Why should you read "Macbeth"? - Brendan Pelsue

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/tededView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-macbeth-brendan-pelsueTheres a play so powerful that an old superstition says its name should never be uttered in a theater. A play that begins with witchcraft and ends with a bloody, severed head. A play filled with riddles, prophecies, nightmare visions, and lots of brutal murder. But is it really all that good? Brendan Pelsue explains why you should read (or revisit) "Macbeth." Lesson by Brendan Pelsue, directed by Silvia Prietov. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible.Delene McCoy, Sammie Goh, Kathryn J Hammond, Ded Rabit, Sid, Jonathan Reshef, Tracey Tobkin, Jack Ta, Megan Whiteleather, Paul Coupe, Grant Albert, David Douglass, Ricardo Paredes, Bill Feaver, Eduardo Briceo, Arturo De Leon, Christophe Dessalles, Jeff Hanevich, Janie Jackson, Dr. Luca Carpinelli, Muhamad Saiful Hakimi bin Daud, Heather Slater, Patrick leaming, Martin Lhmus, Joris Debonnet.