The plot of Macbeth is fairly simple to understand, so when watching the movie, it was just as easy to comprehend. I enjoyed the movie, for the most part. However, there are some things I was surprised, confused, and dissatisfied with. The 2010 movie version of Macbeth was very similar to what Shakespeare had written out in the play. Though, there was some missing parts and some slight differences that I noticed.
The first scene in the movie introduced the castle. This, I must say, was kind of strange. The whole setting was very confusing, was it supposed to be symbolic? Why was everyone there? Was it even the castle? I would have preferred if they made that setting a little clearer. Another problem I had with the setting was the fact that
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However, I cannot believe that a King and the Thanes would not have anything luxurious in their houses. These people were high up on the social ladder and they dressed like it too, yet the move made them look like they lived in poverty. One more thing that confused me about the setting was the fact that they were always in the kitchen. Again, these people were of high class. Why are they always meeting in the kitchen? They had cooks, and typically wealthy people do not congregate in the kitchen unless they like cooking. Surely there were other common places to meet? We are supposed to believe that the house is grand enough to house the king for a night. In a live performance, this would not bug me as much; however, in a movie I expected better settings. I wish the movie would have done a better job with the witches. I almost think they tried too hard. The witches were nurses, which I did not mind …show more content…
One of the things different from the play was the absence of Hecate, the witches’ ruler. This absence I would say is not that significant because Hecate did not have a major role in the play, and leaving it out of the movie did not cause any misunderstanding to the plot. Another difference I noticed concerning the witches occurred the second time they met with Macbeth. In the play, the apparitions were described as an armed head, a bloody child, and a child crowned with a tree in his hand, however the movie did not portray these apparitions, instead the movie had dead bodies tell the prophesy. This discrepancy bothered me the most because I feel that the original apparitions were very symbolic of what they were saying and how they affected Macbeth. So I think it was very senseless to leave them out, especially in a movie, where it could have been done easier than in a live performance. Another irrelevant thing I noticed in the movie was the scene where Lady MacDuff is talking to her son about his father. In the play that conversation is held solely between the two of them, but in the movie the daughter takes one of the son’s lines. Following that scene is their murder, which in the play, they are murdered by a murderer, which one can assume was sent by Macbeth, however, the movie had the murderers and Macbeth. This made Macbeth seem more sinister, than in the play, where he only killed the King by his own hands
As the play of Macbeth is revisited to be viewed by the world again, a Scottish tyrant betrays his friends for power while a 20th century dystopian leader slowly crumbles into insanity. But, the two men are one and the same. Created for two different audiences, the 2015 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the 2010 PBS TV play adaptation surprisingly bear several similarities and differences. Appealing to a more general audience, the film adaptation holds true to the original play in story, dialogue, and setting. Utilizing astounding settings and other historically accurate elements, the 2015 film starring Michael Fassbender allows Macbeth to flow as a real and thrilling story rather than an old and distant play, as the general public may have thought about the original work. Conversely, the play adaptation was presented as more theatrical and only kept the same dialogue
William Shakespeare’s acclaimed tragedy, Macbeth, sometimes referred to as its euphemism ‘The Scottish Play’, is often thought of as one of his strangest and darkest plays due to its bleakness and interest in supernatural forces. However, there have been many films which have aimed to clarify the text to create meaning for students. Shanil Panchal discusses the 2005 BBC ShakespeaRe-Told film of the same name (directed by Mark Brozel), which successfully clarifies this unusual Shakespearean play through altering themes, the setting, and characters auspiciously creating meaning for students studying the play.
MACBETH. Speak, if you can. What are you looking for? FIRST WITCH.
Overall I think that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are presented as a problematic couple and a melodramatic one, they both have two sides which is seen from the start. They both desire for more, more power, Macbeth’s ambition drives him however he being a normal man he resists unlike Lady Macbeth who feeds upon it and using her feminine aspects and her masculine way she moves him towards the deed which ultimately ends up to be their downfall and ends with her dying alone and Macbeth dying with utter humiliation. Macbeth upsets the natural order and cannot do anything.
After being named Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth is wonders if he can believe the rest of the witches' prophecies, saying “Glamis and Thane of Cawdor/ The greatest is behind,” (1.3.125-126) in other words it’s just what they said, and the best part of what they predicted is coming! To that, Banquo remarks, "oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / the instruments of darkness tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifles, to betrays / In deepest consequence" (1.3.123-126). Banquo is much more cautious, and warns Macbeth to be calmer; that the witches are just trying to trick him. “To win us our harm” is achieved by manipulating Macbeth into doing small things that will all add up to dire consequences- in this case, equivocation.
A king is powerful and extremely influential person and if the rightful king is not on the throne then there is a drastic effect on everything. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the characters of Macbeth and Duncan and Malcolm clearly show that the legitimate king is important for stability. Macbeth, Malcolm and Duncan character influence the natural and supernatural world and people’s opinion exemplifies the type of kings they are.
I am sure that the “Bard of Avon” would be pleased by the modern adaptation, for Macbeth, as is true for all of his plays are timeless for they address the core of human nature - both good and bad.
The major difference in the two works is presentation and context. This relates directly to the representation of the main characters. By keeping the premise but altering the way the course of events occurs gives the audience a different insight into the development and representation of the characters, particularly Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Both adaptations were very well done, particularly Scotland, PA. It shows that, with a little tweaking, comedy can be found in even the most bloody and tragic of stories.
...th allows for much more accessibility in understanding the movie due to its rich and detailed text. The two mediums of exchange share a lot of similar aspects, but many of them are better understood in the context of the movie with having read and understood the play. Although the movie stays true to many occurrences in the play, however small changes have been made. The words or phrases used in each are the greatest difference because of the separate time frames. Phrases that are brought up from one to the other are for the purpose of better understanding the text. For example, the witches refer to Macbeth’s presence as “something wicked this way comes” which is altered in the movie as “It’s wicked out there.” Even though they have different meanings, the word “wicked” ties them together. The overall action of the movie follows right along with that of the play.
“If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir?” Macbeth ponders after three witches foresee that he will become king in the tragic play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare (349). Macbeth is wondering how he could become king of Scotland without him intervening as he is not in line for the throne. He believes that he will have to take action to gain this position. Macbeth was right to doubt fate, because his choices led to his ascension to the throne and, later in the play, to his downfall.
Splendid Productions adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ was performed on the 13th of December 2016, at the RADA studios, London, and was performed by Scott Smith, Genevieve Say and Mark Bernie. The original version of Macbeth was written in 1606 during the Jacobean era, and the adaptation created in the 21st century. I would agree with the statement as the interpretation by Splendid was created to be enjoyed, engaged and relevant to the audience of the 21st century.
The scene I chose was act 2 scene 2 of Macbeth written by Shakespeare. It was between two characters, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. I played the role of Macbeth. In the scene, Lady Macbeth celebrates her plan being a success. Lady Macbeth waits for Macbeth to come with news that he has killed Duncan. Macbeth announces that he has committed the murder but he is so afraid that he brings the bloody daggers with him and Lady Macbeth takes them from him, to place them with the sleeping guards. Macbeth hears knocking sounds which frightens him so his wife comes to lead him away, they then wash the blood from their hands before they get caught. My character was challenging because I had to understand his emotions and find ways of interpreting that on stage. I chose to perform this act because Shakespeare was able to create tension, build the right atmosphere to show them Macbeth’s reaction to Duncan’s murder but also show the relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Shakespeare’s use of imagery, dramatic irony, rhetorical questions helped emphasise the guilt Macbeth felt after the murder.
Macbeth rejects conformation to traditional gender roles in its portrayal of Lady Macbeth’s relationship with her husband, her morals and their effect on her actions, and her hunger for power. Her regard for Macbeth is one of low respect and beratement, an uncommon and most likely socially unacceptable attitude for a wife to have towards her spouse at the time. She often ignores morality and acts for the benefit of her husband, and subsequently herself. She is also very power-hungry and lets nothing stand in the way of her success. Lady Macbeth was a character which challenged expectations of women and feminism when it was written in the seventeenth century.
First, the similarities between both plays are, both were planned murders. For example, Brutus and his friends planned together to kill Julius Caesar. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were all involved in the planning to kill King Duncan. “Stars hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires" (Macbeth 29). This shows the desires of Macbeth to become king. "Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing." (Macbeth 177-179). This indicated, Macbeth says upon hearing the news of the death of his wife. He is depressed and desolate after what has happened. He is now full of remorse for what they both have done out of greed for the crown. Macbeth now acknowledges the fact that life is just like a brief candle that ha...