Thalia

Contents:

Roman Polanskis Macbeth-Verfilmung (1971) - Vorüberlegungen zum Einsatz der Verfilmung im Unterricht - Klausuren und Facharbeitsthemen - Konzeption des Unterrichtsmodells - Hilfreiche Materialien, Aufsätze und Internetadressen

Component 1: Act I: "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" - An Introduction to Polanski's Macbeth: Drama into film - The opening scene - The weird sisters' prophecies and their effects on Banquo and Macbeth - Characterizing Lady Macbeth and Macbeth by means of film

Component 2: Act II: Images of Chaos and Confusion as Represented in Drama and Film: Illusion or reality? Filming the dagger soliloquy - The murder of Duncan and its visualisation - Expressing horror

Component 3: Act III: Polanski's Macbeth: Model Tyrant or Sensitive Killer? The banquet scene - The appearance of Banquo's ghost and its effects on Macbeth's mind

Component 4: Act IV: Witches or Wise Women? Comparing the Representation of the Weird Sisters in Film Versions of IV,i

Component 5: Act V: Evil and Its Consequences as Represented by Polanski: The sleepwalking scene: Lady Macbeth's madness - Macbeth's soliloquy: resignation and despair - Restoration of order or evil continued? Comparing the endings of Shakespeare's play and Polanski's film