rder. In the RSC version the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is very close and intense, there is a lot of eye contact between the two and the exchanges after the murder are heated and even venomous on the part of Lady Macbeth. In the Polanski production Lady Macbeth is a much less sinister character, she is wearing white which is associated with purity and good, she appears to be the "kind hostess" and the "innocent flower" that she wants to be seen as. She also comes across as less confident, especially after the murder when she is actually scared. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth also do not seem as close as they were in the RSC version as there is less eye contact and Macbeth seems to act somewhat distant when he is with his wife. In the after math of the murder Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both seem to be on edge and nervous, this is
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