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    Macbeth Project Part I- The Tragic Hero Both Aristotle and Shakespeare included the presence of a rigid code of conduct in their definitions of “hero”‚ but they didn’t need them to be morally upright. The inventory of people who could be heroes included sinners; the requirement to be nice is never even suggested by either‚ and “fitness of character” is more about determination and discipline than anything else. Aristotle preferred that the hero be “good or fine” in The Poetics‚ but he also implied

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    from classic‚ are not detrimental to the film‚ though his choice to portray Lady Macbeth as soft-spoken and quiet downplays the manipulative nature Shakespeare established for her in the play... In an effort to preserve realism in the film‚ director Roman Polanski opted to change the traditional conveyance of Shakespeare’s soliloquies and asides... The opening scene with the witches was rather poorly done. Polanski made the women look so grotesquely ugly that they distracted the audience from the

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    Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1971) Cast: Jon Finch‚ Francesca Annis‚ Martin Shaw‚ Terence Bayler Synopsis: Roman Polanski’s Macbeth is a grim‚ blood-soaked adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Macbeth tells a story of a tragic Scottish soldier named Macbeth (Jon Finch) and his young wife (Francesca Annis). Macbeth receives a prophecy from three witches; saying he will become Thane of Cawdor‚ Thane of Fife‚ and then “King hereafter”. When one of these prophecies comes true‚ Macbeth realizes

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    Macbeth is a heroic tragedy set in Scotland. There are themes of supernatural powers‚ betrayal‚ murder and self-destruction in this play. It reveals how Macbeth kills to become king and how Lady Macbeth’s passion for power drives him. Like any interpretation of something Roman Polanski took artistic liberty with the play. The differences between Polanksi’s Macbeth and Shakespeare’s‚ in terms of the overall tone‚ is the brutality of the Polanksi’s film. Polanski’s version was especially gruesome‚

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    Macbeth: Polanski vs. Kurosawa The story of Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare in the 17th century and it is one of the classic tragedies in the modern day. The story is unfold and starts with the main character Macbeth. Macbeth is a general under King Duncan’s army. He later is told three prophecies by witches that come true‚ Thane of Glamis‚ Thane of Cawdor‚ and King of Scotland. First two prophecies were very easy to accomplish but to become king of Scotland was a challenge. He had to

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    Macbeth‚ like any play‚ is open to interpretation by the performers. Each separate performance is unique. The different stylistic choices made in performances of the play change the way that viewers see the characters and events. This means that while the events of the Goold and Polanski films are the same‚ they tell us slightly different stories. It is interesting to look at the two films in terms of their faithfulness to‚ and their divergences from the original text‚ and the effects that these

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    1. Roman Polanski chooses to stage the murder of Duncan‚ something that Shakespeare wrote in Macbeth as offstage action.  Not only do we see the murder of Duncan‚ which is vicious and leaves no doubt that Macbeth is an evil‚ violent man‚ which I don’t think was Shakespeare’s intention‚ but we see a violent death for Banquo and a grisly death of the first Thane of Cawdor also. Roman Polanski also eliminates a great deal of the dialogue‚ cutting it down substantially throughout the production.  We

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    Rupert Goold’s version of Macbeth interprets the character of Lady Macbeth more effectively than Roman Polanski’s version‚ as it clearly demonstrates Lady Macbeth’s hunger for power and greatness by implementing her seriousness‚ manipulativeness‚ and desperation. Rupert Goold introduces Lady Macbeth as a very manipulative‚ evil‚ and cruel old woman from the very first scene in which she appears. He makes Lady Macbeth appear completely desperate for a chance of becoming powerful. On the other hand

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    Roman Polanski’s version of Macbeth is a British and American cooperated‚ historical drama movie directed by Roman Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. It has received considerable amount of controversy due to its graphic violence and nudity. Roman Polanski was an American director born on 18 th August 1933 in Paris who has a criminal background along with his contributions to film industry. His criminals acts might be psychologically connected to his troubled past‚ considering he was born during the World

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    As Macbeth enters the banquet hall (Macbeth in the movie by Roman Polanski enters the room talking to everyone happily; it zooms out to show the Lords and Lady Macbeth’s reaction to Macbeth’s toast). At this point we can tell that he cares about social status since he tells the Lords that they should sit in their own “degrees”. He feels powerful and more superior to the other Lords. Macbeth feels no remorse and guilt for having killed his friend‚ Banquo. On the other hand‚ he is more unstable and

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