Thesis: In Rupert Goold's PBS version of Macbeth, he compares and contrasts the original Shakespearean play with the communist dictator Macbeth of the modern Soviet Union, played by Sir Patrick Stewart. they can compare Macbeth and Soviet Macbeth in their vocal utterances of their personal soliloquies. Both of their content is compelling and makes you feel an emotional connection to the character. These soliloquies show that both men think and form their own ideas. These personal thoughts spark the ambition that sets the show in motion. When Macbeth and Banquo return home from battle they stop and rest. It is here that Macbeth delivers his first personal soliloquy. Macbeth says: “If ill, why has he given me serious success from the truth? I am the lord of Cawdor” (23). This personal reflection on the recent appointment as Honorable Thane of Cawdor is the spark for his personal ambition. I believe we can also feel a connection to Macbeth when he finds out that Malcolm has been named Price of Cumberland. His speech makes us feel full of energy and makes us want to take over the throne with Macbeth. These soliloquies show that mental and spiritual growth is taking place that can make actions happen. Macbeth at the beginning of the play seems willing to kill to achieve his personal success. He says, “I have no urge to prick the sides of my intent, but only the vaulting ambition, which leaps of itself and falls upon the other” (41). Macbeth expresses emotional disinterest and implies that he is willing to do anything. I think we first see him when he is named Thane of Cawdor when he returns from battle with Banquo. In contrast, Roman Martel says, “Patrick Stewart is emotionally content and seems h... middle of paper... dismayed with his darkness and lack of light. The scenes with Stewart were all dark. The darkness represented the error in the Great Chain of Being and how it was put out of play with Duncan's murder. Works Cited Martel, Roman. "Case Number 20447-Macbeth 2012." DVD Verdict Review. 5 January 2011. Web. 27 February 2012.http://www.dvdverdict.com/printer/macbeth2012.php.Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Macbeth. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York: Washington Square Press, 1992. 224 pp. Print."Video: Macbeth | Watch great shows online | PBS Video." PBS.org. Network. 01 March 2012. .Vile, Vikki J. "Stewart is sublime in Goold's Gory Show." PlayShakespeare.com. Network. 01 March. 2012. .