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“Macbeth”
At all times in mankind’s history people have always been fascinated with the idea of witchcraft. ...
During the time of King James I, ‘Macbeth’ was written by Shakespeare and was probably written especially for King James I. Shakespeare and his theatre company, ‘The Chamberlain’s Men’ acted out ‘Macbeth’ for the king in his court. ... Then I will be comparing it to the live production of ‘Macbeth’ in the Lyric theatre and to Roman Polanski’s cinema version.
In Act 1, Scene 1 of the written text of ‘Macbeth’, Shakespeare describes the area where the witches meet as “A desolate place. ... ”
Then Macbeth and Banquo enter on line thirty six with Macbeth echoing the words of the witches in Act 1, Scene 1 by saying:
“So foul and fair a day I have not seen. ...
After Banquo the second and third witch make prophecies:
“All hail Macbeth, hail to thee Thane of Cawdor.”
“All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter.”
In Act 1, Scene 1 and Act 1, Scene 3 of the Lyric theatre production of ‘Macbeth’ the director chose to follow closely the written text. ... She always knelt before Macbeth as though he were a king and backed away from Banquo as he approached her. ...
For Act 1, Scene 1 of ‘Macbeth’ directed by Roman Polanski the setting was the seashore. ... The dagger represented the one that Macbeth would use to kill Duncan and the noose represented the death that would come to Macbeth. ... In the written text of ‘Macbeth’ there is a reference made to the witches familiars but Polanski edits these lines. ...
Act 1, Scene 3 opens with Macbeth and Banquo riding home from battle.
Approximate Word count = 1375
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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