Comparison between the text and the movie

1. List two similarities and two differences between the text and the movie that you watched in class (e.g. action, dialogues, monologues, plot, description of characters, settings, etc)

Act (Text)

Similarities (Movie) Differences (Movie)

Why do you think the

changes were made in the

movie?

Act 1

1. The appearance of the three witches.

2. Prophecy revealed

1. They add some act and detail about what is the witches do while they were talking.

2. The sailor’s story had been removed.

1. To give detail and impact about the scene.

2. Reduce the time for other act that might need longer time.

Act 2

1. Macbeth kill King Duncan

2. Introduction to Porter

1. Text: when Macbeth kills King Duncan his true brutal nature is not demonstrated.Movie: Macbeth’s vicious and cruel are seen in the action

2. Text: the introduction of the Porter is not so amusing.Movie: the Porter apparently through his appearance and actions provides a comedic relief.

1. To bring out Macbeth true nature, which will leaves the audience surprised.

2. Macbeth has killed King Duncan, with Porter’s funny appearance might change the tense mood of the play.

Act 3

1. Banquo was murdered.

2. The third murderer

1. Banquo was killed with an axe while he trying to save Fleance.

2. Ross is the one who become the third murderer

1. Show the evidence that Fleance escape from the murderer.

2. save budget for paying the actor

Act 4

1. Macbeth seek for the witches

2. Lady Macduff and her son were murdered.

1. Movie: many witches are shownText: only the three witch and Hecate are shown

2. Movie: Lady Macduff just stop at the room.Text: said that Lady Macduff running away and did not stop at any room.

1. To show the darkness element is big and strong.

2. Evidence for Lady Macduff and son was killed at act 4 scene 3

Act 5 1. Lady Macbeth died.

2. The doctor

1. She jumped out from the window.

2. After lady Macbeth enter her bed, the doctor meet Macbeth. In text, the scene continue with the appearance of the noblemen of Scotland

1. To tell the audience how tragic are Lady Macbeth’s death.

2. Adjusting some of the scene to make it is not clash with other scene so that the audience will understand about what is going on with Lady

Macbeth

3. Did the movie help you understand the text better? HowYes. We can understand more clearly about the setting of the movie, the facial expression of the character and from their act we know more about what is going on in the scene.

4. Was the adaptation better than the original text? Why?Yes. It is a good adaptation of the text and is appropriate to be viewed in school because the settings are portrayed accurately, the characters are displayed with precision and the supernatural activities are showed in detail.

5. What are some of the challenges of adapting scenes?To adapt the original scene into something new apparently we constantly compare the new adaptation with the original scene and end up producing the similar scene. It is hard to adapting scenes that stands on its own because comparison would be inevitable when writing the new adaptation.