1. Macbeth- Comparing the Plays
... director, Shakespeare's Macbeth is no exception. In the four versions shown in class, numerous differences in the directors" visions become apparent. The first point of difference are the witches. In Orson Wells" version, the opening witch scene dialogue is interspersed with the dialogue of act IV scene I. The witches are creating a brew and in it go the ingredients mentioned in the said ... shown by Nunn and Polanski's witches. Polanski's witches are a far cry from the traditional broomstick-riding witch. Polanski's witches resemble caravan gypsies. They are shown as representing three...
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