"Unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty!"
This compare-and-contrast resource presents five versions of ‘The raven himself is hoarse’ soliloquy from Act I Scene V of Macbeth. In this pivotal scene, Lady Macbeth proclaims her desire to be less like a woman and more like a man, refusing to let human compassion get in the way of her violent and ambitious plans.
Performances date from 1983 to 2016 and include Julia Ford in a post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Scottish play, as well as Shaheen Khan who leads an all-Asian cast in a production which enhances Shakespeare’s text with Indian movement and music.
Read our Compare and Contrast Guide for a list of questions and tasks to support your students as they watch multiple versions of key scenes and speeches available on DT+.