Macbeth, P.I.: detective to the Middle Ages (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798507677047)

"Macbeth, P.I. - detective to the Middle Ages" is a two-act play of twelve scenes. It is a comedy and a satire of Shakespeare ("My kingdom for a hearse!" and "Throw psychics to the dogs"). Its action takes place in ancient England circa 1050 and begins with the protagonist, a private eye named Macbeth who is visited by the murdered king of England asking that Macbeth find his killer. Of the possible suspects, the king names his brothers, Queen Siegfried, and his bootlicker Mabry. The king disappears and off goes Macbeth in search of the killer.In the spirit of satire, there is the obligatory interrogation of the castle staff, the questioning of the prime suspects, snooping around in disguise, and to add to Macbeth's woes, he has a law enforcement nemesis in the Sheriff of Nottingham (who does his own interrogation of Macbeth). And to throw a little physical action into the play, there is the swordfighting scene which will be well worth the price of admission

Like Shakespeare's play Macbeth, this play incorporates three witches who are Macbeth's stoolies. While often speaking in rhyme, they get some of the best lines of the play ("Macbeth, Macbeth, we witches stop to hail/ this time don't give us, "The check's in the mail.")Along with the play are reworded Shakespearean lines throughout ("How mortal these fools be"). The language used in the play is an ersatz olde English type of speech and in the vein of theatre of the absurd.

"Macbeth, P.I. - detective to the Middle Ages" was made into a 30-minute radio play for Southwest Writers Workshop of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This new play incorporates new material and more characters than those found in the radio play.

Author: Clyde James Aragon
ISBN-13: 9798507677047
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/21/2021
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d