bizillion channels on satellite TV. His audience, they imagine, was starved for any entertainment; and so Macbeth was good enough. False. False. False. In some ways, the Bard faced much tougher competiti...

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