Porter from Macbeth ???!!!?

Question:1.Does Porter in Macbeth suppose to overact from beginning to the end as the aim is for the comic and mocking somebody and make the audiences laugh ?

or 2. Is the role supposed to act as very natural that doesn't contain any overacting ?

or 3. Is the role supposed to act containing natural acting and overacting ?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1.Does Porter in Macbeth suppose to overact from beginning to the end as the aim is for the comic and mocking somebody and make the audiences laugh ?

or 2. Is the role supposed to act as very natural that doesn't contain any overacting ?

or 3. Is the role supposed to act containing natural acting and overacting ?

the Porter is my favorite character in shakespeare.

The porter is definately used for comic relief. I believe Shakespeare would've used the porter to interact with the audience and draw them in. Plus the porter is drunk and is having fun with the knocking. So I guess you'd rather have someone overreacting being drunk on stage rather than someone who is actually drunk. His whole speech is filled with allusions to mythology and the beginning of the play. It sort of acts as a refresher to people who were sleeping in the beginning. Shakespeare LOVES to recall events many times throughout his plays. There's a lot more you can say about the porter, but that answers your question... i think ;)

It depends on the director. Different directors may decide to do the same thing different ways, or cut the part out altogether and have it be a non-speaking role.

1- he's supposed to be light relief for the rest of the miserable play. there might also be some metaphors so...