ACT ONE FIRST SONG: "FATE STAY WITH ME" by Alanis Morissette
REPRESENTING: Scene 3 when Macbeth, accomponied by Banquo, first encounter the three witches. i picked this song for this scene because at first Macbeth was content with the idea that fate was going to do all the work for him in advancing his life to greater fortune. in the song she says she dosent want fate to make her a queen, just a star; but if in the song you could switch Morissettes words it would make the song perfect for the scene in the sense that Macbeth is already a star and wishes now to be king with the power of fate.
ACT ONE SECOND SONG: "THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS PROOF" by Taking Back Sunday
REPRESENTING: Scene 7 when lady Macbeth is urging Macbeth to kill the king which is against Macbeths befiefs but Macbeth gives into her "instincts" and does what she says. This song would be playing during Macbeth and lady Macbeths last conversation before he kills king Duncan.
The main reason i choose this song was because one excerpt that says, "So, we're talking forever, And you almost feel better But, betters no excuse for tonight, You see, it's never been enough Just to leave all you gave up, But, its never good enough to feel right". this qoute relates to Macbeth's conversation with lady Macbeth about killing the king because once he has killed he'll be scarred "forever". Even though lady Macbeth percives feeling better once Duncan is dead, it is still no "excuse for [that] night". Also, they have to "[give] up" their nrmal lives to take their chances at being the king and queen of Scotland.
ACT TWO FIRST SONG: "HELLS BELLS" by AC/DC
REPRESENTING: Scene 2 when lady Macbeth rings the bell to signal that she has put the sedatives in Duncans body guards wine cups and that it is okay for Macbeth to go kill Duncan. I chose Hells Bells to play for this scene because lady Mabeth is ringing an acctual bell and also because i thought this scene corosponded well with the line from the song which goes, " i got my bell I'm gonna tae you to hell".
ACT TWO SECOND SONG:"MISS MURDER" by AFI
REPRESENTING: Scene 4 when Macduff anounces who's being accused for Duncans murder. i picked "Miss Murder" to play during this scene specifically because of the excerpt "dreams of his crash, wont pass, and how they all adored him[.
The reason I felt this song to be an adequate representation of this act is because in Act 3, Scene 3, Banquo states” Thou must revenge, o’slave! (Dies)” (Line 17 Pg.368). To support this statement from Banquo are the following lyrics: “And another one gone, and another one gone” these lyrics and this statement means another person died and there is many more to come. To further support this song selection in Act 3, Scene 3, The Third Murder states “There’s but one down” (Line 20, Pg.368). To support this text are the following lyrics: “Another one bites the dust”. This statement explains how another one is down. In Act 3, Scene 4, Macbeth makes the statement: “Thou art the best O’th’ cutthroats. Yet he’s good that did the like for Fleance; if thou didst it, thou art the nonpareil” (Lines 18-20, Pg.368). This passage explains that if Fleance would not have escaped, then they could have tragically hurt him as well. To support that statement is the following lyrics: “There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man/And bring him to the ground/You can beat him/You can cheat him/You can treat him bad and leave him/When he’s
This anger exposes how Macbeth will do anything to maintain his power. Macbeth continues to think about how he wont have anyone to pass his crown onto while thinking about Banquo’s sons he states, “ Only for them; and mine eternal jewel/ Given to the common enemy of man,/ To make them kings” (3.2.67-69). Macbeth uses a metaphor to compare his soul to a jewel. Jewels are seen as one of the purest things in the world he says that he gave his away to evil, meaning that he gave his purity away by killing and only for Banquo’s sons. As he begins to regret killing Duncan he also shows anger towards Banquo and his sons as he fears that they can derail his power. The last line of the soliloquy is “Rather than so, come fate into the list,/ and champion me to th’utterance” (3.2.70-71). The quote foreshadows the future the words “champion” and “th’utterance” put together means fighting till death. Through saying this Macbeth is explaining that he will fight for his power until he dies. Macbeth also personifies fate by saying it will come into the list. This could mean that Macbeth wants to alter his fate and change what the witches told him. This quote shows how Macbeth desperately wants power and will fight till death to keep it. The use of foreshadowing and metaphors showing Macbeth's anger helps show Macbeth's dedication to his power, and his resentfulness towards someone he once called a
When she learns Macbeth has been given a fortune of been given thane of cawdor then king and half the prophecy has become true, she knows if Macbeth is king she will be queen. She is willing to do anything to get it. On the night that Macbeth and lady macbeth have planned to kill Duncan. Macbeth is having second thoughts but Lady Macbeth is not letting him back down by saying he is a coward and she would do it if she was in his place by saying ”When you durst do it, then you are a man. And to be more than what you were you would be so much more than a man”. Macbeth is a hearty warrior and feels as though he has to prove to Lady Macbeth he is a man and he is not a coward. Therefore due to Lady Macbeths manipulation Macbeth murders Duncan. On Macbeths return Lady Macbeth is happy but Macbeth is Filled with regret Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to forget what happened “ A little water clears us of this deed”. Which is Ironique as At the end of the play Lady Macbeth has been in the anxiety and it has finally eaten away at her and she has gone mad and keeps seeing blood on her hands. “Out damned spot out, I say !” which in turn leads to her own suicide and portrays Lady Macbeth as taking her fate into her own hands in an evil manner, However the guilt from doing the evil task highlighted Lady Macbeth was not as manly as she wanted to be and she still had feelings, showing the audience by her suicide as an act showing she was unable to withstand the guilt of being queen knowing the great evil she had to do to get
The first song (opera) I chose is “O Fortuna” by Carl Orff. The mood sets the scene and foreshadows that something evil is going to happen. Immediately in the beginning, the audience feels the presence of something wicked and foul. It is continually building up until the end, when all the evil is unleashed upon the world. This song connects to the play because when Macbeth hears about the witches’ prophecies, something evil is born in him. He starts thinking about killing King Duncan and having horrid images of him doing it. His thoughts when he heard the prophecies were: “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion/Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair/And make my seated heart knock at my ribs,/Against the use of nature? Present fears/Are less than horrible imaginings./My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,/Shakes so my single state of man” (act 1, scene 3, lines 138-143). These evil thoughts accumulated until he finally killed the King. Therefore, Macbeth is evil.
In scene one, the setting is revealed. It is late, past midnight, and there are no stars, making extremely dark and a dramatically perfect opportunity to commit murder. In any good horror movie, all the deaths occur at night, when it is dark. The location is a castle, which would have to be the eeriest, coldest, darkest piece of architecture ever constructed. Banquo’s “cursèd thoughts” (II, i, 8) keep him without sleep, in exact contrast with the eternal sleep Duncan will soon begin. Then, as Banquo retreats to his quarters, Macbeth’s imagination and intensified emotional exhaustion and strain generate a looming image of a dagger pointing to Duncan. “I see thee still . . .” (II, i, 35), he yells at the vision, creating a sense of madness. Again, “I see thee still . . .” (II, i, 45), but this time the hallucination is glistening with blood (and in all likely hood, that of Duncan). He casts this apparition aside and awaits his signal to make the final walk into his beloved king’s chambers. The bell rang by Lady Macbeth interrupts this thick, tense mood and startles the audience to either jump out of their seat or creep slowly to the edge of their seat. This also related to a popular sermon of the same time period, Meditation 17 by John Donne. A famous excerpt from it reads, “. . . and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee . . . ” (Donne, 284).
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the story of a general who commits a regicide in order to become king. Early in the play, Macbeth is conflicted as to whether or not he wants to kill his kinsman, the king. In the first two acts Macbeth is not portrayed as a ruthless killer; he is a sympathetic character who succumbs to the provocation of his wife and a prophecy foretold by three mysterious witches. In contrast, Lady Macbeth is a manipulative, immoral woman.
In the play of “Macbeth”, Shakespeare gradually and effectively deepens our understanding of the themes and most importantly the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The main theme of Macbeth is ambition, and how it compels the main characters to pursue it. The antagonists of the play are the three witches, who symbolise the theme appearance and reality. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relation is an irony throughout the play, as most of their relation is based on greed and power. This is different from most of Shakespeare’s other plays, which are mostly based on romance and trust. There is also guilt that leads Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to the final consequences of the play. As the progresses, the constant changes in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are exposed.
In the first act of Macbeth, Shakespeare clearly distinguishes the theme of morals, choosing whats right vs. choosing whats wrong, when he presents two main characters with a similar choice. The choice is presented by the witches when they tempt Macbeth (with Banquo as a witness), making both characters stand out to readers as a contrast of the other. The results of each of their fates are foreshadowed through the quote, “If you can look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which will not...” (Shakespeare 11), in which Macbeth and Banquo essentially have to choose which way to “grow”, to flourish in goodness as Banquo does, or to die out of evil, which Macbeth does. This quote introduces the two characters and their fates as metaphors of growth (also life or death), and is supported by Shakespeare’s choice to use the repetition of growth imagery to enfor...
In Act two Scene one while Macbeth is on his way to Duncan's room he says he sees a dagger that is pointing him to Duncan's room. This shows that Macbeth knows what he is doing is wrong, but tries to find a way to justify his actions. In this same act Macbeth claims that Duncan's two grooms yell out the words "Murder" and "God bless us". Act II Scene II Lines 20 and 24. This also shows that Macbeth is hearing things and knows what he is doing is wrong.
Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" is considered one of his great tragedies. The play fully uses plot, character, setting, atmosphere, diction and imagery to create a compelling drama. The general setting of Macbeth is tenth and eleventh century Scotland. The play is about a once loyal and trusted noble of Scotland who, after a meeting with three witches, becomes ambitious and plans the murder of the king. After doing so and claiming the throne, he faces the other nobles of Scotland who try to stop him. In the play, Macbeth faces an internal conflict with his opposing decisions. On one hand, he has to decide of he is to assassinate the king in order to claim his throne. This would result in his death for treason if he is caught, and he would also have to kill his friend. On the other hand, if he is to not kill him, he may never realize his ambitious dreams of ruling Scotland. Another of his internal struggles is his decision of killing his friend Banquo. After hiring murderers to kill him, Macbeth begins to see Banquo's ghost which drives him crazy, possibly a result of his guilty conscience. Macbeth's external conflict is with Macduff and his forces trying to avenge the king and end Macbeth's reign over Scotland. One specific motif is considered the major theme, which represents the overall atmosphere throughout the play. This motif is "fair is foul and foul is fair."
Shakespeare utilizes imagery in the scenes of Macbeth’s grief for killing king Duncan, lady Macbeth cleaning the spot on her hand, and the voices Macbeth hears after he has finished his dark deed. Lady Macbeth
Act 2 scene 2 is the most violent and intense part of Macbeth although we do no actually witness the murder of King Duncan. It is interesting that Shakespeare chooses to have Macbeth kill Duncan offstage. We can only guess why he wrote the scene that way, I think that Shakespeare wanted to focus not on the murder but on Macbeth’s reaction to it; the bloody details supplied by the audiences imaginations will be much worse than anything that could be done onstage. It is also the most crucial part of the play; it is the first of many murders. This scene takes place at night; I feel the darkness represents what is unnatural, cruel and evil. Everything that happens within the play appears to revolve around this particular scene. Not only is this important because it contains the murderous act, it also conveys to the audience the rapid disintegration of the relationship between the two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth, the shortest and perhaps darkest play by Shakespeare, is a tale of over-riding ambition, human nature, and supernatural meddling. Macbeth is the main character in the play, and although he begins the story a loyal subject and brave hero, the power bestowed on him poisens and corrupts him until he eventually turns evil and seeks more, to his downfall. As the central figure of the play, Macbeth sets in motion a sequence of events that brings about the destruction and eventual rebirth of Scotland, giving the play an essentially dark tone. There are, however, varying degrees of evil, subtly different in texture and context. One way Shakespeare indicates the styles of evil throughout the play Macbeth is through the use of sounds. Sounds in the play fall under four categories: nature, man-made, the sounds of battle, and human cries.
Lady Macbeth is the first to strategize a way to kill Duncan. As a character foil to Macbeth she juxtaposes their possession of guilt and ruthlessness, which creates irony and excitement to the play. Originally, she is very power hungry and wants to utilize her husband’s position in status to become queen. Macbeth objects to the plan to kill Duncan because he believes Duncan is Macbeth’s kinsman, host, and an overall virtuous ruler (Act. 1 Scene. 7) and thus feels very guilty for taking advantage of Duncan’s trusting quality towards the Macbeth family. She refers to Macbeth as weak and rebukes his manhood (Act 1. Scene 7.) . As the play progresses, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have a character role reversal of their possession of guilt and ruthlessness. The character foil is extant, however Macbeth’s ruthlessness overcomes his guilt, and Lady Macbeth’s guilt vanquishes her drive for power. In addition to an alteration in character foils, Shakespeare introduces situational irony because now Lady Macbeth succumbs to the weakness Macbeth once possessed and Macbeth is the one who is formidable and ambitious. Macbeth’s ability to transcend his guilt exemplifies his struggle for power and reinforces the theme of evil ambition because Macbeth is able to secure the throne and power only by mass
The stage effects are in place right from the beginning of the play which begins in the first act with the witches, awakening Macbeth’s ambition. This carries on into Act II scene II, where Macbeth will take the first steps towards achieving his mean purpose. The second act of the play, represents an intense way the violence of King Duncan’s murder, which is dram...