Luis Sotelo. Mr. Ortiz. English 12. 27 February 2017. Macbeth

Luis Sotelo Mr. Ortiz English 12 27 February 2017 Macbeth vs Throne of Blood In â€Å"Tthe Tragedy of Macbeth† by William Shakespeare, there is a big focus on the character itself instead of the plot of the play. Each character is of high importance to the tragedy and the developing plot that leads to Macbeth’s downfall. Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, and even minor characters such as the witches all mold and shape Macbeth’s fate and make it a tragic one. In the Throne of Blood (1957) by Akira Kurosawa, a reenactment of the play by Shakespeare, high value is also given to the character, as it is more important than the setting and events. Washizu (Macbeth), Asaji (Lady Macbeth), Miki (Banquo), and the forest spirit (three witches) display both†¦show more content†¦When Lordship is killed and Washizu heads to the castle to tell the news to Miki, he doesn t open the doors for Washizu and his men until they show the coffin with Lordship’s corpse. Miki, unaware of the truth, pushes the council to appoint his â€Å"honorable b est friend† Washizu as the new King. Miki is confident that Washizu will appoint his son Yoshiteru as heir to the throne once Washizu is King just like the prophecy promised. However, Washizu, believes Miki is out to spoil his plans so he sends a murderer to kill Mikki and Yoshiteru. (Throne of Blood) In the play, Macbeth orders two murderers instead of one to kill Banquo because Macbeth also believes that Banquo is too honest and too good of a man to not tell the truth or suspect that Macbeth is behind Duncan’s murder. (Shakespeare 367) Macbeth, once Banquo is killed and never makes it to dinner, sees his ghost sitting in his chair and begins to go insane. (3.4.47-107.) In the same way, in the movie, once Miki is killed his ghost appears and Washizu goes insane and Asaji has to tell the council he is drunk and order them to leave (Throne of Blood) In both pieces, it is easy to see that Macbeth (Washizu) is driven by ambition and greed, meanwhile Banquo (Miki) is honora ble and a good man making them foils of each other. When looking closely as the main characters, Macbeth (Washizu) and Lady Macbeth (Asaji), one will see that