Comparing Two Film Adaptions In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

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In contrast, the two film adaptions do differ greatly from another. Both film adaptions use different locations for the witches’ scene because both productions would have different audiences. PBS is a television station with a more modern audience, while the audience for the Royal Shakespeare Company would want to see the play in all its originality. The PBS production shows a bright scene in a hospital morgue that contrasts greatly with the audience’s expectations and makes them wonder why the witches are there in the first place. The production takes advantage of the audiences’ confusion and creates a more suspenseful mood. The Royal Shakespeare Company shows a dark black stage, where the witches are only illuminated by a few candles. The