Title: An excellent modern interpretation of a difficult play
Product review: This is one of Shakespeare's earlier works and like most of them the language is hard to understand without seeing it performed on stage, however, to produce it for the theatre is difficult due to the extreme violence. Believe me, this is not for children; this play in particular was written in the style of the Roman playwright Seneca with it's emphasis on supernatural elements, bloody violence, and obsessive passion. Although these elements are prevalent in Shakespeare's later, tragic works none (in my opinion) are to the graphic degree of this piece.Taking that into consideration the director did an excellent job of redeeming this difficult play and Anthony Hopkins plays the titular character in such an excellent way one relates to his madness.One thing of note is the character Aaron, Tamora's moorish lover. One can see how Shakespeare later developed Othello's Iago from him.
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