Klingon Macbeth

[Kaz Son of Maktan]

After accomplishing a short film of Hamlet's soliloquy (taH pagh taHbe') that I just posted on youtube May 8th, I just had the idea of translating Shakespeare's Macbeth, or rather, one of Macker's soliloquy's and the Mac and Lady Mac scene where they have killed the king. In the near future, I hope to post my translation here and I woould greatly appreciate proof-reading and correction. I do wish KLI would translate Macbeth someday. IMO, it is the most perfect choice for translation. First, it is Shakespeare's shortest drama (clocking in around 2 hours and second only to The Comedy of Errors). Second, it deals with a world at war, ie. the play starts of with a civil war/revolt quelled and ends with another, which is a predicament not unfamiliar to the most recently seen Klingon history. Third and most importantly, it centers around a Klingon general and lord who possess all the best of Klingon virtues, and whose story serves as a cautionary tale when ambition takes hold, destroying any and all honor. Also, the play has a boat load of fights, which could be incredibly realized with bat'leths!  For any interested, here's my Klingon Hamlet performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRMGYQfXrs

[ter'eS]

If you get serious about this, I advise you to contact Lawrence Schoen of the KLI. They have the only license I know of to produce works in Klingon (Hamlet was their product), so you could actually get it published legally.

BTW, excellent work on the Hamlet piece. You give Klingon the feel of a real language.

[Kaz Son of Maktan]

qatlho' ter'es!
I could not think to translate the complete text of Macbeth! But I do hope the KLI can! I will write them sometime.
I do truly hope to translate Macbeth Act 1 scene vii ("if it were done when tis done"...) soon. The dagger of the mind soliloquy (II.i) is tempting though...
And yet, I know of a few trekker actor friends who I would love to do a Mac/ Lady Mac scene with. I'll see how it goes examining and comparing the English versions first. Thanks for the kind words!