Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, my impressions of Macbeth, was that he was a man who had been pushed into killing people by his power-crazed wife.

Authors Avatar

Macbeth Coursework

When I first read the book of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, my impressions of Macbeth, was that he was a man who had been pushed into killing people by his power-crazed wife.  In the film though, my impressions change as a lot of the killings his wife does not know about.

As the film begins there is complete silence! This leaves the audience in suspense about what happens next.  We then hear music, which makes us immediately think “spooky.” Then we hear grunting and shouting and see bodies lying on the beach.  Again the music becomes spooky! We then see Macbeth and Banquo riding on horses.  They then arrive at the witches cave and the witches tell Macbeth “All hail Macbeth, Hail to thee Thane of Cawdor.  All hail Macbeth, Hail to thee king thereafter”  They also tell Banquo that his sons will be king.  Macbeth and Banquo laugh the predictions off but we know by Macbeths face that this is not the last time that he will think of this.

When Macbeth and Banquo are riding home, Ross comes along and tells Macbeth that he has been made the Thane of Cawdor.  In a soliloquy, Macbeth thinks more about the witches predictions.

We then come to a castle set on a hilltop.  The sun is rising and we get the impression that something is going to happen because there is an eerie feeling and the music seems to be spooky.  This is Macbeths castle.  We then see Lady Macbeth reading a letter which Macbeth has sent her telling of the witches predictions.  Immediately we see Lady Macbeth plotting to kill Duncan.  Her hopes are shattered though as Duncan announces that Malcolm is heir to the throne.  Macbeth is devastated which shows us that he has thought a lot about the predictions.  Macbeth then tells Lady Macbeth that Duncan is coming over to dinner to stay the night.  She tells Macbeth her plan to kill Duncan and says “Look th’ innocent flower but be the serpent underneath.”  She plans to kill Duncan when she is sleeping.

Join now!

When Duncan arrives at the castle the music is suspicious and spooky.  Lady Macbeth greets him and then we hear thunder so we immediately think “Will Duncan Die?”

When Macbeth is sitting at the table we see a different side to him.  He is wondering what to do about his wifes plan, as he is in a very serious thinking ‘mode.’  He can’t think about anything else or talk to anyone else.  He is planning to kill Duncan when he is sleeping and he thinks about his wife’s reaction if he didn’t kill Duncan.  He tells himself that this could ...

This is a preview of the whole essay