Macbeth | Class 9: Review (Act 1)

Video Integration for Act 1

The first eight to ten minutes was shown and discussed in Class 3. You may elect to begin where you left off in each version or play from the beginning. In this session, play the Polanski adaptation.

1. Ask students to compare Polanski’s Lady Macbeth to the Lady Macbeth of the text. Is this a fair representation of her character?

Possible responses: Polanski seems to want to distance us from Lady Macbeth. She is kept rather in the background. We see her grace and beauty but don’t see much of what may motivate her...

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