announcer: ethan hawke explores the black heart of the scottish play. hawke: you can watch polanski's "macbeth," you can watch orson welles' "macbeth," and of course the trick is then you have to forget all that and live it. man: ethan, over there is dunsinane hill. history is always written by the victors. as the loser, macbeth is invented as a tyrant. "it is a tale told by an idiot, "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." announcer: "macbeth" on "shakespeare uncovered." captioning made possible by friends of nci major funding for "shakespeare uncovered" is provided by... the national endowment for the humanities... exploring the human endeavor... the howard and abby milstein foundation. shakespeare is an enduring treasure of western art. bringing new audiences to his work is a key reason we're funding "shakespeare uncovered." please join us in supporting your public television station. announcer: major funding is also provided by: rosalind p. walter; the polonsky foundation... virginia and dana randt; the luesther t. mertz charitable trust; and b