I felt as though the casting choices made by Roman Polanski positively influenced the Macbeth film in many ways. For starters, I enjoyed how such young actors took on the lead roles. Back in the day, Kings lived and died at a very young age so it was more realistic than having an elderly King in control. Francesca Annis did a phenomenal job playing the role of Lady Macbeth. When Francesca acted out the mad scene in the nude, it gave the film a more realistic twist. I felt as though it wouldn’t have been such an intriguing scene if it were to be any other actress. Since it was common for people to sleep in the nude, I appreciated the film more knowing that it was not only accurate to the time period but also up to date with the actors/actress’.
