Cinematographic and Literary Representations of the Queen of Hearts: Mary Stuart

Abstract

Literature and Cinema are double-sided coins, however the first one is the finest of arts whereas the second is the youngest one. Humankind created a mix between the two forms which is the film adaptation in order to give the audience and the readers a different experience, this mix of the two portrays all the different types of storytelling even the kingship life and this kind of movies as well as film adaptations has always been a controversial discipline since it is based on real facts and events the only difference here is how to be represented. In this research work, the focus is on Queen Mary Stuart and how she is portrayed in a work of fiction, in cinema and in history. In fact, the aim of this research is to see how these representations differ and in a way or another meet in certain points.