Question

A theater director wants to stage a modern interpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a play about a Scottish nobleman's scheme to gain political power. What would be an appropriate way to do this?

Answer 1

Well, it’s bad luck to say the title “Macbeth” within a theatre space, so you could start with setting that rule down. Also, you could go about it the way that Orwell did in “Animal Farm,” using different characters and settings to relay the same plot. For example, Orwell used barnyard animals to represent the communists. You could use Trump as an example because he was a “nobleman” who schemed to gain power. Something like that?