What is this play?

The story is simple enough--spurred on by omens and prophecies, Macbeth and his wife kill the King, assume power and, in doing so open a Pandora's box of paranoia, madness and retribution. Eventually they die and order is restored in the form of the King's rightful heir, Malcolm.

But wait! There's more!

What we are really seeing is the psychological descent of the Macbeths into a murky hell of doubts, fears, nihilism and despair. It is the corruption and tragic fall of two "golden" people whose predilection for the darker side of human nature eventually devours their souls. And, it is an observation of the sad and awful break up of a marriage.

Michael Hurst