Regardless of similarities or differences, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaption is more effective at flushing out the witches’ character and creating a cohesive atmosphere to the rest of the play. Firstly, the witches are shown to make a seemingly dangerous potion and then trick Macbeth. This leads into the rest of the plays plot by making the audience question the real power of the witches. With the PBS adaption the editing of the witches doesn't make the audience question anything at all and remove that layer of inquisitiveness from the play. In addition, the clothing and physical appearance of the Royal Shakespeare Company witches do not contradict the image of witches that is already in the audiences’ mind. This helps the audience stay
