Daggers for King Duncan
- Alternative title
- BBC Schools Radio, Macbeth Episode 3
- Synopsis
- Having read about King Duncan’s pledge to make his son, Malcolm his heir, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to grasp his destiny.
A reluctant usurper, Macbeth manages to kill Duncan. After the deed is done, Lady Macbeth frames servants for the murder by smearing them with Duncan’s blood before leaving Macbeth’s dagger beside them. - Series
- Macbeth
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United Kingdom
- Medium
- Radio; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 28 Jun 2017
- Duration
- 5 mins
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Neil Richards
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Shakespeare
- Keywords
- murder; Scotland; Macbeth, King of Scots (b? -1057)
Notes
- Notes
- The radio recording is illustrated with an colour animation. A transcript for the recording is available at: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/macbeth/episode_03.pdf
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0573v66
- Online format
- Streamed
Related
- Name
BBC School Radio
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Daggers for King Duncan". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78092 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)