" False face must hide what the false heart doth know"
-Macbeth.
Q-A study of film adaptations of Macbeth.
This blog is in response to the task given by Dr.dilip barad sir. This blog is thinking activity given by our professor. In this blog I am sharing my thoughts on movie adaptation of macbeth.
Source of the play:
Shakespeare's chief source for macbeth was Holinshed's Chronicles (Macbeth), who based his account of Scotland's history, and Macbeth's in particular, on the Scotorum Historiae, written in 1527 by Hector Boece. Other minor sources contributed to Shakespeare's dramatic version of history, including Reginald Scot's Discovery of Witchcraft, and Daemonologie, written in 1599 by king james 1. Macbeth's words on dogs and men in Act 3, scene 1, (91-100), likely came from Colloquia, the memoirs of Erasmus (edition circa 1500). The plays of Seneca seem to have had great influence on Shakespeare, and, although no direct similarities to the work of seneca can be seen in Macbeth, the overall atmosphere of the play and the depiction of lady macbeth can be attributed to the Latin author.
MACBETH- The Tragedy of Macbeth.
let me start with who is writer of this amazing play?...all time favourite william shakespeare. he is best dramatist of all time.
he write best four tragedi one of them is Macbeth.
A tragedy (TRA-Jud-Dee) is a genre of drama focusing on stories of human flaw or weakness in one of the work's central characters;which then triggers a devastating event for those in that character's orbit. the greek tragoedia meaning "a formal play or poem with a sad ending".
there are many movies based on macbeth. i found seven(7) movies which is based on tragedy of macbeth.
1.Macbeth:(1948)- Directed by orson welles.
2.Throne of blood(1957)- Directed by akira kurosawa.
3.Macbeth(1971)- Directed by roman polanski.
4.Scotland,PA(2001)- Directed by billy Morrissette.
5.Maqbool(2003)- Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
6.Macbeth(2010)- Directed by Rupert Goold.
7.Macbeth(2015)- Directed by Justin Kurzel.
today i am going to talk about Maqbool directed by vishal bhardwaj.let's talk about maqbool.
Maqbool is the first in the series of three appropriations of shakespeare by vishal bhardwaj. Macbeth-Maqbool, Hamlet-Haider, Othello-Omkara. Maqbool transport us to the under belly of modern mafia in mumbai from the medieval scotland.As in the birds play from the first shot itself maqbool feels Eerie and unnerving.
the opening scene is similar to the first act to shakespeare's play it stats with thunder and lightening and we see pandit and purohit(witches of maqbool) played brilliantly by legendary Om puri and Naseeruddin shah. they are the metamorphosed version of the three witches the blood splashes on the horoscope made by pandit.this powerful scene sets the future course of the film then ensure the hunger for power sexual jealousy betrayal and the madness caused by guilt. Bhardwaj portrayal of maqbool's character depicts a similar journey like that of shakespeare's Macbeth.
In the beginning of the play macbeth is introduced to us as a general of extraordinary process but his ambition leads him towards a life of destruction the constant instigation from his wife lady macbeth, the prophecies of the witches compel. him to murder the noble king duncan.the character of maqbool also follows a similar pattern. when the film opens up maqbool played by irfan khan. irfan khan is seen as the most loyal and trusted member of abaji gang abaji played by Pankaj kapoor loves him and a father son like bond exists between them two.but soon all the love and respect gets replaced by the ambition caused by the prophecies of pundit. And sexual jealousy ignited by his love for nimmi.
nimmi is played by tabu and she is the personification of lady macbeth and how bhardwaj adapted her opens up a whole universe of passion play which was unexplored in the original text. maqbool revels in the politics of lust and passion with the vigor seldom witnessed in the hindi cinema it brings a sense of pain and redemption which was really depicted in the hindi mainstream cinema in maqbool. vishal bhardwaj takes the emotion content beyond any other film of the crime or mafia genre in the play the ambition of macbeth to become the king was the sole motive behind killing duncan who was a father figure to him but unlike the play maqbool murders abaji because of his sexual jealousy his prime motive is to gain nimi's love and therefore talking abaji's position becomes secondary this changed the dynamics of the relationships completely.
suddenly the sexual conflict becomes the throne herself. the screenplay constructs a pyramid of doom with a cyclical inevitability we know these outlaws are doomed but their journey to their imminent rumination still pulls us in the structuring of the two sets of love stories between nimme and maqbool and abaji's innocent daughter semera and gudu is an ingenious method of projecting the two aspects of love the murky and the unviolated.
here it is important to note that the relationship between macbeth and lady macbeth was holy relationship guided by holy vows they are legitimate husband and wife but the film portrays a forbidden romance between maqbool and nimmi.through nimmi bhardwaj tries to rebuild the character of lady macbeth she is not merely a woman or strong will but possessed of evil passions.from the dialogue it becomes clear that nimmi has begun her game to instigate maqbool against abbaji after the murder of abbaji with each passing day maqbool grows rich in crime.
He becomes more villainous brutal and inhuman while nimmi on the other hand becomes more of a human wreck but the guilt does not leave maqbool alone also he is haunted by his own actions.when in the emotionally charged finale the time nimi asks maqbool "paakta na hamara ishq miya?"
we are looking at the underbelly of passion through a fantastic top angle lense where crime is simultaneously subjective and objective yo feel nothing but empathy for maqbool and nimmi.
irfan dawns the tormented lonsciencestrucken protagonist irfan's maqbool goes from stern self-denial to tortured crime and retribution irfan clutches at the character's throat and makes it articulate even in the most inaudible emotions. pankaj kapoor is a revenge melts into the display of utter compassion for his enchanting wife his portrayal of abaji lends the character the gravity that was missing in king duncan from his walk to his demeanor everything about abaji is power.
both macbeth and maqbool uses the darkness of the night as a sheila to hide their heinous crime seeking refuge in the night's dark are they fulfill their deepest darkest desires.
Rain,storm,thunder,and lightning symbolic of the foreboding disorder and shakespeare's play the film also opens up with a similar description of raging violent weather. the famous dagger scene from macbeth has been modified to maqbool hallucinating blood spilled on the ground before he goes to kill abaji.
- macbeth informs the audience about his conflicting views.few of the notable soliloquies of macbeth consist of the dagger scene - Tragedy of Macbeth (2022) directed by joel cohn.
- appearance of banco's ghost- Macbeth (2015) directed by justin kurze.
- the blood stains on lady macbeth- Maqbool(2003) directed by vishal bhardwaj.
- death of lady macbeth- Macbeth(1979) T.V. Movie
in maqbool vishal bhardwaj choose to use his actor's process instead the decision is because of the difference in the art medium and luxury of having powerful actors.one very important character bhardwaj introduce in the film is that of nimi's child unlike the play where there is no such mention of lady macbeth having any children. in film nimmi gave birth to child before her death however who is the father of the child is not made clear and this remains an unsolved mystery in the film.
In the end of the play macduff kills macbeth and carries his head on stage and malcolm is placed on the throne the order is restored because the legitimate heir of king duncan is crowned as king in the film however order gets restored when gudu and samira lovingly accepts the child of nimmi their act of humanity compensates for all the bloodshed and Enmity.
In all adaptations of films there universe began doing conspiracy against macbeth. For long time a cinematic adaptation is more popular in the world wide. It is a common trend in the
history of Bollywood cinema to adapt stories of popular novel and dramas into films and so Shakespearean
dramas are spare from this. Most of the film industries have been adapting the world literature in their
industries. If we talk about Indian cinema there are so many directors who are adapting the literature .Mr.
Vishal Bhardwaj is one among of them. He is very a famous in Bollywood. He started his career from music
composer but later on he entered into the field of direction of movie and become a wonderful director.
let's sum-up with some points to be noted:
1.Defining comparative literature.
2.Analyzing the opening scenes.
3.the motives for the crime.
4.the art of characterization.
5.the dramatic devices.
-imagery
-irony
-soliloquizes and asides
-music
-setting
-ending
6.the points of contact and departure between text and film.
-point of contact.
-point of departure
7.conclusion
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