Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Act II -

Act II

Act 2, is the scene where Macbeth's first silliquay appears. During this, Macbeth is shown to be hullusinating about a dagger that he can see but not feel. Showing that Macbeth clearly is being effected mentally by what he is about to do.

Another thing is when Macbeth says at the end of this
"Hear it not for it is a knell, That summons thee to heaven or hell"
To me this sound sort of like a chant or something supernatural which makes strong reference to the witches. Im not really sure why this may be, a possibility is that maybe in act 1 the witches discuss planting seeds and such, it could be these seeds that the witches have planted are now beggining to effect Macbeth and therefore he is, if you like "becoming" one of them.

Also in this scene we see the dark side to lady Macbeth. Im not quite sure what it is exactly, but i see Lady Macbeth as a sort of ghost, like she isn't really there. Just the way that i can invision her moving around Macbeth and talking to him. Its almost out of this world, much like the witches in fact. It seems there is something that isn't quite right with her. I think this is shown when Lady Macbeth goes back to frame the guards, she almost does it with no conscience, and after she shows no remorse at-all

1 comment:

  1. I like your comment about Macbeth's language sounding like a spell and that he is drawn closer to the witches. Also, the idea of Lady Macbeth as a ghost is interesting. Does this follow through the rest of the play? Look out for it and see whether she could be played as a ghostly, unnatural figure.

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