Analyzing The Audience Response To Macbeth '

Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, it is thought to have been performed during the early 1600’s. It demonstrates the harmful physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power.Throughout the play of Macbeth the reader is able to see common phrases that are comparable to those of this generation's music, more specifically act 1 to the song ‘I want it all’ by Queen.

There are many factors that determine how people behave in their daily lives. We are run by a number of rules and regulations that influence the way we behave, talk and live. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows that without the influence of a civilized society and law and order, people’s characteristics can change drastically. Similarly in Macbeth, Shakespeare represents the loss of morality of a leader as his hunger for power clouds his judgement. Both pieces of literature present how both writers view the breakdown of morality through the breakdown of civil behaviour.

In William Shakespeare’s Tragedy “Macbeth” and the well-known comedy story of Lion King, the demise of Ducan, comparing to the death of Mufasa, as well as the consequence of conspiracy and revenge conducted in both stories, are similar. In fact, “The Lion King’s storyline is also influenced by William Shakespeare’s Macbeth” (The Lion King). Both stories contain the plot of seizing the throne by a conspirator, the death of the king, the fleeing of origin descendant of the throne, and a victorious revenge at last. Despite having the similar outcome for the conspiracy conducted in both the story of “Macbeth” and “Lion King”, the distinctive perspectives of protagonists, different nature in characters and distinguished motivations for the conspiracies

The depth of literature is greater than the depth of the greatest ocean. It goes deeper than we could possibly imagine. A classic example of great literature is Mr. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This is play that most groundlings would have been interested in due to its murder, battling, and occasional humor. A groundling is defined as, “an individual whom was too poor to pay to be able to sit on one of the three levels of the theater, so they payed one penny to stand in ‘the pit’.” After close examination, it is discovered that Macbeth is a spider web with many different themes, messages, and ironies wound up inside it. Many parts of the play still influence literature and entertainment to this day, which shows how universal the human mind is. Shakespeare understands the human mind more than perhaps any other person of his time, and because of that, Macbeth still relates to society today. This is demonstrated through the themes of jealousy, guilt, and rage shown throughout the several acts of the play.

The whole scene is filmed with minimal lighting and little to no props. A single candle is used to show the expressions on Judi Dench 's face which is brilliant. It really pulls you into her character. The lack of props and lighting actually helps excell Judi Dench 's performance. It makes the audience focus on nothing more than her. It was a risk to take but a risk well worth it. The costumes weren 't that impressive but it can be understood for such a low budget film. The dialogue in the scene is also brilliant as originally written by William shakespeare and conceived for television by Trevor Nunn. The dialogue is mainly the same as the play but if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The scene also consists of two more characters the gentlewoman and the doctor. They do a fine job in the scene but really anybody could’ve played them. Their placement was a little awkward as well. They seemed too close to Lady Macbeth who could’ve woken up from their conversation. If they were far away then it would make a little more sense, but luckily the cameras don 't focus on them as much as Judi Dench. The camera angles in the scene were also fantastic. They truly captured the facial expressions of Judi Dench and are a reason as to why this scene is so

From honored soldier to murderous tyrant, Macbeth killed his way into power. He was informed of his “destiny” and stopped at nothing to achieve it. He had multiple chances to rethink his actions. He didn 't however, he kept on his march to power leaving only himself to blame. Macbeth is the only one to blame for his actions and ultimately, his death.

In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth uses two primary methods in order to convince Macbeth into committing the deed. Initially, Lady Macbeth begins to test Macbeth's manhood in order to persuade him to kill King Duncan. In a conversation between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, Lady Macbeth convinces him into thinking that only through the murder of Duncan will he be considered a man to her and states “That made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man” (Shakespeare i, vii). During this period, men were admired and were held up on society based upon their manhood. Lady Macbeth knows that in this type of society it is important to be seen as a powerful and

Let us begin with the first act and how the audience initially views Macbeth as a man. In scene one the eerie effect of the witches speaking of Macbeth leaves the audience with a feeling of impending doom, almost giving a sense of the tragedy with the dark presence of the weird sisters. However, this feeling is again turned around as Duncan enters with the messenger and they speak of all the

There are characters in Macbeth and As I Lay Dying that are greedy. Macbeth wants to be king and knows Macduff is not loyal to him. Macbeth plans to send murders to kill the family of Macduff. The murders kill the wife and children of Macduff. Macbeth kills the family because Macduff is working with Malcolm in England. Macduff gets told his family is dead by Ross (ShakeMac4.3.204-213). In As I Lay Dying, Anse is very greedy person. He only cares about himself and money for his teeth (Faulkner 255-256). Anse takes money from Dewey Dell and Cash. Macbeth and Anse are two people, who only care about what is going to better them.

Standing on the dark stage, I took deep, slow breaths to calm my nerves. My stomach did somersaults and my hands shook. Fidgeting with my pink peasant top and ankle length yellow floral skirt, I made eye contact with my fellow actors. The closed curtain was the only thing separating us from an audience of five hundred people. One would think that after three months of rehearsals I would feel prepared for this, but I didn’t. We froze in our starting places and listened to the twinkling sounds of the fairy godmother magically opening the curtains and the show began.

Macbeth is a great play. It has been performed many times with different actors. Each actor is very unique and have their own way of showing great emotion. They may do things differently but it all means the same. This play is a great example why you should not believe in supernatural things. Supernatural things will leave you messed up in the end.

Macbeth and Banquo are two main characters in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. While the two men do initially have some similarities, they also are very different. In the play courage, ambition, and loyalty play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Banquo behave and react. Both Macbeth and Banquo present all three of these behaviours at one time or another during the play.

A noble man turned king, doesn’t sound exactly correct, but it is possible. In the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare that’s exactly what happened. Within the play it starts with Macbeth in a war and he just murdered a main rebel Scotland was fighting against as the play progresses his rank continues up and he does become king. There are multiple speeches in the play that shows how Macbeth really feels about the progression. Once we get to the climax in Macbeth in Act III his perspective changes to nearly the opposite of how it began. The speeches that were chosen is when Macbeth first meets the witches on the battlefield in Act I and when he meets up with the witches again in Act III.

Kurzel’s adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ remains loyal and truthful to Shakespeare’s language and terminology, characters, setting and plot. It is obvious that the director did not want to deviate from tradition. However, within the midst of the traditional, the film explores later ideas that have arisen such as the appearance of a dead child in the opening scene. Since the play’s creation and debut on stage in the 17th century, theories and questions have been put forward by scholars and fans of Shakespeare outside of the academic field. This film familiarises and engages with the wider scholarly world with the inclusion of what could have been the Macbeth’s child. This film certainly brings the play to life in a new way that I have never witnessed

The dominating portrayal of the witches in Act 1 Scene 3 was the reason I chose to analyze and perform this part. I believe the witches played a pivotal role in influencing Macbeth, the characters, the plot, the theme and the audience. Their presence also highlights the difference between good and evil, human and supernatural. The scene depicts how the “weird sisters” lurk like dark thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil. Their supernatural powers acts, as a catalyst to their mischief but the main cause of their mischief is their understanding the weaknesses of their interlocutors. They play upon Macbeth’s ambitions like puppeteers.