Thinking Activity :
❇️ MACBETH ❇️
Today we discuss about 'Mecbeth'.This blog is about Metaphysical poetry and this is also part of my thinking activity assigned by Prof. Dr. Dilip Barad sir, Head of the English Department of Maharaja Krishnkumarsinhji Bhavsinhji Bhavangar University (MKBU).
So here we compare various film adaptation of Macbeth. So let's start this ...
🔷 Macbeth'
The Tragedy of Macbeth, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was probably first performed in 1606. This is very amazing play of Shakespeare.
In the play, Macbeth is a Scottish general under the rule of King Duncan. Three witches tell Macbeth that he will become king of Scotland. Macbeth is spurred by his ambition and his wife, murdering Duncan and acceding to the throne. His reign is bloody and tyrannical and is ended by the combined forces of Scotland and England.
There are 5 acts and it's really creating amazing work by writer. Macbeth is an anomaly among Shakespeare's tragedies in certain critical ways. It is short: more than a thousand lines shorter than Othello and King Lear, and only slightly over half the length of Hamlet.
🔷 Maqbool
So here we discuss & also compare maqbool and macbath. Maqbool is a 2004 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Irrfan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.
The plot of the film is based on that of Macbeth with regard to events and characterisation. The film is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, with the Mumbai underworld as its backdrop. Miyan Maqbool is the right-hand man of Jahangir Khan (alias Abba Ji), a powerful underworld don.
Maqbool is grateful and feels a close connection and personal indebtedness to Abba Ji. Seeing their close relationship, but also sensing Maqbool's ambition, two corrupt policemen predict that Maqbool will soon take over the reins of the Mumbai Underworld from Abba Ji.
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🔷Is maqbool based on Macbeth?
Maqbool is a 2004 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Irrfan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. The plot of the film is based on that of Macbeth with regard to events and characterisation.
🔷 Comparison
Here, we compares Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Maqbool' and Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. Maqbool, an Indian film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj is an adaptation of Shakespeare play, Macbeth.
Changes were made most likely due to cultural reasons, and so the re imagined plot made sense.
For example, the roles the characters play are very much different. One other big difference is, Nimmi gives birth to a son that could’ve been either Abbaji’s or Maqbool’s.
Another difference is,In the play Macbeth, it is implied Lady Macbeth commits suicide.In the movie Maqbool, Nimmi dies in Maqbool’s arms
However, Maqbool does make many parallels that are quite close to Macbeth Neither Maqbool nor Macbeth wholeheartedly wished to kill their superior
And, at the end both Maqbool and Macbeth die.Both the original and the adaptation are tragic stories
Maqbool and Macbeth compare and contrast Macbeth is a Scottish general. And, the power that is sought after is the power of the king. Killing Duncan made Macbeth the king of Scotland.
Maqbool is a gang member. And, the power sought for in this movie is the power of a gang. Killing Abbaji made Maqbool the new leader of the gang
Nimmi, Instead of being Maqbool’s wife is Abbaji’s mistress. She does not control Maqbool in this movie the way she does in the play. She puts ideas and thoughts into Maqbool’s head at first. Slowly she breaks him down and gives him an ultimatum; Kill her or Abbaji. Maqbool of course chooses to kill Abbaji, as he is in love with Nimmi.
Both Nimmi and Lady Macbeth spiral into madness after the murders are committed. They both imagine seeing blood on themselves
Lady Macbeth is Macbeth’s wife. Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband with remarkable effectiveness, overriding all his objections; when he hesitates to murder, she repeatedly questions his manhood until he feels that he must commit murder to prove himself. Lady Macbeth is stronger, more ruthless, and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder. At one point, she wishes that she were not a woman so that she could do it herself.
Though their character roles are different and the plot and setting in the adaptation is different, at its core both are about male characters influenced by a manipulative female lover into murdering their superior to gain their power.
🔷What is the relevance of Macbeth to a modern day audience?..
The themes that are explored in Macbeth that would still have relevance today in modern society include guilt, power, bravery and violence. ... In the play, Macbeth's guilt prevents him from enjoying what he has gained after the murder of King Duncan.
🔷What is the message of Macbeth?...
(1)The Corrupting Power of Unchecked Ambition….
The main theme of Macbeth—the destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints—finds its most powerful expression in the play’s two main characters.
(2) The Relationship Between Cruelty and Masculinity….
women are also sources of violence and evil. The witches’ prophecies spark Macbeth’s ambitions and then encourage his violent behavior; Lady Macbeth provides the brains and the will behind her husband’s plotting; and the only divine being to appear is Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft.
Whether because of the constraints of her society or because she is not fearless enough to kill, Lady Macbeth relies on deception and manipulation rather than violence to achieve her ends.
(3) Ambition….
Although he is encouraged by the Witches, Macbeth’s true downfall is his own ambition. Lady Macbeth is as ambitious as her husband, encouraging him to commit murder to achieve their goals.
Both Macbeths fail to see how their ambition makes them cross moral lines and will lead to their downfall. Rather than being able to enjoy the fruits of his ambition, he becomes obsessed with maintaining the power he’s won. Macbeth’s blind pursuit of power can be contrasted with other ambitious character Banquo also hears the Witches’ prophesies, and similarly has ambition for his sons. But ulike Macbeth, Banquo’s morality prevents him from pursuing his goal at any cost.
At the end of the play, Macbeth has achieved all he wanted, but has nothing. With his wife gone and no hope of producing a prince, Macbeth sees what his unchecked ambition has cost him: the loss of all he holds them.
🔷Some images of Macbeth'play...
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