Macbeth: Thinking activity

This blog based on Thinking activity task assigned by Dr. Dilip sir 

How faithful is the play performance to the original play?

The play Macbeth ,Shakespeare was not follow the storyline of the original play, It is adaptation and also put own interpretation of this play.

How has watching the play influenced your perception of the characters, situations, or themes?

Watching a live performance of *Macbeth* enhances your understanding of the characters, events, and themes. Macbeth's internal struggle and guilt become more vivid, while Lady Macbeth's emotional breakdown feels more intense and complex. Scenes like Duncan’s murder are more immediate and dramatic on stage, making the consequences clearer. Overall, the live experience brings themes of ambition, fate, and guilt to life, offering a deeper connection to Shakespeare’s story.

Did you experience aesthetic delight while watching the play? When and why?

In Macbeth, we experience aesthetic delight in several scenes. Here I put some examples of aesthetic delight while watching the play Macbeth.

1.Act-1 (Scene-1) The three witches enter with foggy lighting atmosphere:-

2.Macbeth Coronation:-

 

3.Lady Macbeth sleepwalking:-

Did you experience catharsis while or after watching the play. When and Why?

Act 2 scene 2:- After the murder of King Duncan lady Macbeth try to wash the blood from her hands. She also feel fear and guilt,this scene also feel catharsis while watching the play.

Act 5 scene 5:- In this scene we find catharsis, When Macbeth hear the death of lady Macbeth and realization of the meaningless of his ambition.

Act 5 scene 8:- The Final combat between Macbeth and Macduff , after fighting Macbeth die at that time audience also feel catharsis.

How did the screening of the play enhance your understanding of the play compared to reading the text?

 The Screening of the play enhance our understanding rather than text, because movie provide lively scene with emotion, so we easily easily connect with play rather than text, so this is the better way of understanding play rather than reading text.

 If you were the director, what changes would you consider making in a screening of play performance adaptation of Macbeth? 

If I am director then I do some changes Here I put some changes of the play.

1. I use supernatural power in the play, like especially Macbeth's character will use supernatural power in the play and create Awful scene.

2. I changes prophecy by witches,and also  I change the scene Macbeth become king without duncan's murder.

3. I changes the fighting scene, In this scene I use special VFX.

Symbolism of the scenes involving the witches in relation to Macbeth’ ambitious actions and the plot of the play. 

The witches in Macbeth symbolize the dark forces of fate and the corrupting influence of unchecked ambition. Their prophecies tempt Macbeth, sparking his desire for power and leading him down a path of moral decay and chaos. Representing disorder and inevitable fate, the witches drive the plot by influencing Macbeth’s actions, ultimately showing how ambition can disrupt the natural order and lead to tragic consequences.