{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36536734","dateCreated":"1301061502","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"jsutton26","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jsutton26","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222961183\/jsutton26-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36536734"},"dateDigested":1531974004,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Galastaray","description":"All of the witch scenes shown have various similarities with the actual scene in Macbeth, but each of the scenes provided have a different way of presenting it. Firstly, there was a very straightforward, mysterious, suspenseful scene by Orson Welle. Then, in the Roman Polanski video clip, was very difficult to understand and to actually make a comparison with the actual Macbeth scene even though it had the same dialogue. You have little understanding on what are their actions, in a way of burying the arm, and a desert setting. In addition, you also have troubles deciphering what the old women are saying. In the PBS video clip is it more intense, more graphic than the other clips. In this scenery you have modern influence on the clip which could be a certain defect knowing that Macbeth was written thousands of years ago. But, although the scenery has some modern day influence it keeps the suspension and the demonic characteristics in the witches.
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\nIn the way I personally visualized this scene in my mind while reading the book have more similarities with the first clip provided, the scene by Orson Welle for it captures the energy, the suspense feelings, and even the period of time. Firstly, Orson Welle captures the antique in the time period by making the film be black and white. Also, the mixtures of the music he created with the environment added a touch in suspense and in the feeling of a disturbing atmosphere. Orson Welle doesn\u2019t show the facial image of the witches, he shows them in a way that they are covered in shadow; this also creates a suspension to the audience in how are the witches\u2019 appearances. Also, what I liked about Orson\u2019s clip was the intense feeling it gave to the audience by introducing a change in the music making the sounds rise and lower. Also, because fog makes you blinded for a while, Orson Welle used it at the beginning to create nervousness, in a way to blind you of what is going to happen.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36556064","body":"Great Jonathan,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1301075069","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36489166","dateCreated":"1300994896","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"nikki-wiki","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nikki-wiki","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36489166"},"dateDigested":1531974004,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Nikki Mora's Response ","description":"The first video by Orson Welles, which is the opening act in Macbeth is the three witches talking. Shakespeare gives a sense of darkness of mystery in the playwright and Orson Welles does a great job of putting this darkness and mystery into his video. The sense of evil and foul in their physical appearance also gives something extra to the scene. The way they focus first on the cauldron shows that they are doing something bad. It is preparing the viewer for something evil to come on. The second video which is by Polanski,also captures a sense of evil and darkness but at the same time it doesn't give the same sense of darkness that the first one gives because the beginning of it shows a beach at dawn but as it changes into something gray it gives a feel of mystery and coldness. As you get more into the scene the witches' appear and start their spell, the way they start it does make the viewer think of the actual play. Both of these videos have the witches talking in low whispers which give it even more mystery and terror to them. The differences between the Orson Welles one and the Polanski is that the Polanski video is set on the beach and they are digging a hole in the sand instead of using a cauldron which by stereotype a cauldron matches with witches giving it a bit less malevolence and "witchy" feel. Even though Polanksi's witches continue to talk in a low monotone voice at the same time they sound like normal old ladies giving it a lower feel of mystery and malevolence.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36555090","body":"Thanks Nikki,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1301074285","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36459344","dateCreated":"1300975154","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"AmandaTrejos","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AmandaTrejos","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36459344"},"dateDigested":1531974004,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"amanda trejos","description":"Video 1 by Orson Welles in 1948 is a great way to portray Macbeth\u2019s first scene. It uses the appropriate mixture of devises, such as the way the witches talk, what they are doing and how they do it. Since the beginning a sense of suspicion and evilness is portrayed and does give you the adequate image of how the witches of Macbeth really look like and how they act. I really enjoyed the witches\u2019 accent and their spell since it\u2019s a good way to illustrate the perfect amount of maliciousness occurring at the moment. This is why I believe this video is the best way to capture the scene of the witches in Macbeth. The second video from 1971 by Roman Polanski differs from the first because of various reasons. The beginning is much less malicious and there is less talking, they only talk when they are finished making the spell. The witches\u2019 faces in this video are more visible and you can also see more clearly what they are burying. In here, there is not much suspicion and fear; on the other hand, it is calm and easy going. This next video from PBS made in 2010 is very different from the other two. For one part, the technology makes a huge difference, and for the other, the witches are completely out of the ordinary. They look like normal human beings and nothing compared to what we imagine their appearance would be. Another difference is that the three witches\u2019 are much younger than the ones from the previous videos and they are actually working on a human and killing him. As described, it is highly graphic and violent since they kill a man and take his heart out. None of the other videos show such proximity to the human body and to death. The next clip is totally different from any other video in the list because it doesn\u2019t involve real people instead it incorporates Lego characters. This is more of a children\u2019s clip because it doesn\u2019t involve violence or any kind of evil spirits. This gives us a way to view the scene in a more peaceful manner. Finally, the last video is very similar to the first and the second clips because in the three, the witches appear doing some kind of evil spells. The third video also shows this, but none of the others is as graphic or as violent. The third video is calmer and more peaceful compared to the first three.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36482006","body":"Thanks Amanda,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300990496","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36457824","dateCreated":"1300974275","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Linndzy","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Linndzy","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1290198368\/Linndzy-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36457824"},"dateDigested":1531974004,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Lindsey Pent","description":"The five scenes were the entire first scene from the first act of Macbeth. In this scene the witches meet and decide when they are to meet with Macbeth. All of the five clips were made in different time periods so they all have their differences, but in a way they are also very similar. In the first clip, a version from 1948 by Orson Welles, in this scene they add a bit of extra words to the beginning because in the original play it never states exactly what they are doing. This scene is individual in the fact that they added on to what Shakespeare had originally written. The second clip, is a version from 1971 by Roman Polanski, and the beginning has more of a mysterious feel to it because we don\u2019t know anything about what they are doing and why and also because they do it without saying anything or making a sound. This scene better follows the original text from Macbeth, unlike the first clip. The third clip, a version from PBS made in 2010, this clip is much more graphical and violent than the other clips. They also portray the witches in a much different way. Here they are nurses in a hospital instead of the rest of the clips that have witch dressed and looking women. In the fourth video, an amateur production of the play, they used lego\u2019s to act out the play. They word it correctly but it\u2019s a very ridiculous way to portray any scene from Macbeth. The final clip, a filmed stage-version by Nicol Williamson, had a very good, if not the best, portrayal of the scene from Macbeth. I think that it is the one that best captures the feel of Macbeth. When I pictured Macbeth as we read it I pictured something very similar to this clip. I pictured it very gloomy and dark and mysterious, and that is exactly how this clip shows it. All of the clips were very creative and unique in the way that they portrayed the scene from Macbeth, but the one that I think best does this is the final clip.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36482240","body":"Lindsey,
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\nYou seem o have lots of extra words here... I would like you to go back through and edit this a bit... for instance, you write: "In the first clip, a version from 1948 by Orson Welles, in this scene..." Don't you see the unnecessary, redundant words here?
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300990651","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36442956","dateCreated":"1300940151","smartDate":"Mar 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mekster","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mekster","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1222961126\/mekster-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36442956"},"dateDigested":1531974005,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Macbneth and videos","description":"Books and plays will always be subject to analysis and portrayal. An execution that comes from the minds of the people willing to adapt such works and interprets them to their liking. This is the reason why Macbeth has, for many years now, change its common parameters and has adapted itself to modern media. A wider scope of understanding, whether that means a new focus of characters and setting, or a stronger approach to the violent times and violent society people face these days.
\nStart with Orson Welles\u2019s video. A true classic, in black and white with a strong reimagining of the witches in what appears to be, their purest incarnation. The dark hill brought to light only by the ominous moon and the fire, reminiscing of Hell and other pains.
\nAs compared to Polanski's video, the emotions portrayed by the black and white theme have faded. In Welle's video, the witches actually looked like witches and sounded like witches. It provided cold chills to crawl up my spine and successfully give portray the dramatic sense of darkness and sinister plots that Macbeth has. In Polanski's, for me, it is just three women, playing in the sand with strange objects.
\n Welle's video is more adequate for Macbeth. While I read Macbeth in class, I don\u2019t imagine color, I just imagine the world of a brave soldier who has faced many problems and obstacles in his life, and as I imagine and lose myself in the pages, it is all in black and white. I can feel the emotion in every word, every line and every scene that Shakespeare brings to us in the play. The only video that made me feel the same was Welle's. For me the emotions were more intense and darker and it looks adequate for the time period as well.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36481882","body":"Jaime...
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\nSome issues:
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\n1) Incomplete sentence: "An execution that comes from the minds of the people willing to adapt such works and interprets them to their liking." Can you complete it?
\n2) I am connfused as top what the following means... could you clarify it? "A wider scope of understanding, whether that means a new focus of characters and setting, or a stronger approach to the violent times and violent society people face these days."
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300990428","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36442346","dateCreated":"1300938856","smartDate":"Mar 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"dmarin464","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dmarin464","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1225941095\/dmarin464-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36442346"},"dateDigested":1531974005,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Witches - Macbeth Compare & Contrast","description":"All five of the video clips depicting the witches\u2019 first appearance in Shakespeare\u2019s Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1 depict the witches differently. However, Orson Welle\u2019s Macbeth intro is the one that most suits the appropriate characterization of the three witches in Scene 1. In Welles\u2019 video, he uses dramatic music, (that awfully reminds me of the animated series Tom and Jerry), and exposes rather inclement weather. The two factors immediately give birth to mystery to the audience\u2019s mind, as well as themes as horror and terror.
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\nAnother key factor is color, having a correlation with time. The only two videos that are black and white are Welle\u2019s video, and Nicol Williamson\u2019s video (the 10 minutes one), giving the assumption that it was based from a time long ago. Videos such as Polanski\u2019s and Rubert Goold\u2019s (2010) are in color, giving the impression of modern times. I relate Macbeth way back to the 11th Century, and the black and white contrast makes me link the time of the event way back to the past instead of modern times.
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\nIn the criteria of location, Welle\u2019s video was also very illuminating in the sense of accurately depicting the witches\u2019 nature. The video was set on the top of a mysteriously foggy mountain, a perfect scenery to give the impression of mystery and gloom, where as other videos didn\u2019t have sceneries that matched those of Macbeth. Polanski\u2019s was on a beach, Goold\u2019s in a hospital, and [YouTube User Mapeta\u2019s] animated video in an illuminated forest.
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\nIn clothing, Welle\u2019s and Williamson\u2019s clothe the witches with heavy cloaks presenting mystery among them and the assumption that there is evil inside, where as in the others, especially Goold\u2019s, the witches are dressed in nun\u2019s clothes. In Polanski\u2019s, they look like beggars or peasants, not witches, and in the animated one, their colors are really light and fluorescent. The clothes help me relate to the witches\u2019 characters because usually they are cold, ugly, and secretive.
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\nThe only one similar enough to compare basing on the most suitable for Macbeth is that of Welle\u2019s and Williamson\u2019s because both have similar foggy and mysterious locations, music to increase the dramatic effect, and all witches are clothed in heavy dark cloaks. However, in Welle\u2019s the witches start off in the middle of an evil potion putting in fingers, cow blood, and livers, while in Williamson\u2019s, the witches only start off sort of meditating, and then immediately start to speak. Welle\u2019s introduction gives a stronger perspective of evil and sadistic nature, where as in Williamsons, one can only start to judge the witches by their chanting.
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\nThus, Welle\u2019s video is the most stimulating, illuminating, and entertaining because of the heavy creepy music in the background, the mysterious scenery, and dark clothing, the achromatic colors, and the act of creating an unnatural gooey potion. These factors assimilate the character of the witches in Macbeth and their dark nature, and emanate the their malicious spirit and energy.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36481474","body":"Daniel,
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\nThis is very well done, but... it is far too long... I would like you to go back and edit this to the requested 300 words.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300990150","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36522282","body":"All five of the video clips depicting the witches\u2019 first appearance in Shakespeare\u2019s Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1 depict the witches differently. However, Orson Welle\u2019s Macbeth intro is the one that most suits the appropriate characterization of the three witches in Scene 1. In Welles\u2019 video, he uses dramatic music, (that awfully reminds me of the animated series Tom and Jerry), and exposes rather inclement weather. The two factors immediately give birth to mystery to the audience\u2019s mind, as well as themes as horror and terror.
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\nAnother key factor is color, having a correlation with time. The only two videos that are black and white are Welle\u2019s video, and Nicol Williamson\u2019s video (the 10 minutes one), giving the assumption that it was based from a time long ago. Videos such as Polanski\u2019s and Rubert Goold\u2019s (2010) are in color, giving the impression of modern times. I relate Macbeth way back to the 11th Century, and the black and white contrast makes me link the time of the event way back to the past instead of modern times.
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\nIn the criteria of location, Welle\u2019s video was also very illuminating in the sense of accurately depicting the witches\u2019 nature. The video was set on the top of a mysteriously foggy mountain, a perfect scenery to give the impression of mystery and gloom, where as other videos didn\u2019t have sceneries that matched those of Macbeth. Polanski\u2019s was on a beach, Goold\u2019s in a hospital, and [YouTube User Mapeta\u2019s] animated video in an illuminated forest.
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\nThus, Welle\u2019s video is the most stimulating, illuminating, and entertaining because of the heavy creepy music in the background, the mysterious scenery, and dark clothing, the achromatic colors, and the act of creating an unnatural gooey potion. These factors assimilate the character of the witches in Macbeth and their dark nature, and emanate the their malicious spirit and energy.","dateCreated":"1301026758","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"dmarin464","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dmarin464","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1225941095\/dmarin464-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36555418","body":"Much better,
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\nThanks Daniel,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1301074530","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36442332","dateCreated":"1300938835","smartDate":"Mar 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"arifishman95","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/arifishman95","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36442332"},"dateDigested":1531974005,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Videos","description":"The videos take their vision of Hamlet and expand it into a world that fits the vision of the director. Whether the video is loyal to the times of witches with brooms and big pots filled with nasty and sick substances or whether the video chooses to expand to a larger audience of modern times and familiar scenarios, they all, at their core, share a collective vision of a character that has been subject to interpretation and transformation through the years. Starting with Orson Welles\u2019s video, notable for the black and white ambience and the epic, eerie music to accompany the witches, the audience is witness to mystery and danger. The darkness of the haunting hill and the decaying trees, all in harmony with the menacing and blinding fog which screams out: \u201cDeath, suffering, pain!\u201d Anxiety builds up, not from fear, for the witches are not necessarily frightening, but the anxiety to know what is happening. The entirety of the scene lingers between the screeching voices of the witches and the emphasis on the pot, with sinister bubbles erupting from the remains of babies and other creatures. The anxiety increases even further as there is no context whatsoever. Nothing but thunder and lighting and the three witches in their dark cult.
\nWhat\u2019s so good about an epic story of betrayal and death is that is everlasting. Time cannot harm the words written in ink. Macbeth transcends the chains of time and it\u2019s transported into a modern setting. A hospital with doctors and nurses, far different from times of dungeons and plagues. In the PBS video, the three witches take on the identity of three nurses, but in an ironical twist of fate and human nature, the nurses are in fact, evil. They enjoy the death of others and are not bothered in any way by the visceral and brutal nature of their actions. These witches, unlike Welles\u2019s, are darker and more sinister. They don\u2019t sing around a pot while throwing random materials into a soup, but instead, they torture and kill and enjoy it. The anxiety is present here too however, as the helpless, hopeless victim lies in a bed surrounded by the bringers of death and he can\u2019t do anything about it. His life waits at the mercy of the merciless creatures. The brutality and insensitive of the video increases the tension and the discomfort in the audience and make it a stronger vision of the witches and their limits.
\nThe video that captures the spirit of Macbeth would have to be Welles\u2019s video due to the perfect nature of the situation and the spot-on personification of the evil witches. All from the setting, the darkness of the black and white, to the menacing fog, every aspect is taken into consideration to make this place and this situation and horrid one. The witches are, with their high voices and their long and sinister laughter, perfect. The imagination of every little kid to every grown man has somehow imprinted a vision of the dark witch in their minds: Black, long dresses, pointy hats, hunchbacks, long noses. When the requirements are met and the audience is able to connect with what they are seeing, even if context is missing, then the video becomes that much stronger and \u201clikeable\u201d in a sense that is more than beauty and ugliness and becomes a mixture of dark and forbidden.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36479074","body":"Hamelt? Really Ari?
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\nOther than that, this is very good.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300988596","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36432310","dateCreated":"1300927768","smartDate":"Mar 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"ereiche","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ereiche","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1226183145\/ereiche-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36432310"},"dateDigested":1531974005,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"PBS is the best...Kire","description":"Even though all the videos share the same words and characters, some clearly do not portray Macbeth\u2019s scary, suspenseful, and evil initial themes. During the opening scene, Shakespeare clearly wanted to express feelings like suspense, mystery, darkness, and uncertainty. With these themes present, no video was able to portray Shakespeare\u2019s ideal introduction. Even though each video lacks a certain key aspect of Shakespeare\u2019s ideal introduction, PBS\u2019 video best captures the energy, themes, and spirit of this introduction.
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\nThe \u201cmodern\u201d PBS version of this scene clearly portrays such fear, mystery, suspense, and feeling of helpless to the spectators. A well-planned combination on elements facilitates the transference of such emotions to the crowd. The hallway\u2019s light generates some of these emotions. In this scene, the light clearly represents the man\u2019s life. At the beginning of the scene, the hallway is over lit. After the three nurses kill him, the light begins to vanish until it ceases to exist. In other words, the nurses just abducted this man\u2019s life.
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\nPBS\u2019s version also excellently captures Shakespeare\u2019s evil-like theme. Multiple characteristics like the light, the costumes, and the setting combine and successfully develop malignant and helpless themes. Once again, the light plays a big part in the scene. Light also represents the purity and innocence. As the man dies and the light extinguishes, the three ladies\u2019 evil personality appears out of the hallway\u2019s darkness. The costumes also inflame such deleterious theme. The three ladies are wearing a combination of nurse and nun outfits. Such outfits easily express such evilness. Even though the three ladies have a double career that is usually done in order to help people, these ladies decide to kill and harm. This also creates feelings of helplessness, since a nun or a nurse is the person that is supposed to help, guide, and make you feel better in times of need. The setting also evokes feelings like helplessness. The desolated narrow hallway gives a feeling of isolation and imprisonment. Such elements create this theme, since you are unable to escape or rescued. Even though the three ladies are not witches, PBS\u2019 \u201cmodern\u201d version of the introduction clearly captures Shakespeare\u2019s desired themes.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36478744","body":"Erik,
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\nI like how well you read into the symbolism of the PBS version.
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\nCould you also find some substitutes for the word 'theme' and apply them to your post?
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300988378","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36490726","body":"Some of "theme" 's synonyms are: opic, subject matter, matter, thesis, argument, text, burden, concern, thrust, message; thread, motif, keynote
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\nWith these "subject matters" present, no video was able to portray Shakespeare\u2019s ideal introduction.
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\nPBS\u2019s version also excellently captures Shakespeare\u2019s evil-like "motif."
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\nSuch "elements" create these emotions, since you are unable to escape or rescued.","dateCreated":"1300996450","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"ereiche","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ereiche","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1226183145\/ereiche-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36555214","body":"Better Erik,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1301074379","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36430770","dateCreated":"1300926564","smartDate":"Mar 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"hansel.andrew","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/hansel.andrew","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36430770"},"dateDigested":1531974006,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"will's post","description":" After watching the video clips I was most impressed in seeing how Orson Wells perceived Macbeth. The video seemed like an old fashioned horror film. The witches were talking loudly and crazily over each other while the universal horror film music played. This made the scene thrilling. The earthy feel of the witches was an interesting touch. To see the black and white closeup of the them pulling out the statue of Macbeth out of the cauldron signified a prophesy and the beginning of a journey. Clip number three, the most violent and gory focused on the death of the man on the table too much, the prophesy and the purpose was overshadowed by the death of the guy on the table and the intense beeping that magnified this.
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\n The Polanski clip was boring it did not entice me like the Orson Wells clip did. Simply, the Polanski clip was set on a beach and I don't feel that this was appropriate. I envision the scene in a desolate place the middle of no where with stones, etc. The witches didn't seem like real witches, they seemed more like old hags that didn't have a home. They had a cart with squeaky wheels that reminded me of squeaky wheels on a a shopping cart. This clip was not mysterious as it showed cooler colors and the ocean, it was more like a sad beginning that would eventually have a happy ending. It didn't seem like a good rendition of the most gloomy play every written.
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\n Comparatively, all producers used dark shadowy colors and eerie figures except the producer of the lego clip. This took away from the intensity and emotion of the clip. The lego clip captured the spirit of Macbeth the least. All in all, the most convincing version was the one by Orson Wells.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36478400","body":"Will,
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\nWatch your run-on sentences... could you go back and clean this up a bit?
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\nIs 'no where' really two words?
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300988124","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36498762","body":"After watching the video clips I was most impressed in seeing how Orson Wells perceived Macbeth. The video seemed like an old fashioned horror film. The witches were talking loudly and crazily over each other while the universal horror film music played. This made the scene thrilling. The earthy feel of the witches was an interesting touch. To see the black and white closeup of the them pulling the statue of Macbeth out of the cauldron, signifying a prophesy and the beginning of a journey. Clip number three, the most violent and gory focused on the death of the man on the table too much. I feel like the prophesy and the purpose was overshadowed by the death of the guy on the table and the intense beeping that magnified this.
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\nThe Polanski clip was boring it did not entice me like the Orson Wells clip did. Simply, the Polanski clip was set on a beach and I don't feel that this was appropriate. I envision the scene in a desolate place the middle of nowhere with stones. The witches didn't seem like real witches, instead they seemed more like old hags that didn't have a home. They had a cart with squeaky wheels that reminded me of squeaky wheels on a a shopping cart. This clip was not mysterious as it showed cooler colors and the ocean. It seemed more like a sad beginning that would eventually have a happy ending. It didn't seem like a good rendition of the most gloomy play every written.
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\nComparatively, all producers used dark shadowy colors and eerie figures except the producer of the lego clip. This took away from the intensity and emotion of the clip. The lego clip captured the spirit of Macbeth the least. All in all, the most convincing version was the one by Orson Wells.","dateCreated":"1301003396","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"hansel.andrew","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/hansel.andrew","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36555856","body":"Thanks Will,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1301074873","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"36361874","dateCreated":"1300849480","smartDate":"Mar 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"cfgonzalez94","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cfgonzalez94","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/davidgarethw-books-b.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/36361874"},"dateDigested":1531974006,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Carlos Gonzalez Response","description":"The use of cinematography for the playwright Macbeth is well incorporated for each of the five videos. The five videos gave the playwright a sense of \u201cmovie like\u201d dimension. A dimension which not only focuses on the lines of Shakespeare but rather in the lines with the addition of a setting, characters, and actions the characters portray. The combination of dialogue and a scenery gives the audience a better way to understand the playwright, making them much more entertained by it. Just as Shakespeare included a play, the directors of the videos did the same thing just in a much more modern fashion.
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\n The video that was much more stimulating than any of other five was the one directed by Roman Polanski. The reason why, was because due to the medieval scenery, it grabs the attention of the audience straight away. The use of material such as a human hand, a dagger, and the beach gives the video a contrast in which the actions of the witches are much more powerful and mind boggling. When an audience sees these material and actions in a scenery apt for the play, it grabs the attention of the viewer straight away. In addition, the tone illustrated is also one that is very shivering and tenebrous. The fear and darkness seen in this clip makes the audience want to keep on watching what the three witches are about to do. This video does seem very related to the playwright itself, making it even better because the connection is there. The best way to describe this clip is to say that it\u2019s crude, sickening, and weird but at the same time it\u2019s mind grabbing.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"36478078","body":"Carlos,
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\nThis is confusing: "The use of cinematography for the playwright Macbeth..." Does that mean that the cinematographers are taking videos of Shakespeare himself? Let's remeber there is a difference between 'play' and 'playwright'.
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\nLet's also remember to write this out in the present-tense.
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\n"sees these material"... watch your words and proofread.
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1300987905","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36492694","body":"The use of videos for the interpretation of the play Macbeth
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\n- When the audience catches glimpse on the utilities and actions in a scenery apt for the play, the attention of the audience is caught almost instantly.","dateCreated":"1300998401","smartDate":"Mar 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"cfgonzalez94","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cfgonzalez94","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"36555280","body":"Alright Carlos,
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\nThanks,
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\nWebster","dateCreated":"1301074424","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"davidgarethw","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/davidgarethw","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}