Tone In 'Macbeth': Comparing The Play And The Movie

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Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and most intense plays regarding the action and portrayal of human relationships. The human relationships are portrayed by the way the characters act and the setting that they’re in. For instance, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s is strong as Lady Macbeth has control over Macbeth. However, the couple has a character arc and the duo switch in their personalities. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, direct characterization, tone and setting is used in both the play and the movie to convey the theme regarding human relationships.

Tone is a main aspect in Shakespeare’s Macbeth as it shows the attitude towards the subject. Tone can be identified by the way the characters speak, their actions and the setting. Regarding the film Macbeth, the tone is negative and bitter. Dark colors such as blacks and blues and the way Lady Macbeth controls Macbeth shows the tone. A dark and gloomy setting can set the tone to be negative. Adding to the negative tone, the character’s language provides a sense of urgency. On the contrary, the play’s tone is more creepy and …show more content…

Characterization helps develop the character and shows the traits that each character has. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth, is a controlling and ambitious woman who desires power. Early in the film, she seems to be the stronger and more ruthless one between the two. Urging her husband to kill Duncan and seize the crown, Lady Macbeth becomes the victim to guilt. In contrast, the play shows Lady Macbeth as psychotic and nervous. She doesn’t control Macbeth as much as in the film and isn’t as truculent. Controlling Lady Macbeth still desires the power, but she isn’t as judgemental. The relationship in the play shows Macbeth and Lady Macbeth deeply in love. Similarly, the direct and indirect characterization between the two main characters is shown by their syntax and the actions they

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