MacBeth versions comparison essay

MacBeth versions comparison essay There are many differences between interpretations of William Shakespeare's MacBeth. This essay wall contrast Shakespeare's original version and a movie version by Roman Polanski produced in 1970. Three major differences will be discussed. One difference between Shakespeare's and Polanski's version is the absence of the scene in England in Polanski's version. In the Original MacBeth, MacDuff goes to England to convince Malcolm to return and fight MacBeth. The scene of the longest …

…about Fleance killing him and Banquo helping him. Due to the extreme lack of technology in Shakespeare's time, this was not possible. The dreams sequence serves to show how haunted MacBeth's dreams are, and how worried he is about losing the throne to Fleance because of the witches' predictions. There are many differences between these two version of MacBeth, and each of them, I believe, serves it's own purpose to enhance and better the play.