Critical Analysis Of Macbeth - 767 Words

By committing these acts, one may argue that Macbeth begins to lose his courage to an extent. He fears for the future. Take Macbeth’s final duel with Macduff for an example. He is all too confident when the duel with Macduff began, for he still thinks that he is invincible since he believes that all men are women born. But when Macduff announces that he was â€Å"from his mother’s womb untimely ripped† Macbeth lets his guard down (8.19-20). In director Robert Goold and Bogdandov’s interpretations, both directors show Macbeth lowering his gun, and Polanski’s interpretation has Macbeth lose his sword. (Although it should be noted that the fight resumes after a moment’s pause and Macbeth recanting his yield.) Therefore, Macbeth breaks another†¦show more content†¦Macbeth may have felt that the â€Å"hours are absorbed into a terrible dream that is not a refuge but an inferno†, but it is not until after Lady Macbeth’s death that he has a moment to reflect on his deeds (Sypher 105). With the arrival of Birnam Wood, Macbeth realizes that his time is coming to an end. It is not something that he takes lightly, in fact (depending on the actor) he could take a long time expressing these feelings. â€Å"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, creeps this petty pace from day to day†¦all our yesterdays have lighted the way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle† (5.5.22-6). What leads to Macbeth’s death has been interpreted in many ways. Polanski has Macduff stab Macbeth through a gap in his armour before beheading him, with Macbeth having an expression of relief. Goold has Macbeth see the witches before his beheading. The most intriguing version of Macbeth’s end is director Nikolai Serbryakov’s version. Serbryakov has Macbeth see a vision of Macduff’s wife and children. Macbeth’s facial expression is one of sorrow and shock as he cries, â€Å"Enough† (5.8.39)! Thus Macbeth’s candle is snuffed out. Macbeth lost everything in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. 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