Dream Theater: Speech On Macbeth Innocent - Full Concert HD

02.07.2023

Setlist:

1. Metropolis

2. Pull Me Under

3. Forsaken

4. Finally Free

5. Fall into The Light

6. Flying in a Blue Dream (Satriani)

Guest star, Joe Satriani.

Good morning/afternoon everyone. It is my pleasure to represent Macbeth in this very important case. 

Today I am here to prove that Macbeth is in fact INNOCENT and should not be punished for the accusation of the regicide of our beloved King Duncan, the murder of the two guards, and the conspiracy to commit the murder of Banquo and his son Fleance. A murder of a King who highly praised him and rewarded Macbeth for his loyalty? 

It seems very unlikely bordering on fiction. Macbeth is a man of great character. Described by the King himself as noble. Also called ‘O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman’, King Duncan did not just speak these words for the sake of it but to show how he honored him. 

The Three Witches:

Lady Macbeth also directly spoke to the evil spirits and said ‘Unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty’. She asked for the limited goodness to be taken from her and in return replaced with pure evil so that she can take part in the murder of King Duncan and not feel guilty. 

She tells her plans to Macbeth. Her words to Macbeth ‘Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it’. She told him to look innocent while hiding his evil intentions.

Macbeth had two valid reasons to not commit regicide. One was that he was the king’s relative and subject and secondly, he was the king’s host and he should protect the king at all costs. And this loyal man did fulfill his duty to protect.