Translating Macbeth

Translating a book or play from its original to a different language carries a great responsibility for the translator. The translation will, of course, not be the same as the original, because you can never say exactly what is meant in another language – you may lose something from the original. However, you may also gain a lot just by enjoying a masterpiece too difficult to even understand in the original...

The whole article: Lost and Found in Translation: Shakespeare in Czech (pdf)