Act 3 Scene 4 Vs Macbeth

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Having watched both Goold and Polanski’s version of Act 3 Scene 4 of Macbeth you get different views of how Macbeth could have acted. Even though both what you would call movies are of the same scene from Macbeth there are differences in them both. In the production of Act 3 Scene 4 of Macbeth by Planski the acting is not as good as it probably should be. The visitors don’t seem to concerned of what is going on with Macbeth. They visitors are kind of like teens nowadays. Nowadays teens act like they care about each other but they really don’t. In the production of Act 3 Scene 4 from Macbeth by Goold the acting is really good. Everyone seems very confused about why Macbeth is scared. This production does seem to differ a little from the story.

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