Macbeth †Character assessment Essay

The 3 beldames have told Macbeth that he will become world power. He tells this news to his wife, dame Macbeth . She starts plotting the arrive at of Duncan, the king of Scotland. A messenger past arrives at Dunsinane coition her that Duncan will be visiting them that evening. In this scene Macbeth kills Duncan.SettingThis map takes place on head. The play is set in 1600s in the Scottish Highlands. The stage is bare apart from a bench, a bucket and well, there is a backdrop of the castle at the rear of the stage. cause ProfilesMacbethStunned at what he has just makeAngry with two himself and gentlewoman MacbethBecomes quite hystericalPure shockLady Macbeth wretched voiceDeviousCunningCalm through egress4th witchvery clever & Very evilA soft blue light falls onto the stage with a white bit light on Lady Macbeth, the light including spot light turns grand during Lady Macbeths speech.Lady Macbeth sits on bench at stage rear holding a pure black guy cable.(A black ro ve is connected with witches, Lady Macbeth is the 4th witch).Lady Macbeth starts to say her speech in an evil, cold, powerful, crackle of a voice. Here she will be talking to her cat rather than herself.Here she talks of the fatal bellman, this signifies death.An organ is playing in the background (organs are played at funerals, and signify death, a murder has just taken place).Macbeth backs onto the stage very slowly almost in a trance.He turns to face Lady MacbethI have done the deed. saying this like in pass with flying colors shock but ac fill inledgement as much to himself as to Lady Macbeth.Macbeth Did gmgh not consider a noise?Lady Macbeth The owl scream and the crickets cry (Elizabethans would kat onceThese things representedDeath)Lady Macbeth Did thou not speak?Quick, Macbeth When?Panicky, Lady Macbeth Now.Shows Macbeth As I descended?Nerves, Lady Macbeth Ay.and. Macbeth Harktension Who lies in the 2nd house?Lady Macbeth DonalbainMacbeth This is a sorry sight (angry, shouting, he sees the rake).Lady Macbeth A foolish thought to say (trying to calm him whilst putting her catDown).Macbeth is now slumped on the knock down with his head in his pass on saying lines 21-25. stay slumped he says lines 26-30, but this time in a whisper.In these lines Macbeth talks about continue. Only innocence is allowed to sleep, Macbeth cannot sleep any more than, for he is now evil. Macbeth shall sleep no more Macbeth also talks about not world able to say amen, this is because he is no grander holy.Lady Macbeth stands to his counterbalance looking down on him, this shows her power everyplace him. She says Consider it not so deeply. In an impatient, and almost dismissive voice.Macbeth Sleep no more Macbeth does murder sleepLady Macbeth Why have you got these daggers? They must rest byDuncan.Lady Macbeth grabs the daggers.Macbeth is afraid to go back to Duncans chamber, for he cannot bear to look at what he has done.If Duncan do bleed then I shall place the daggers in the arms of theguards, for it will seem their evil feelings she says this in an evil yetexcited whisper. Exits stage left, running.Her evil and patnature has now been fully exposed to the audience.(A loud whang is heard, the roast comes from speakers all around the theatre, so the audience is surrounded by the knocking).Macbeth Is in complete hysteria cries line 59-60. The blood is represented by long red ribbons attached to his finger tips and his clothes. He walks over to the well and tries to wipe the blood from his hands. All Neptunes great oceans could not wash these hands clean. Neptune is God of water, so here Macbeth is saying all the water in the world could not wash the blood away. I think he was trying to wash away his crime and his guilt by getting rid of the blood, as this was just a visual reminder of the aggrieve he had done. He pretends to throw the blood stained water over the floor.A watery red light appears on the stage floor rippling with waves .Lady Macbeth appears back on stage with her hands out in front of her, her hands and clothing are soaked with blood (red ribbons). She holds her hands up to Macbeths face, he turns away from her. She starts to speak in an evil, cold, and angry voice my hands are of your colour , but I shame to wear a heart so white.The knocking starts again.Lady Mabeth spins around in a sudden panic, I hear knocking Lady Macbeth says the rest of her speech in the same quick shock tone. This is the only time in the scene where LM shows her nerves.Macbeth in complete hysteria with tears running down his cheeks Wake Duncan with your knocking, I would thou couldst At this point Ms weakness is most apparent, at this point I feel that he would be ready to avouch all.Lady Macbeth and Macbeth exit stage right.Lady Macbeth now calm again, strides glum confidently.Macbeth crawls off on his hands and knees.This shows the difference between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Macbeth is remorseful, guilt ridden and h ysterical with disbelief. Lady Macbeth on the other hand is confident, calm, excited, and seems completely unfazed by the fact that she has helped murder her king. Her power over him is enormous, and makes you wonder whether Macbeth was in a trance to even be able to comprehend killing his king let alone actually doing it.At the end of the scene the lights of a sudden go out the theatre is pitch black.