Tropic of Shakespeare: what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecks
- Written by Claire Hansen, Lecture in English/Writing, James Cook University
Macbeth's Scottish heaths may seem a long way from tropical Queensland, but there are points of connection.Unsplash/Matt Riches, FAL
When you imagine the setting for Macbeth, misty heaths, battlefields, and the brooding highlands spring to mind. Teaching the play in the midst of a tropical summer in Townsville, far north Queensland, highlights...