Directing Macbeth

If I were a Director I wouldn't do Macbeth unless I received a large sum of cash from Willy himself. It's been done to death and is arguably one of of his lesser works. But, lets say I did receive this sum of cash and were doing the dagger scene, it would go something like this. First of all it would be a western, because lets be honest you can make a western out of anything. Rather then having them be in a military setting which makes no sense in any adaptation set in a different time, they would be a gang. Macbeth would rather than see a dagger would see a silver big pearl grip revolver. When he exclaims, "as this which now I draw"(2.1,41) he would bull back the hammer. As the bell rings he snaps out of it to be seen holding his own symbolical black revolver. He would then exit to kill Duncan.

Is Macbeth Mad?

Macbeth, the protagonist of Shakespeare's "Macbeth", begins to go mad at the beginning of act two. Now, at this point in the narrative Macbeth is an interesting position, He has been given  the title,"Thane of Cowador",  by Duncan, who just happens to be the king. Duncan is at this point being a complete idiot and staying at the new thane's castle. Yes, because it's not like the last on tried to kill him or anything. On top of that Macbeth is in a very clear position to become king so long as he kills Duncan. So then , the moment he's alone he begins talking aloud to a floating dagger. Of course no one hears him because throughout the entire play no one really listens to Macbeth any ways. But hey, he's only the protagonist. Anyways at this point Macbeth starts losing it, "Thee handle toward my hand?/ come, let me clutch thee."(33-34). See, Macbeth is talking to an imaginary dagger. An imaginary dagger that convinces Macbeth to dutifully kill Duncan. So either Macbeth is on some kind of crazy medieval hallucinogenic  club drug, or he has gone mad.