Macbeth - Presenting The Ghost Scene [If you were a movie/play director, how would you present the Banquet Scene in Macbeth? Would you choose to make the Ghost visible or invisible?

Directing a movie or a play is never easy, especially when the movie or play is based on a Shakespearean work. In Macbeth, for example, there are quite a number of challenges, one of the main ones being the Banquet Scene in which Banquo's ghost appears before Macbeth. To make the ghost visible or to leave it to the imagination? That is the question. Fortunately, there are many different possibilities. Some might suggest casting an …

…emphasizing on the visions and their signification, and how it impacts on one's future. Only Macbeth can see the ghost because it's his life that is on the line. In conclusion, each way of portraying Banquo's ghost has it's own significance and depends on the message that the director is trying to convey to his audience. Therefore, each method of representation is right in it's own way. There is no wrong answer to this question.