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Macbeth Book Vs Movie Analysis

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The film “Macbeth” by roman Polanski is not alike the book “Macbeth“. The movie produced by Roman Polanski in 1979 does not follow the book version entirely. Parts of the characters’ actions in the film version are not spelled out in the print version of the play. Also some depictions of the scenes in the film are not well structured. The movie by Roman Polanski doesn’t follow completely the movie setting. For example the duel between Macbeth and Macduff had a humorous side. The acting of the Actors was not the best and it could have possibly been better. Shakespeare introduced Macbeth as a hero, but on the film the acting from the actor John Finch (Macbeth) did not reflect this trait on his character. Although,

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