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MacBeth- Comparing the Plays Plays are open to the interpretation of the director; Shakespeare’s Macbeth is no exception. In the four versions shown in class, numerous differences in the directors’ visions become apparent. The first points of difference are the witches. In Orson Wells’ version, the opening witch scene dialogue is interspersed with the dialogue of act IV scene I. The witches are creating a brew and in it go the ingredients mentioned in the said act and scene. They make a statue, presumably of Macbeth. It is malleable and presumably symbolizes the way in which the witches mold and shape Macbeth’s destiny. This goes with the interpretation of the witches playing the part of the fates. The witches in Wells’ version are traditional hags, with haggish hair and voices, though their faces are never seen. They vanish into thin air, exhibiting supernatural powers that are not shown by Nunn and Polanski’s witches. Polanski’s witches are a far cry from the traditional broomstick-riding witch. Polanski’s witches re