That struts and frets his hour upon the stage <br />
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage <br />
And then is heard no more." <br /> -Macbeth (Act V, Scene 5)
And then is heard no more." <br /> -Macbeth (Act V, Scene 5)
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==Adaptations=+
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''Macbeth'' has been adapted to the [[opera]] stage four times, most famously by [[Giuseppi Verdi]] in 1847. There have been no fewer than 17 film adaptations, the first being Stuart Blackton's 1908 silent film, and also include [[Orson Welles]]' 1948 version and [[Roman Polanski]]'s from 1971. [[Akira Kurosawa]] changed the setting to feudal [[Japan]] in his 1957 film ''Throne of Blood'', often considered one of his greatest works.