Compare the "Murder Scene" and the "Banquet Scene" in the Polanski video with the same scenes in the "Macbeth On The Estate" video, with interpretation of Shakespeare's language.
Date Submitted: 03/01/2003 20:21:15
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Film & TV
Length: 6 pages (1749 words)
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Film & TV
Length: 6 pages (1749 words)
I am comparing two key scenes of two different productions of Macbeth. The first is by Roman Polanski and the second is called "Macbeth On The Estate". Roman Polanski's version is true to the play. It is set in the same time and all the clothes and language are as they would have been back then. "Macbeth On The Estate" is a modern day adoption of the play. It is set in a council estate, …
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…lanski version more. Both films act and interpret Shakespeare's language very well and are directed well. One of the reasons I enjoyed Polanski's version is that it was probably a bigger budget film and shows the dagger and other things that aren't shown in the other version. It was also a lot more graphic. I enjoyed the Polanski version a lot but I also enjoyed "Macbeth On The Estate". Both were very good.
Sean McQuade
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