Macbeth Tomorrow And Tomorrow Speech Essay
Within Act V of Macbeth, Kurzel utilizes specific angles and costuming to enhance Shakespeare’s message on the meaning of life in Macbeth’s “Tomorrow Speech”. Macbeth starts his speech completely in tight shots- consistent with his isolation, as he has lost all emotional connection throughout the film. As he says “tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,” Macbeth drops one level closer to the dead body- signifying Macbeth getting closer and closer to his own death with each passing day. Kurzel opens up the angles to a medium-long shot as Macbeth picks up Lady Macbeth’s corpse and sways with her. During this symbolic dance with death, Macbeth states that the true nature of life is that of “a walking shadow,” a mere illusion of one’s own making,