Similarities Between Shakespeare And Goold Version Of Macbeth
Dakota McBay
Mrs. Miller
English 12 CP Period 2
19 April 2015
Shakespeare and Goolds Version of Macbeth
The play The Tragedy of Macbeth was written as a fictional story that never really happened! Although if one takes a look at the past it’s possible to see how the introduction of ambition then and now can change the path that people take. Ambition can be a very useful trait in ones life but too much ambition can cause one to commit unspeakable actions. In this story about Macbeth this misuse of ambition releases the evil that lives within the characters.
The Tragedy of Macbeth circa 1604 by the famous playwright William Shakespeare. This masterpiece tells of a worthy and loyal Scottish general named Macbeth that turns on everyone in his life. This all happens after he comes across …show more content…
These witches give Macbeth a prophecy that he could only but dream to come true. Macbeth takes what he had had been told and makes it a reality by turning into a deceitful murderous tyrant that shows no merci to anyone that gets in his path to the throne. Macbeth’s greed for power and pursuit of his ambition turn out to become his own worst enemy. This playwright written over 400 years ago has been acted out on stage millions of times but just recently it has been turned into the form of a movie. This movie called Macbeth was produced in 2010 and was directed by Rupert Goold. This movie along with many other movie representations is not always word for word and scene for scene of the plays or stories that are being told. Movie directors of plays and stories that were never
Mrs. Miller
English 12 CP Period 2
19 April 2015
Shakespeare and Goolds Version of Macbeth
The play The Tragedy of Macbeth was written as a fictional story that never really happened! Although if one takes a look at the past it’s possible to see how the introduction of ambition then and now can change the path that people take. Ambition can be a very useful trait in ones life but too much ambition can cause one to commit unspeakable actions. In this story about Macbeth this misuse of ambition releases the evil that lives within the characters.
The Tragedy of Macbeth circa 1604 by the famous playwright William Shakespeare. This masterpiece tells of a worthy and loyal Scottish general named Macbeth that turns on everyone in his life. This all happens after he comes across …show more content…
These witches give Macbeth a prophecy that he could only but dream to come true. Macbeth takes what he had had been told and makes it a reality by turning into a deceitful murderous tyrant that shows no merci to anyone that gets in his path to the throne. Macbeth’s greed for power and pursuit of his ambition turn out to become his own worst enemy. This playwright written over 400 years ago has been acted out on stage millions of times but just recently it has been turned into the form of a movie. This movie called Macbeth was produced in 2010 and was directed by Rupert Goold. This movie along with many other movie representations is not always word for word and scene for scene of the plays or stories that are being told. Movie directors of plays and stories that were never