Show TODAY'S STORY STORY- Lord Lorl M Macbeth F Found 1 Similar To Gangster By ELIZABETH C. C JAMES YOU were to take the man Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Mac Mac- IF beth out of William WilHam Shakespeare's pla play he would make a modern gangster He strongly resembles Al Capone and John Dillinger Macbeth was unfit for organized society he did not adapt himself himsel to the scheme of things but rather he tried to fit the world around himself Selfishness ruled his thinking he wanted that which belonged to oth oth- ers His ego desired to be the head of the outfit After Alter he had gained his position of ot his life lie continued to parallel that of a gangster He suspected all allmen allmen allmen men of being murderous mur mur- derous To protect his life he employed the most extensive system of spies Yet iM his days vere were lived Elizabeth in constant fear As James do many criminals he thought he could beat the laws of right and wrong but a fearful life and violent death showed him that he was subject to the same world as other men Most 1 everyone recalls the plot of Macbeth either from the book studied in school or from some stage production A sketch will reestablish reestablish re reo re- re establish it Wife Wire Leads Plotters Macbeth a general in the kings king's arm army won a great victory as the play opens The king honored his favorite subject by planning to speed that night at his castle Immediately Immediately Immediately Im Im- mediately Macbeth and his wife wie reveal reveal reveal re re- re- re veal that tha t this is the opportunity for which they have been planning They will murder the king in their own castle and no one will dare to suspect Macbeth the hero When her husband faltered in his scheme Lady Macbeth forced him to the deed by calling him coward- coward THIS GENIUS DIED RICH RICO The life span of William WilHam Shakespeare Shakespeare Shakespeare Shake Shake- speare from 1564 t to 1616 was al almost almost almost al- al most identical with that of Queen Elizabeth great ruler of the English English Eng Eng- lish Renaissance Of his life nee not enough is Known I Ito to satisfy the worlds world's interest There are legendary tales besides besides besides be be- sides written written- tt en- en evidences left by his friends To his boyhood belongs belongs belongs be be- longs the incident of his poaching to his youth the relationship with Ann Hathaway and to his manhood manhood manhood man man- hood his rise from lacke lackey at the play houses to owner and pro producer ducer duc- duc I er of plays He ne accumulated over half a million dollars Of his contemporaries contemporaries contemporaries con con- temporaries some envied him some loved him ly for she knew how much he wished to be king She prepared all the details of the deed even drugging drugging drugging drug drug- ging the bodyguards She said that she would have stabbed the king herself but he resembled her fa father ther theras as he slept Macbeth killed the sleeping king and was the loudest in his surprise and sorrow when the deed was discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered the next morning Banquo close friend and fellow officer dared to show Macbeth that he suspected the truth Macbeth later had him taken for a ride and murdered because he knew too much L Life e as king did not bring joy to toMa Ma Macbeth Macbeth- beth Fear mounted in his own heart and he increased the number of spies in the homes of his noble noble- noble noble- men Murder followed murder As soon as he felt that any man disliked disliked disliked dis dis- liked him he notified his killers Hatred of Macbeth grew on all sides of Scotland Finally the time seemed ripe and Macduff l went to England for help From personal spite Macbeth had the helpless wife and children of Macduff murdered Lady Macbeth l Dies Life for Lady Macbeth was one long punishment She had bad to watch her husbands husband's degeneration knowing knowing knowing know know- ing all the while that she might have prevented it Finally her subconscious subconscious subconscious sub sub- conscious mind got the upper hand Sleep was not restful but was dominated dominated dominated dom dom- by thoughts of the murder of King Duncan whose blood she kept seeing on her hands She became totally insane I the last act of the play she died and when Macbeth heard the news he said She should have died hereafter There would have been a time for such a word She would have died anyway But it might have been at a more convenIent convenient convenient tune time timeD Justice and revenge work together er when in hand to fight Macduff Macduff Macduff Mac- Mac duff kills Macbeth If Shakespeare lived today he would be skillful with the horror movie In Macbeth there are witches who prophesy direful hap hap- A storm is background for murder In a cave filled with bats a fire beneath a cauldron The elements clements of tragedy are many Macbeth violated every duty duty duty du du- du- du ty to his king to his subjects to his wife to God As hatred and murder mUlder Increased in his soul love and sympathy decreased until his wife wite became to him as a stranger who should have died when it would not have disturbed his activity Q D Dell U Syndicate Service |