[chajin]

Macbeth is essentially Ahab and Jezebel in Scotland, with Macduff as Jehu. I would go into more detail, but it's dinner time...

P.S. Kurosawa's Macbeth-as-samurai version, Throne of Blood, is still the best of the Japanese presentations.

[LonePalm]

I first saw Throne of Blood on late night TV in the early 70s. I didn't see the beginning but the more I watched the more I thought, "This plot line seems awfully familiar."

I figured it out in the last scene of the movie.

My takeaway was that a good story is still a good story no matter where it is set.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)