Bubba's walking sticks, yet another symbol of the "lay off" do not "impress" Pearl, however the audience are still able to sense the excitement and aura such a tradition brings to the small Melbournian household. ... Lawler's direction of a small, clustered and tasteless room become lost with a large, spacious room, which appears with more splendor and elegance than first envisaged. ... Kinnear through his stage direction, appears to view the lay off with distate and through Pearl's impact and the setting, he casts a criticizing view on the entire tradition. Lawler's Summer...

• Word Count: 1091
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The main character Macbeth is seen as a dictator by the halls of the palace being decorated with murals of his face. ... Rupert Goold's change of setting helps the audience relate to the plot by viewing the setting in not only a new way, but a desolate, militaristic, and society styled slate. ... In the ending of Goold's film, after Macbeth is beheaded, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are seen going down into a room, seemingly going down the gates of hell. The change of the ending of Macbeth helps to provide audiences with a more frightening and dramatic film. ... Lady Macbeth is depicte...

• Word Count: 712
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate