Page 44 - Macbeth News Today

>> all right, birds. >> this place suffocates you, you know what im saying. they say its built for you to come out one two of ways. youre going to be as hard and steel that youre engaged in or as soft as the grass that you walk on when you leave here. >> we are the only group that has a shakespeare program with a segregated housing unit component for starters. and the other special thing that we do is now link up the individuals in that unit who are rewriting shakespeares play and linking them w...

>> "macbeth" mirrors a life of tragedy but also brings about understanding because when you look into something and you see yourself, and you understand yourself, you understand the world. >> what is the relationship between "macbeth" and banquil? shakespeare doesnt fill in that gap. are they friends? does he feel some loyalty? does he feel some ambivalence? on the one hand, this is the prince and the father of the prince they have to get rid of. >> professor laura bates from indiana state unive...

The 1600s, the time shakespeare wrote the play. >> "macbeth" mirrors a life of tragedy but also brings about understanding because when you look into something and you see yourself, and you understand yourself, you understand the world. >> what is the relationship between "macbeth" and banquil? shakespeare doesnt fill in that gap. are they friends? does he feel some loyalty? does he feel some ambivalence? on the one hand, this is the prince and the father of the prince they have to get rid of. >...

>> this place suffocates you, you know what im saying. they say its built for you to come out one two of ways. youre going to be as hard and steel that youre engaged in or as soft as the grass that you walk on when you leave here. >> we are the only group that has a shakespeare program with a segregated housing unit component for starters. and the other special thing that we do is now link up the individuals in that unit who are rewriting shakespeares play and linking them with these actors in l...

>> these places can make a monster. you know, you can come to prison and you can halfway educate yourself on how youre going to stay out, get an education in life. or you can come in here and learn how to be a better criminal. a lot of people just -- just cant deal with isolation. >> oh, man, you read my eyes like -- >> in an attempt to help inmates come to terms with their crimes, one unique program uses literature. ♪ this particular group is discussing "macbeth," shakespeares tragedy about a...

>> im in prison for murder. um, i got 60 years for murder. >> i will say for whiskey, to recruit these gutter tramps. they aint trained and they are going against this valued general. what im saying is, thats risky, right? >> everything hes doing from the beginning to the end of this play is risky. once he decided to take that turn to go back, he got so much to lose, you know what im saying? so hes risking everything from that point on. yeah, hes taking risks. >> for every action, theres a react...

With the skills of mere mortals such as macbeth. >> its a nice two-way collaboration. i think thats very important for the segregated population in particular, a chance that their voices are heard. that theres an audience awaiting what they are writing. the authors there have been very much aware that they want to speak to the general population through shakespeares language. >> its not a vacation. and time we dare not waste. >> this is the first time iras white, one of the writers of the play, ...

With urban life, you know, to urban lifehood, you know, the 21st century in comparison to the 1600s, the time shakespeare wrote the play. >> "macbeth" mirrors a life of tragedy but also brings about understanding because when you look into something and you see yourself, and you understand yourself, you understand the world. >> what is the relationship between "macbeth" and banquil? shakespeare doesnt fill in that gap. are they friends? does he feel some loyalty? does he feel some ambivalence? o...

Makes, someone who is in aristotles terms a tragic hero. hes a noble man, an honorable man, a good man who made bad choices. >> im in prison for murder. um, i got 60 years for murder. but im the hero now. >> i will say for whiskey, to recruit these gutter tramps. they aint trained and they are going against this valued general. what im saying is, thats risky, right? >> everything hes doing from the beginning to the end of this play is risky. once he decided to take that turn to go back, he got s...

Serving time in the shu at wabash means being locked in a 7 by 12 foot cell 23 hours a day. >> these places can make a monster. you know, you can come to prison and you can halfway educate yourself on how youre going to stay out, get an education in life. or you can come in here and learn how to be a better criminal. a lot of people just -- just cant deal with isolation. >> oh, man, you read my eyes like -- >> in an attempt to help inmates come to terms with their crimes, one unique program uses...