Macbeth Movie Analysis
Macbeth is tragedy of an innocent soldier turning into a tyrant king. The renowned play written by William Shakespeare has been adapted by many directors varying from school level to films. These adaptations can have several different meanings and lesson can be interpreted from the same play. In Macbeth BBC TV Drama 1983, directed by Jack Gold, casting Nicol Williamson as Macbeth and Jane Lapotaire as Lady Macbeth, Jack Gold directs the play excellently. Macbeth the film accurately portrays the intensity, meaning, and the plot of the play. One of the scenes is Act V, scene i about Lady Macbeth sleepwalking. Director Jack Gold did not modernize the original Shakespearian version of the play, the movie shows that correct time era and use the
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There was a large doorway in the back of the hall and all three characters, Gentlewoman, Doctor, and Lady Macbeth, played their part mostly in the center of the set. The setting was an adverse factor for me, because I expected Lady Macbeth to walk out of the room and wander around the whole castle, the setting limited Lady Macbeth’s movements. One of the reasons for this kind of setting is to exhibit the exact drama that went in Shakespearian era. The place itself is kept dark and gloomy. Darkness represents the fearful night of Lady Macbeth with fears and also the fear of doctor and gentlewoman. There is some light in the background with some fog; this could display how her life was better in the past, but it is hard to go back, fog. The scene starts off with a close up of Gentlewoman and the Doctor conversing about Lady Macbeth’s condition. Then, Lady Macbeth enters from behind the stage, shown from a wide angle shot including all three characters. As Lady Macbeth speaks, the camera mainly focuses on her, her face and reactions as she is wandering around the room on the set. Lady Macbeth never goes out of the screen, even when Gentlewoman and Doctor talk. Not only Lady Macbeth is important in the scene, the reaction of Doctor and Gentlewoman is also important for their future effect on Macbeth’s kingship. The scene lack background music. The purpose of no music is to demonstrate the seriousness of the scene
There was a large doorway in the back of the hall and all three characters, Gentlewoman, Doctor, and Lady Macbeth, played their part mostly in the center of the set. The setting was an adverse factor for me, because I expected Lady Macbeth to walk out of the room and wander around the whole castle, the setting limited Lady Macbeth’s movements. One of the reasons for this kind of setting is to exhibit the exact drama that went in Shakespearian era. The place itself is kept dark and gloomy. Darkness represents the fearful night of Lady Macbeth with fears and also the fear of doctor and gentlewoman. There is some light in the background with some fog; this could display how her life was better in the past, but it is hard to go back, fog. The scene starts off with a close up of Gentlewoman and the Doctor conversing about Lady Macbeth’s condition. Then, Lady Macbeth enters from behind the stage, shown from a wide angle shot including all three characters. As Lady Macbeth speaks, the camera mainly focuses on her, her face and reactions as she is wandering around the room on the set. Lady Macbeth never goes out of the screen, even when Gentlewoman and Doctor talk. Not only Lady Macbeth is important in the scene, the reaction of Doctor and Gentlewoman is also important for their future effect on Macbeth’s kingship. The scene lack background music. The purpose of no music is to demonstrate the seriousness of the scene