Macbeth is among Shakespeare's most beloved tragedies; yet it is a strange play. The supernatural suffuses it; indeed, while it may be less theological than Hamlet, it is certainly more haunted. It is a dark study of a good man going off the rails, led astray to his own destruction by supernatural forces whose motives are not at all clear. Along the way, it features a number of memorable lines, and some of Shakespeare's finest verse.

In this course: we will spend two sessions reading the play together, with assigned roles that you are encouraged to prepare ahead of time. (Don't worry, you don't need to be a good actor: just have familiarity with your lines so that it is easier to read them without tripping over them. We will have a wide variety of reading talent!) Then, we will spend two sessions discussing the play in detail.

This is a rigorous study of Macbeth, which can only be done on the basis of an understanding of the play that is internal to its world.

This course is for lovers of Macbeth, lovers of Shakespeare, lovers of literature, and lovers of good company and laughs. Join us as we study one of the masterworks of English literature as it was meant to be studied: in fellowship!