... a tragedy brought to the 21st century by Rupert Goold. Macbeth is a tragedy about the downfall of having too much ambition. Even though Shakespeare's Macbeth and Rupert Goold's film adaptation share numerous ideologies and general storyline, a difference exists in the setting, the characters, and overall atmosphere of the play. Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play set in the 16th century Scotland, but Goold modernizes the setting ... to a Soviet styled country and utilizes modern elements into the characters and theme. The main character Macbeth is seen as a dictator by the halls of the pala...

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As Shakespeare's works as a whole become more widely accessible, audiences are looking away from the more well known plays such as "Macbeth" and "Hamlet" and starting to discover lesser known plays such an "The Merchant of Venice". With the popular appropriations of ... and Juliet" and "Othello") to film recently, a wider range of audiences are becoming familiarised with Shakespeare's language and ability to create original and interesting characters. In "The Merchant of Venice" Shakespeare uses these elements as well as inspired plot and visual imagery to create a play that is increasing in...

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... called Henry Packer who interrogates innocent people who are accused of being witches and "We three" written by Olwen Wymark in 1603, is set in a dark room, it's a scene before Macbeth about three witches called Em, goat girl and bridey, they discuss the possibilities of being free. The crucible and vinegar tom are similar as witchcraft was looked upon as being ... and red flashing lighting and hanging ropes to give it a scary atmosphere we also used other scenery such as a bed, black screens and boxes to stand on. Boxes gave certain characters a higher status such as Henry Paker from "...

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