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Roman Polanski's Presentation of the Witches in Act 1, Scene i and iii of Macbeth.
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Act 1, Scene i In the establishing shot of Roman Polanski's film, he uses a still shot of a red sky on the horizon which eventually goes down. This may suggest evil and spilt blood. The weird and bizarre noises begin as a twisted staff appears on the screen. This may be used to suggest the witches and their twisted minds. Shortly after, there are several close-ups of the witches, a severed forearm and a seagull. These in no way related to the play and are extra props. Polanski may use these close-ups as a way of showing the viewers what may be needed for the charm; the arm could be the ingredient, the seagull- an evil spirit, (such as the 'familiars' in Macbeth) the hole in the sand as the cauldron and the witches as the casters. The witches sprinkle an herb like substance on the ingredients then cover...
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