This modern opera version of the Macbeth picture appealed to me the most, because it looks more like a real story than an old tale of Shakespeare's. Everybody else at the royal banquet except Macbeth could not see the ghost and standing behind the shadow, all staring at Macbeth as if he is the mad man. The ghost of banquo, is also standing at the same side with the rest of the people and looking down at Macbeth. It makes the scene more dramatic than the original scene where the ghost of Banquo was sitting on his chair because the act of seeing the ghost standing on top of the table has more impact visually.
Banquo's ghost represents a guilt. He was only seen by Macbeth because he knew that he was guilty and the typical reaction to being guilty is to see the illusions - as Lady Macbeth was sleepwalking and saw blood on her hands. The people behind represents the society and the social norms where they judge others.
I guess it's more effective setting for the opera. I wouldn't know if they started in a chair like the original story and slowly develped the scene where they put the Macbeth in the front and the rest of the people along with the ghost in the back, but it's definitely dramatic and effective for viewers.
You described the image very well, good job. Though, you forgot to mention the symbols, symbolic gestures and archetype. I suggest added them.
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a good job explaining this image however, you are missing a bit of information as Joanna mentioned above. I would have liked to have heard more about the symbols because there is much going on in the image.
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