Why is Macbeth a Monster and Loki Simply Mischievous? - or - Theatre Rant the First!
A comparison and discussion of two epic heroes and villians of stage and screen! Post extract: "it’s easier to just pigeonhole Macbeth as a ‘dead butcher’ (5.9) rather than examine the familiar, if flawed, characteristics of a man in context, a man not so far removed from who we ourselves may be...A lot has been said of the similarities of the first Thor movie with Shakespeare’s Hamlet , I want to look at Loki as Macbeth ...Macbeth is evil and yet Loki is misunderstood, mischievous, conflicted or even victimised! Why?" (Wikimedia Commons - Macbeth meets the Witches) Macbeth Versus Loki! I, financially, experientially and due to chronic health problems and a defeatist attitude, will probably never get to train in acting and theatre but my passion will always lie with the stage. So, rather pathetically, I often find myself debating with myself over some theatrical production or concept as there’s not many people, o...