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When pleasing the entertainment crowd with a movie interpretation of a famous book or playwright it is nearly impossible to include every specific detail and changes must be made. This may include the exclusion of a specific scene or addition of a scene to provide a different experience from the original and change the theme and emotional feeling from the literature. Within Shakespeare's play Macbeth, not only has this play been interpreted multiple times through the written works but has had countless movie interpretations as well, all varying in the degree in accuracy to the original. Looking into the version of the movie “Macbeth” produced in 2015 there was many changes of the plot that will twist the feeling and theme into a more darker …show more content…

By the exclusion of this scene in the 2015 version of the movie the comic relief has been stripped away the audience no longer as the enjoyment of slight laughter. This alters the plot of the story by putting more stress and seriousness on Macbeth's character because the audience keeps their mind on the murder of Duncan that was just committed. Their minds do not get side tracked by the Porters comical scene. This overall brings the plot to a darker outlook on the play. Macbeth is now perceived as more evil due to the constant thinking of his past acts. The murder is taken in a more serious matter and is made to leave an imprint in the minds of the audience as they watch to bring the feeling of the movie to more of a dark and grim feeling. The exclusion of the Porter scene changes the opinion that the audience has on Macbeth and as the movie progresses they do not have the same sympathy for him as the play would provide. The actions of Macbeth are now considered more serious and meaningful, changing the original lookout from Shakespeare's …show more content…

This modification although still obeys the witches original prophecy of having Birnam Wood move towards Dunsinane. By including this change the plot of the movie is altered from the original play because the movies scene gives more drama and emotional feeling to the original battle scene. With the addition of the fire instead of tree branches not only is the war still intact but is now inside a field of flames. This increases action and excitement in this scene as compared to the original play where the battle scene only includes the setting of a forest. By having more excitement the emotion and attention of the movie catches the audience more. People are now rooting for Macduff and Malcolm because adrenaline is associated into the audience's minds by the introduction of the flames. The mood changes how people view Macbeth and have no hope for him because the overall attitude towards him is not a sympathetic one at this point. By this time the audience members have changed sides and no longer give into Macbeth's character. To the original play, Macbeth was supposed to die with the audience feeling sympathy for him. With this modification it just provides the main theme of the movie with grim and

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The movie by Roman Polanski doesn’t follow completely the movie setting. For example the duel between Macbeth and Macduff had a humorous side. The acting of the Actors was not the best and it could have possibly been better. Shakespeare introduced Macbeth as a hero, but on the film the acting from the actor John Finch (Macbeth) did not reflect this trait on his character.

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And the play is even changed from a tragedy to a comedy. The movie gives an “uneasy combination of "high" (Shakespeare) and "low" (popular consumer) culture”(Hoefer). However, this modernized version of Macbeth

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When Shakespeare wrote his popular play, Macbeth; who would have thought that it would still have an impact on our society today? However, it has been used as the foundation of many modern day works. A recognizable example of this is Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith directed by George Lucas. This movie mirrors the same basic plot line, therefore creating many parallels between characters. One such parallel exists between Macbeth and Anakin Skywalker, but it’s not just a copy and paste, there are some key differences.

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The witches seem to stay in the scenes more than the actual play intended them to be. The movie

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In most novel to film adaptations, directors will often change certain elements of the work for the movie to move at a different pace. These changes may range from the main character’s hair colour to larger transformations like an important character being left out. In the case of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the largest difference from the play to film was the role of Ross. In the film adaptation of Macbeth, Ross is a developed and crucial character to the plot. This is shown through his involvement in Macbeth’s schemes, relationship with Macbeth, and loyalty to power in Scotland.

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This gives the witches an unsettling vibe to them. I believe that this was the main concept that the director wanted to portray onto the

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After killing Duncan, Macbeth’s mental state changes completely. The difference between the moment before the murder and the moment after is that Macbeth’s lack of determination. He feels personally responsible for the murder and wishes it never happened. Thus, he is afraid to look at the dead body and face what he has done (2.2.54-56). His regret of the murder shows the transformation of Macbeth’s attitude: he lets his remorse overpower him to the point of madness.

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The film Macbeth illustrates Lady Macbeth and Macbeth to have very different personalities than their original counterpart of the play. Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a much more grieving mother. Her characteristics change and are more revealed during the killing of the Macduff family. Throughout the film Lady Macbeth is demonstrated as a much more emotional character, with her grieving over her child's death, to the breakdown during the terrifying burning of the Macduff family. The new characteristics of the character also again give a new feel to the storyline of the character.

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“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” (H. P. Lovecraft). In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, many characters are shown to be primarily driven by this emotion. Characters such as Mayella Ewell in To Kill A Mockingbird or Malcolm and Donalbain in Macbeth are shown to act drastically because of fear. Actions such as Macbeth killing Banquo in fear of being exposed or Mayella accusing an innocent man, display how humans are primarily driven by fear.

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Different Cinematic Portrayals of Macbeth Not only has Shakespeare’s, Macbeth, been told through page but also through the theater, opera, and the magic of Hollywood. Many writers have attempted to bring Shakespeare to audiences many a times with new settings set throughout time. There are a plethora of adaptations of Macbeth, some brilliantly made, others that weirdly work, and some that just should have never been allowed to have been made but there is no doubt that each one allows the viewer to dive into William Shakespeare 's original story. One of the most unconventional versions of Macbeth would be the 2006 film, Macbeth, created by Geoffrey Wright.

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Macbeths guilty conscience makes him unable to play the ‘true’ role of a villain of the play. Macbeth begins to see ‘false creations’ before murdering Duncan; the image of a floating dagger taunts Macbeth’s senses. Macbeth is devoured in his anxiety he starts to hallucinate the crime before going through with it. Macbeth is unable to dispose thoughts of his guilt and doubt, which prevents him from being stuck at the point where it is too late to turn back, yet the fear of his nature prevents him from turning completely into a ruthless coldblooded

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This contrast immediately gives the reader an insight into the torment that guilt and regret can cause. There is a clear definition between Lady Macbeth before and after the murder of King Duncan. This character change emphasizes greatly the theme of the impacts upon a person due to the unnatural acts they have performed. In Lady Macbeth’s case the impact was guilt and regret both of which tormented her to point of serious mental illness, insomnia and ultimately a self induced demise. The author 's intention in bringing a once strong and evil character to the mercy of their own morality is to educate readers upon the impacts that guilt could have upon their own life if they were to perform the unnatural just as Lady Macbeth did.

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This debate between the pity found in Macbeth’s mental state and the fear he evokes through his actions continues as Macbeth becomes a vicious tyrant. Not only does he kill off more of those around him, including the family of MacDuff, all for the sake of proving his power over those around him, but he rains famine and tragedy across the land. Macbeth’s inhumane actions easily draw fear from the audience as it expresses how uncontrollable and deranged, he has become; Macbeth is truly far from the hero first introduced. Extensively Macbeth begins to trust fewer and fewer individuals, he becomes more paranoid about the things going on around him. Specifically he can’t sleep and fears loosing his power.

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