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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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    Mrs. Fera ENG3U0-D November 2nd‚ 2012 The Contrast between Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Roman Polanski’s Macbeth Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is a tragedy that plots the fall and death of once a great man‚ revealing how ambition can lead to downfall. Many directors and producers have tried to portray his play into modern films but Roman Polanski produced the most successful Macbeth film‚ but Roman Polanski’s movie Macbeth changes many details that the viewer is unable to fully experience the catharsis

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    April 17‚ 2013 Linda Zhong Nudity in Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth is Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ which interpreted audaciously regarding to the presence of naked bodies. In the film‚ Polanski’s choice to show full nudity absent from the play received mixed criticism reviews from the old society. Some

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    How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? How are the witches portrayed and what influence do they have along the play? In Macbeth‚ the witches seem to be confusing figures. They are portrayed as dark‚ eccentric‚ and strangely amusing creatures. It doesn’t show that they have that much importance early on‚ but after finishing the play and comprehending‚ we see that the witches have done a lot. We can deduce that the “weird sisters” specifically implant ideas in Macbeth’s

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    Macbeth s downfall

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    his Lady Macbeth’s persuasions‚ the Three Witches prophecies‚ and his own actions. Macbeth was going to kill King Duncan‚ but she just could not do it. One who introduced the concept of murder to Macbeth. Macbeth’s downfall is attributed to a sense of over-confidence and unchecked ambition‚ and the impact of the witch’s prophesy all three seal Macbeth’s fate and his destruction.   At the start of the play‚ Macbeth is a loyal‚ courageous servant of the King of Scotland‚ but he is a man who harbours

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    Disease as Imagery in Macbeth plays a predominant role in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. This stylistic device appears in several different forms throughout the play. Imagery of animals‚ nature‚ and darkness help create a foreboding atmosphere. In particular‚ the imagery of disease acts as a metaphor for evil and corruption. The idea of corruption spreading in Macbeth like a disease first appears in Act 1‚ scene 3‚ in one of Macbeth’s first soliloquies. He states that the thought of murdering Duncan

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    Macbeth Journals 1. Murder Murder is a recurring theme in the tragedy of Macbeth. Although there are countless murders‚ the play DOES distinguish between honorable and dishonorable violence. For example‚ Macbeth begins to form an internal conflict prior to murdering Duncan. The conflict can be seen throughout lines 34-64 of Scene 2 in Act two‚ specifically with the lines‚ “I see thee yet‚ in form as palpable as this which now I draw.” This murder is definitely seen as a dishonorable death‚

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    Macbeth S Crimes

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    crimes” Do you agree? In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ we are faced with a character‚ Macbeth‚ who is known as a strong soldier in the play and from this we can infer that he is a determined character. In saying that‚ we witness the transition from a character that is already very ambitious‚ into a character that becomes fuelled with the desire for power. The fuel had begun from the prophecies and apparitions given by the witches in telling Macbeth that he will rule the kingdom of Scotland. Not

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    extraordinary amount of power‚ will lead to the demise of the individual if the power is abused. Macbeth a play written by Shakesphere is clearly a tragedy.There are many factors which contribute to the degeneration of Macbeth of which three will be discussed. The three points which contribute greatly to Macbeth’s degeneration are the prophecy which was told to him by the witches‚ how Lady Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth’s judgment‚ and finally Macbeth’s long time ambition which

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    Ambition: Macbeth S Heart

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    Ambition is described as eager for success‚ power or fame. For Macbeth. Ambition was what drove him to become great‚ it forced him to change his nature towards evil. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was portrayed as a courageous soldier who fought for his King without mercy. But once the witches planted the seeds of greater things and Lady Macbeth fuelled his ambition‚ which lead him to become greedy and power hungry. Macbeth was led down to an unescapable road of doom by an outside force

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