Lady Macbeth Comparison Essay
Creative differences between how I pictured Shakespeare's Macbeth and how the movie showed it are aplenty. Lady Macbeth is the wife of Macbeth, she is the brains behind the king's murder. She called upon the weïrd to provide her with the ability to orchestrate the king's murder. I Imagined her as a somewhat timid character, along with that, I assumed her to lack strength in her personality as a character. The movie portrayed Lady Macbeth very differently than I imagined her to be. This quote from Lady Macbeth is a good example of when my thoughts and the movie varied greatly.
“I pray you, speak not. He grows worse and worse.
Question enrages him. At once, good night.
Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once” (III.iv.144-147).
In this scene I pictured Lady Macbeth as being timid and somewhat frantic. When she is speaking I thought of what she said as requests, almost as if she was pleading with the people in the room. In my mind she is using high pitch voice, sounding like she is short of breath, and she sounds …show more content…
I Pictured Lady Macbeth as being a middle aged woman with soft facial features. In my mind she looked like a woman you would see in a commercial for some kind of medication. With a welcoming smile and a soft voice. The movie portrayed her as a young woman with sharp facial features with a resting face that gives her the appearance of being furious. I think that I agree with the film on most parts of their interpretation of Lady Macbeth. I still think that she should appear older but I do agree with the sharp facial features. I now picture Lady Macbeth as a woman in her mid 30’s with sharp features and a devilish smile.Overall in this scene she is a powerhouse character according to the film's interpretation. I agree with the film, Lady Macbeth is definitely a powerhouse character in Macbeth. She definitely seems to be the dominant one in the
“I pray you, speak not. He grows worse and worse.
Question enrages him. At once, good night.
Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once” (III.iv.144-147).
In this scene I pictured Lady Macbeth as being timid and somewhat frantic. When she is speaking I thought of what she said as requests, almost as if she was pleading with the people in the room. In my mind she is using high pitch voice, sounding like she is short of breath, and she sounds …show more content…
I Pictured Lady Macbeth as being a middle aged woman with soft facial features. In my mind she looked like a woman you would see in a commercial for some kind of medication. With a welcoming smile and a soft voice. The movie portrayed her as a young woman with sharp facial features with a resting face that gives her the appearance of being furious. I think that I agree with the film on most parts of their interpretation of Lady Macbeth. I still think that she should appear older but I do agree with the sharp facial features. I now picture Lady Macbeth as a woman in her mid 30’s with sharp features and a devilish smile.Overall in this scene she is a powerhouse character according to the film's interpretation. I agree with the film, Lady Macbeth is definitely a powerhouse character in Macbeth. She definitely seems to be the dominant one in the