The world of the play is its cultural and historical context as well as the characters' situation and relationships. Old plays can be reinterpreted and their time and setting changed.
Kenneth Brannagh鈥檚 2013 production of Macbeth portrayed the witches in a visceralTo evoke deep and powerful emotion, to really feel something. and frightening way. The production was staged in an old Christian chapel, which was an interesting and effective juxtapositionTo place two or more ideas/images close together to create further meaning for an audience. with the heathenA derogatory word to describe someone who does not believe in the god or gods of an established religion. witches.
This clip shows another example of how Macbeth has been reinterpreted. The production is set in a contemporary urban setting and Macbeth is a modern-day soldier.