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T1 Sexuality and Evil: Lady Macbeth in the Indian film adaptations of Macbeth Maqbool and Veeram
T2 Sexualidad y maldad: Lady Macbeth en las adaptaciones cinematográficas indias de Macbeth Maqbool y Veeram
A1 García-Periago, Rosa
K1 Lady Macbeth
K1 cine indio
K1 sexualidad
K1 crueldad
K1 Maqbool
K1 Veeram
AB An early Indian film adaptation of Macbeth, Jwala (dir. Vinayak, 1938) shows a Lady Mac-beth that sides with Banquo against Macbeth, as if an evil female character were difficult toconceive in the Indian imagination. In 21st century film adaptations of Macbeth, Maqbool(dir. Vishal Bhardwaj, 2003) and Veeram (dir. Jayaraj, 2017), the female character is as evilas in the source text. Yet, neither Nimmi (Lady Macbeth in Maqbool) nor Kuttimani (LadyMacbeth in Veeram) is married to Macbeth at the outset of the film, the implication be-ing an Indian married woman is incapable of such atrocities. In both movies, sexual drivebecomes crucial in the course of events. By analyzing the role of Lady Macbeth in Maqbooland Veeram, this paper aims to show that these Lady Macbeths are as based on the play ason the role of the vamp (the evil woman) in popular Indian movies, since characters thatare sexually driven are always condemned to death.
PB Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de La Laguna
SN e-2530-8335
YR 2021
FD 2021
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 08-may-2024