Diction Of Macbeth

Macbeth is a renowned play about a man dominated by his appetite for power, the same appetite that led to his demise. There have been many adaptations of this acclaimed play and my group’s own adaptation has added to the list. Essentially, for my group’s Macbeth scene adaptation, we decided to focus on changing the diction, setting, and characters of the original play. Diction is important in a piece of writing because it determines how the audience will interpret it. For our Macbeth adaptation we made the decision to greatly change the diction. The change in diction ultimately affected the tone of the play. Our change was based upon our intended audience and our purpose. The change in diction gave the writing a more relaxed, informal, and

The original setting of Macbeth is in a castle in a very rural area, whereas, the setting of our play is a restaurant in the Bronx, New York. Honestly, our group decided to choose this specific setting because the Bronx has an infamous reputation of having parts that are deemed the most dangerous in the country, thus, the place seemed fitting since the play we were adapting was full of violence and aggression. Additionally, another reason as to why our setting changed is because we wanted to locate our adaption in a modern place, which the Bronx is regarded as. I enjoyed changing the setting because it added spice to our adaptation since it involved people with strong personalities coexisting in a place, that although impoverished, has a lot of

The original Macbeth play gives the message that too much ambition can be unhealthy and can lead to the destruction of oneself and others. My adaptation had a similar message. The main message that my adaptation had was that close relationships and unity can overcome any obstacle. This message was demonstrated because our “good” characters Macduff and Colm were able to succeed in their mission to overthrow the evil Guy Fieri (Macbeth) by having close relationships with their family and with their boys. In my opinion, our adaptation exhibited a greater sense of unity within the characters than the original play did, thus, the overall message