Lady Macbeth’s famous soliloquy is fearsome to behold. In the speech—which appears in Act 1 Scene 5 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth—Lady Macbeth resolves to kill Duncan, the King of Scotland, so Macbeth can ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an ...

“Lady Macbeth” is neither a Shakespearean re-working nor a bodice-and-bonnets drama in the vein of Merchant-Ivory fare. It features a striking lead performance, but it ultimately leaves the viewer ...

Florence Pugh announces herself as a major talent to watch in William Oldroyd's impressively tough-minded Victorian tragedy. Shrewdly adapted (and anglicised) by first-time scribe Alice Birch from ...

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Lady Macbeth was a total boss. Murder aside (PSA: nobody here is sanctioning murder), she wielded power over her husband in a time where doing so was completely unheard of. She masterminded a plot, ...

When the new parliament convenes after the recent election, it will feature a rarity in Australian politics. Women will lead two significant political parties at the same time: the Liberal Party’s ...

Can you cleanse yourself of your sins by literally washing your body? It’s debatable. But washing your body can cleanse you of the guilt you feel over those sins. The problem is that might not be a ...