2. Determine how the lines are presented.
3. Post the directions and notes on how your lines should be presented.
- What is the mood?
- Who is on stage?
- What does the character look like? How does he/she stand?
- What does the stage look like? What props are needed?
- How should each word or group of words be said?
- What should the actor do when saying each word or group of words?
- How does the actor speak- loudly? softly? slowly? quickly? with pauses?
- Who is he/she looking at? Why?
- Which words are emphasized?
- Why are certain words more pronounced?
Think about the answers to these questions while you envision your lines performed. Post detailed notes. BE SURE TO PRINT OUT THESE NOTES FOR CLASS.
Example:
Act 2 sc ii, lines 3-11
MacBeth is standing alone on stage. The stage is dark with only one kig-looking chair. He is dressed in all black- robes or flowing garments. MacBeth has his back to the audience and is mumbling under his breath. He suddenly turns to the audience and stares out blankly. He yells "......................". Then he turns and slumps in the chair. He says "............" slowly, emphasizing the phrase "...........'" to show its importance. He pauses for 4-5 seconds, looks at his hands and runs his right hand over his brow. He says "......." while looking at his hand once he removes it from his brow. He stands up quickly and violently, with his robes shifting, and glares at the front row. He says ".....".............The lighting is dim but with a back glow of red.
Act 1 sc 7, lines 53-67
ReplyDeleteLady Macbeth is standing proud with her chest and back straight, her hair pulled back behind her ears to make sure she catches all of Macbeth's attention. She slowly speaks to him and asks him "What beast was 't, then, That made you break this enterprise to me?" she pauses for 2 second, takes a step with her thick white dress and approached Macbeth, slowly lifting up his head she continues while sharpening all her words with a deeper tone, a tone that sounds like she is disciplining her servant. Lady Macbeth then begins to whisper in his ear and tells him "When you durst (dared) do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would", she then walks behind Macbeth to tell him "Nor time nor place Did then adhere, and yet you would make both. They have made themselves, and that their fitness now" After Macbeth slowly turns to her 3 seconds after she speaks, she places right her hand over her heart and beings tell Macbeth “Does unmake you. I have given suck, and know”. Lady Macbeth now has both hands over her heart and her head looking up at the sky, in her timid voice she continues “how tender ‘tis to love the babe that milks me. I would, while it was smiling in my face,” All of a sudden she shouts out in anger with her fist against the sky and her eyes in fiery looking at Macbeth “Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out, had I sworn as you. Have done to this” A 5 second pause was made while Lady Macbeth lowers her arm and faces Macbeth, she walks close, right next to him, he then answered to all her emotions……
Nestor L.
ReplyDeleteAct 1 scene 5 Lines 15-33
Lady MacBeth is reading the letter in what seems to be her bed room, which is quite large and well equipped, sitting on a wooden chair. She is wearing a long casual dress with a golden ribbon tying her hair. As she reads she gains an expression of thirst for power. She then smiles and begins to pace back and forth. As she speaks in a greedy nature “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor” She then stops and annunciates “And shalt be what thou art promises”. Then she lowers her a voice and sounds intrigued “Yet do I fear thy nature;…..” She stops pacing, pauses and opens her arms “it is too full o’th’ milk of human kindness…” She pauses after this line and then begins to pace again saying “to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be..” She then stops, yells and paces again “Great! Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it!” She then quickly turns around and begins pacing back and forth again and says with a low and intrigued voice “What thou wouldst highly,” she then begins to bite her right thumb and starts talking again as she paces “That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false and yet wouldst wrongly win.” Lady MacBeth now has a shine of ambition in her eyes and speaks once more “Thou’d’st have, great Glamis.” Lady MacBeth stops bitting her thumb, pauses and then begins talking, as her voice crescendos “That which cries ‘Thus thou must do,’ if thou have it, and that which rather thou dost fear to do, than wishest should be undone.” She then stops, pauses and takes a deep breath and talks slowly “Hie thee hither, that I may pour.” She makes a motion with her hands as if she was going to whisper and whispers “In thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue.” She then annunciates each word slowly and quietly as her voice fades into air. “All that impedes thee from the golden round, which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crowned withal.” Lady Macbeth then smiles, walks towards the chair slowly and confidently and sits before the messenger enters.
Monica Lopez
ReplyDeleteAct 3 sc 51-71
Macbeth is on the stage and he is looking at the servent. He says the line: "bring them before us" in a very comanding voice to the servent. He turns around and folds his arms, but has the other hand on his chin. He begins to tap his chin. He starts to glare at the table with flowers and books; he begins to talk to himself about how he needs to get rid of Banquo becuase he is a threat and can put his own life at risk. As he is thinking this, he starts to pace around the living room (stage). Macbeth emphasizes the line: "Duncan have I murderd," He emphasizes this becuase its the bad deed that he has done. He also emphasizs this beuase it shows the viewers that, that line is important. When Macbeth is finishing his thoughts, he gets startled becuase the servant is comming back with the murders. He turns around quik. He says, "Who's there" like a gasp. His eyes are wide open as well. When he sees the murders he puts a grin on his face. He turns to the servant and wipes his grin away and point to the door; he tells her to exit. He turns back to the murcers and puts back his grin and rubs his hands together. The mood gets tense between the audiance becuase it leaves the audiance wondering whats going to happen next.
Act 2 sc iii, lines 127-137
ReplyDeleteMacbeth is in a huge room with a long table in the middle and chairs by the sides. Macbeth is in this room with Lady Macbeth, Donalbain, Macduff, Malcolm, Banquo, and Lennox. They are sitting to discussing the death of Duncan. Macbeth hits the table with anger and stands up,"Who can be wise, amazed, temp'rate, and furious, Loyal, and neutral, in a moment? (short pause, then screams) No man. Th' expedition of my violent love Outrun the pauser, reason." Macbeth sighs, looks down and slolwy up, softens his vioce, "Here lay Duncan, His silver skin laced with his golden blood, And gashed stabs looked like a breach in nature." Macbeth's voice suddenly got louder and filled with anger,"For ruin's wasteful entrance;there are the murderers, Steeped in the colors of their trade, their daggers Unmannerly breeched with gore." Macbeth then yells "Who" then turns his voice back to anger, "could refrain". Then Macbeth yells wtih emotion,"That had a heart to love, and in that heart Courage to make's love known?"
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Act 2 sc. i lines 44-78
Macbeth is walking down a dark, silent hallway. No one is awake in the castle except for him because he is going to murder Duncan. He is dressed in his sleeping robes in order to go back to his room when the deed is finished. When he is walking, he stops and glares down at his hand. In the line, “Is this a dagger which I see before me,” Macbeth talks quietly and cautiously. He looks around in order to make sure that no one is around to hear him. “Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible,” Macbeth looks worried when he says these lines which are shown through his facial expression. Macbeth pulls out his dagger and holds it up in the air. When Macbeth hears the bell he speaks quickly and cynically, “Here it not, Duncan, for it is a knell. That summons thee to heaven or hell”. Throughout the monologue, Macbeth is cautious and afraid so he whispers everything.
Act I sci v line 15-30
ReplyDeleteLady Macbeth is alone on the stage. It dark because it is night. Lady Macbeth is wearing a blue robe. She is preparing to go to bed. She is pacing whenever there is a new thought that comes to her mind. She is not standing still. She is a bit excited. There is a candle light lit. Lady Macbeth is holding the letter that Macbeth had just written to her. She has finished reading it. She says “Glamis” in a shock but interested tone. She looks at the letter again, to see what she had just read was right. Lady Macbeth goes on to say the rest of that one whole sentence with passion. When Lady Macbeth mentions her husband she doubtful. She speaks about him as though she is uncertain he will go through what needs to be done to secure the title of king. But though she is uncertain she speaks in passion, she speak in a tone where she feels as though what she is saying is true. Because she is speaking in passion, she is speaking loudly. She pauses when there is a line that is cut and becomes a new line. Lady Macbeth is looking mostly at the letter to see if what is being said is true. “Glamis” emphasized because of what it means and she always has a new idea after she says that word. Certain words are more pronounced because it tells the viewer that something important is being discover or said.
Act II sc ii, lines 1-18
ReplyDeleteLady Macbeth is waiting for Macbeth to return from killing Duncan. She is walking back and forth anxiously on stage alone. There is light on the stage and the mood isn’t stable. It is changing since Lady Macbeth is worried. She is wearing a long fancy robe. Her hands are moving and she isn’t still. There is furniture on the stage. While she begins to walk she says, “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold….” She begins slow but starts to speed up. She is talking mysteriously. When she says, “hark!” she needs to raise her voice and say it fast. She then continues the same way she started. A small pause should be taken in between each line to create the mood. When Macbeth comes in and she says, “My husband?” she will need to say it slowly and as in asking a question that she is not sure about. She will look at the door and will have a confused expression on her face. The words “death and nature” get emphasized because it shows how Lady Macbeth is not afraid. This scene is supposed to make the audience feel anxious and worry because they want to find out what Macbeth did just like Lady Macbeth.
The red curtains open and a spotlight is on Lady Macbeth. She is standing near a round, stain-glass window of medium size. The room can not be seen because of dim lighting, but there is a wooden chair near a table stand, and a maroon carpet under everything in the middle of the stage. Lady Macbeth is dressed in a velvet green robe/gown that is tightly fitted around her waist. The sleeves end at her wrists, but hang along her sides. Her wavy hair is pulled away from her face. Lady Macbeth is holding a letter in her hand from Macbeth. She reads the letter out loud with growing enthusiasm as she gets to “who all-hailed me ‘Thane of Cawdor...” At this moment she pauses and breathes heavily as to take it in that her husband has been awarded this new position. She continues to read with enthusiasm, and gasps when she reads, “‘Hail, king that shalt be.’” As the conclusion of the letter comes, her voice looses the enthusiasm. Once she is done reading the letter she looks up and looks out the window. As she says, “Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness/ To catch the nearest way,” her voice becomes concerned and stern. She walks away from the window, the spot light follows her, and she stands in front of the chair. She faces the audience looking slightly upwards. She takes a short pause after “Art not without ambition” to put emphasis on the “but” of the next line. As she says “but” she turn ninety degrees counter-clockwise to face an imaginary person. While she says, “ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,/ And yet wouldst wrongly win,” she would send her fist in the air, all while looking up at the imaginary person. While still looking at the imaginary person’s eyes, she pretends to grab their shoulders and shake them a little saying with more eagerness, “Than wishest should be undone.” She lets go of the imaginary person and takes in a breath in order to calm down. She closes her eyes and softly says “Hie thee hither/ That I may pour my spirits in thine ear.” She then opens her eyes and whispers the next line in order to remain clam. She then moves her arms and body around as if to show the imaginary figure his environment. While she does this she says at a normal tone, “All that impedes thee from the golden round.” She then bangs her right fist into her left hand as she says the words “fate” and “metaphysical.” Then she points a hand towards the figure and his head when she says “thee” and “crowned” respectively.
ReplyDeleteAct I, sc. v, lines 45-61
ReplyDeleteLady Macbeth is standing alone on the stage. The stage is very dark and lonely, and Lady Macbeth is talking to the supernaturals in a very high pitched anxious voice. Lady Macbeth would be standing up tall, focusing on becoming evil by the supernatural powers. She would be placed in the middle of the stage, wearing a black robe, demanding the supernatural powers to give her evil and to unsex her there. She wants to remove her old personality and replace it with evilness. Each word that is said by Macbeth should be very loud and demanding, and should pause on a few lines. For example..."That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,( take a 3 second pause). As Lady Macbeth is saying her lines, she should be glancing around the corners of the stage to make sure nobody is there. Also the line "unsex me here" should be emphasized because of the importance of it. That is a major line because that is when her old personality is being washed away for her evilness.
Spyro Fletouris
ReplyDeleteAct 1 Scene 7 Lines 1-28
Macbeth is the only one stage. He is in his bed chambers pacing the floor. Macbeth is breathing heavly as he thinks to him self"If th' assassination...end-all here."(Long pause) Macbeth looks behind him adn sees his bed.(Walks to the bed) Macbeth sits down and speaks out loud in a quite whisper "First, as...his subject".(Looks across the room to the mirror) Macbeth walks to the mirror and listens to what it says"Besides, Duncan...trumpet-tongued". Macbeth puts a big smile on his face and dances around the room with joy. Suddenly Macbeth loses the color in his face and all life in his eyes. He begins to tremmble and thinks"Shall blow...drown the wind". Macbeth collapses and begins to cry. HIs salty tears stain his silk clothing. Macbeth nervous body grabs the pit of his stomach and he feels like he is going to vomit. Macbeth crys like a giant flood and rocks himself.(falls right) Macbeth lies on the floor with a bright red flustered face, and tears streaming down his cheecks.
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ReplyDeleteACT 1, SC. 7 Lines 69-82
ReplyDeleteStanding on the stage which is brightly lighted is Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth walks around in a circle. He seems to be unsure about the thought of killing King Duncan when it is Duncan who crowned him the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth stopped walking in circles and question Lady Macbeth what will happen if their plan failed. Standing in a red dress, with white laces, Lady Macbeth crooked her right eye brow and asked, “We fail? But screw your courage to the sticking place!” As if she was stating a fact, she looked Macbeth straight into his eyes, “And we’ll not fail!” Then a smirk swallowed her face, “When Duncan is asleep…” Lady Macbeth walked toward the window on her left side and stared through it, “Whereto the rather shall his day’s hard journey. Soundly invite him, his two chamberlains…” Then she turned around and her eye pierced through Macbeth’s, “Will I with wine and wassail so convince. That memory, the warder of the brain.” Her arms was in motion as if she was showing Macbeth what would be done by her and she said, “Shall a fume, and the receipt sleep.” She continue with her hand gestures, “Their drenched natures lies as in a death.” Her persuasive voice seem to sooth down and, “What cannot you and I perform upon. Th’ unguarded Duncan?” She smiled at Macbeth as she pointed out, “What not put upon his spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt of our great quell?” Lady Macbeth just stood in the middle of the stage facing Macbeth still with half a smile on. Macbeth is convinced of the dark plan of killing Duncan and he seem to have more to add in.
Act 2 sc I lines 44-78
ReplyDeleteDuncan and his men were at Macbeth’s home and Macbeth was planning to
kill Duncan for the position. In line forty-four, Macbeth saw an
imaginary dagger in front of him. He was standing alone after the
servant, Banquo, and Fleance have left the room. He stood at the spot
with a spaced out expression and he talked to himself slowly, also not
too loud. He cannot let anyone hear his talk or else he will get in
trouble. While he was talking to himself, at line fifty-three, he
drew out his dagger and examined at it while talked to self. He then
putted his dagger back when the bell rang at line seventy-four. He
rushed to the door because he wanted to finished the assassination
quick and he didn’t want anybody to see him killed Duncan. He exits
without any sound so nobody will hear he left.
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ReplyDeleteAct III Scene II: Lines 15-29
ReplyDeleteMacbeth is on stage with Lady Macbeth. They are sitting together at a table and on it there is food, which is from the feast that Macbeth had with Banquo. Macbeth is dressed formally: he is wearing a gown. Macbeth has planned to have Banquo killed by his 'murderers'. Lady Macbeth sits next to Macbeth and faces him. She tells him to stop pursuing his actions toward Banquo any further. When Macbeth speaks, he has some strong emotion in his voice. As he talks, there is a bit of happiness and insanity in his voice because he is thinking about Banquo's death. He tells Lady Macbeth that Duncan will feel better now that he's dead because he doesn't have to suffer anymore and will be in peace. Nothing can ever bother him again. Macbeth sounds a little sad when he says "We have scorched the snake, not killed it. She'll close and be herself whilst our poor malice remained in danger of her former tooth". Towards the end of his line when he says "Malest domestic, foreign levy, nothing can touch him further", he sounds more happier and less sad.
Jason Grullon
ReplyDeleteAct 3 sc 2, Lines 15-29
MacBeth stands up in disappointment and states “We have scorched the snake, not killed it. “ He sits down and looks in to audience dramatically dictating “She’ll close and be herself whilst our poor malice. He turns in anger stating “Remains in danger of her former tooth.” MacBeth stands up strong and fearless stating “But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer.” Then there is a dramatic pause and turns his head slightly He looks in fury with a strong idea “ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep in the affliction of these terrible dreams that shake us nightly” also state it quickly. He looks down and shakes his head slightly emphasizing the term “Better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy.” MacBeth looks at Lady MacBeth with a powerful grin pronouncing “Duncan is in his grave. After life’s fitful fever he sleeps well” with a strong voice. He gets up strongly and turns to the audience with his chin up stating “Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing can touch him further.”
Act II sc ii lines 1-18
ReplyDeleteLady Macbeth is pacing back and forth on stage. She is alone and anxious to hear news from her husband, Macbeth, on the murder of Duncan. There is a mysterious mood present. On stage with Lady Macbeth is a lamp with dim lighting, a few pieces of furniture, and portraits hanging on the wall. She is casually dressed and she stands strong, yet her impatience is making her fidgety. There is a 2-3 second pause before she starts speaking. She is deep in thought while she says “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold.” She continues to speak while she stares blankly out into the audience. She emphasizes on the word “fire” to show desire. Lady Macbeth loudly says “Hark!” and pauses before she says “Peace”. She looks down at the floor and quietly says “It was the owl that shrieked, the fatal bellman, which gives the stern’st good-night. He is about it.” She looks concerned. She speaks louder and quickly as she continues. She looks up from the floor and uses hand gestures as she speaks. When she says “The doors are open…” she looks back and forth at the audience which shows she is anxious. She continues on with her lines and emphasizes words like live and die to show importance. Lady Macbeth hears a noise. She stops pacing. She looks towards the door quickly and then back to the audience. She quietly says “Alack, I am afraid they have awaked, and ‘tis not done.” Her eyes are wandering around the room and her face expresses concern. She rests her hand on her head and her mind is full of thoughts. Lady Macbeth starts to speak louder again. She takes a 3 second pause before she continues speaking. She impatiently says “I laid their daggers ready; he could not miss ‘em.” She then brings her hand to her chest and shrugs while saying “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done ‘t.” Macbeth enters the room. Lady Macbeth looks straight ahead and asks “My husband?” then she looks towards the door. She sounds relieved that he is back.
Act II Scene I, lines 44-78
ReplyDeleteAfter Banquo exits,Macbeth was all alone.The stage should look dark because it's at night and he is afraid of waking someone up.Macbeth is speaking to himself quietly because he doesn't want to hear an echo from his voice.With his quiet voice,Macbeth is standing there with a dagger.When Macbeth said "I have thee not, and yet I still see"(line 46)he should say it quickly to catch the audiences attention. Even though Macbeth is imagining it he is still holding the dagger.He is planning to use a dagger as a weapon to kill Duncan.When Macbeth said "It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes"(line 60) he should look evil because he is imagining the blood on the blade.He is imagining the blood which makes him look evil and mysterious.When Macbeth heard the bell,he went to kill Duncan. When he killed Duncan he would either go to heaven or hell. He left quickly because he didn't want anyone to find out he was the one who killed Duncan.
Act 1 sc vii lines 69-82
ReplyDeleteOn the stage is Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is off to the side in the dark, with the spotlight shinning brightly on Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth turns to the audience and accusingly she exclaims "We fail?" She now points her finger into the crowd and angrily she yells "But screw you courage to a sticking place and we'll not fail." Now her voice lowers to a devilish whisper, as if to persuade Macbeth, and she recites "When Duncan is asleep..." She pauses and scratches her head, then reasons "Whereto the rather shall his day's hard journey soundly invite him." She now returns to her persuasive whisper and continues to recite "His two chamberlains will I with wine and wassail so convince that memory (she mimes pouring a drink), the warder of the brain, shall be a fume, and the receipt of reason a limbeck only." Lady Macbeth now rubs her hands together and grins as she slowly slides down the stage and continues to say "When in swinish sleep their drenched natures lies in a death, what cannot you and I perform (she points to Macbeth) upon th' unguarded Duncan?" She now turns to Macbeth and concludes "What not put upon his spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt of our great quell?" Macbeth steps forward into the spotlight.
Act III Scene ii Lines 51-64
ReplyDeleteThe setting of the scene is in the palace. In the beginning of the scene, Lady Macbeth and a servant are talking. She asks the servant to go find Macbeth and send him to her. Later, Macbeth enters the scene and sits in a comfy chair in front of Lady Macbeth. He tells her about his plan of killing Banquo but says that it is not complete because there's some problems coming towards him. The mood of the scene is calm and persuasive. The background is one of the bedchambers or a gallery in the palace. Each group of words should be said calmly and loud enough for Lady Macbeth to hear and understand. Macbeth should be looking in Lady Macbeth's eyes in order for him to gain her trust and honesty. lines 60-61 which says, "Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill. So, prithee, go with me." This should be emphasized because Macbeth is trying to persuade Lady Macbeth to come with him and not leave his side. These lines should be pronounced loudly and persuasive to make Lady Macbeth trust Macbeth, and make her go with him as well.
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ReplyDeleteAct I, sc. 7
ReplyDeletelines 53-67
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are on stage. They are both dressed formally for a dinner party. They are in a room separate from the dining room. Macbeth is sitting in a state of confusion. They are in the heat of a discussion. Lady Macbeth starts in an angry tone saying "What beast was 't, then,". There is a short pause as Lady Macbeth looks at Macbeth and continues,"That made you break this enterprise to me?". Lady Macbeth pauses again, looking at Macbeth. She starts,"When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man." Lady Macbeth's tone is switched from angry to demonstrative and concerned. She continues, walking more towards Macbeth as she speaks looking at the floor,"Nor time nor place did then adhere, and yet you would make both. They have made themselves, and that their fitness now...", she pauses and directly into Macbeth's eyes,"does unmake you." Lady Macbeth's tone changes to a more vicious and aggressive tone and continues to emphasize the passage,"I have given suck, and I know how tender 'tis love the babe that milks me. I would, while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this." Lady Macbeth stops speaking to hear what Macbeth has to say. In this scene, the questions Lady Macbeth asks Macbeth are emphasized for Macbeth to listen and think why he's decided to stop his original plans. She is showing him that she is willing to kill Duncan for the best and he should be willing to do so as well
In this scene Lady Macbeth is talking to her husband. There are in the castle. They stand to the far right of the stage most likely next to the kitchen where servents pass by with dishes in their hands. At this point they are in the middle of a conversation. Lady Macbeth looks at Macbeth with confused facial expressions. She turns to him and asks, "What beast was 't, then, That made you break this enterprise to me?" She asks him why the change of heart. Macbeth is looking at her as if he does not know what to say. One could see the sweat dripping from his big eyes. She keeps speaking and with every other word coming out of her mouth her voice rises. Her lips move with more energy after every sentence. She talks with more emphasis to make sure Macbeth understands every word she says. She is trying to convince Macbeth to kill so she has to sound convincing. She goes into greater detail as she introduces more to back up her argument. Lady Macbeth says, "I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me." Here Lady Macbeth gets more sentimental. She gets closer to Macbeth and grabs him. Macbeth trying to look away but Lady Macbeth turns his head by the chin. She continues, "had i so sworn you Have done to this." She lets him go. Macbeth takes a couple of steps back and ....
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ReplyDeleteAll is still and silent in Lady Macbeth’s sleeping chambers. The lights are dim and Lady Macbeth sits near a candlelit nightstand. She is left alone with her thoughts. The mood is somber and Lady Macbeth is feeling anxious. She lets her hair fall to her shoulders; after all she’s had a long day. She is wearing a navy blue dress that reaches below her ankles. The dress is made up of a corset, comfortable enough to breathe in and the rest of the material is smooth and flows perfectly around her from the waist down. The sleeves cover her arms and tiny gold beads embroidered around the top of her dress are visible. She sits with a perfect posture and creates a 90 degree angle with her body as she sits. Now the audience focuses on Lady Macbeth and the candle light illuminating her dilated eyes. Her voice is sharp and in a screeching tone she whispers her lines. Her voice cracks when she says “come you spirits”. She then raises her voice as she says “unsex me here”. Lady Macbeth’s voice sounds wicked throughout this scene and she emphasizes the k’s in the line “make thick my blood” and reads this line slowly. Her pace is inconsistent. She rushes through some, barely whispers, and then speaks loudly for some of her lines. She stares at the scintillating candle with a far away look in her eyes. She adds emphasis to “make thick my blood, stop up th’ access and passage to remorse” because it is through these lines that Lady Macbeth states what she desires in that moment. Lady Macbeth wants to lose her humanity, that which makes her weak.
ReplyDeleteAct I,scene vii lines 1-28
ReplyDeleteThis scene is about Macbeth planning the idea to kill Duncan. He thinks to himself;the reasons why he should and shouldn't kill Duncan. This scene would start out with Macbeth walking around a room, thinking to himself about killing Duncan."If were done quickly, If th'assassination Could trammel up the consequence.." He would walk back and forth, scratching his head, thinking of what he should do. Macbeth with his hand on his chin, thinking about the consequences of killing Duncan. Macbeth speaking loud and getting violent,"Who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself". Macbeth is thinking about how to hide up the murder he wants to commit on Duncan. Macbeth realizes that killing Duncan is only to his needs."To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition .. ". As Macbeth says this, he should be sad with hand touching his heart to feel the pain of others that he will be hurting for killing Duncan.
Lady Macbeth enters the room impatiently. She is pacing back and fourth as she waits for Mabeth to come back, hoping he has killed Duncan. She is wearing a royal red gound, with her long, full hair tide up in a bun. Her hands are shaking; patience is what she lacks. "What hath quenched them has given me fire.Hark" (Act 2 Sc.2 Lines 3-4) Lady Macbeth should throw her hands in the air dramatically. As she walks back and fourth her hands should be moving against the top of the couch, which is placed in the middle of the stage. The lights are dim, but began to brighten as she continues speaking to emphasize the mood."That death and nature do contend about them whether they live or die." The words live and die should be emphasized to show that lady Macbeth is careless as well as ambitious. Lady Macbeth's voice should rising and she should scream when she says "And 'tis not done. Th' attempt and not the deed." She should fall on the floor to show how scared she is that the words she speak may possibly be true. It should sound as if sxhe is crying out to someone, begging that her weak husband has accomplished the mission. "My Husband?" She looks over her left shoulder, her eyes widen with excitement and fear at the same time
ReplyDelete^Sully Guzman
ReplyDeleteAct 3, scene 1 lines 51-77
ReplyDeleteThe audience can see that Macbeth is nervous because he is pacing back and forth staring at the floor while he talks to himself. He is alone on the stage because his servant just left to get the two murderers from outside. He is wearing his kings robes and is repeatedly pacing back and forth. He is inside an office room in his castle. There is a desk and a few chairs. He is whispering these words to himself so that no one but himself hears. He stops a few times when he has a big thought such as "Reigns that which would be feared." He stares at the floor because he is lost in thought and fears what may come to him. He pauses and sighs with shame as he says "Whose being I do fear." He then bangs on a table while saying "No son of mine succeeding." He rubs his head when saying "For Banquo's issue have i filed my mind." He then looks up and stops thinking when he hears a knock on the door.
Act 2 Sc. 3 Lines 127-137
ReplyDeleteMacbeth, Donalbain, Macduff, Malcom and Lennox stand in the bedroom in which Duncan was assassinated in. In the scene is a bed with a dead Duncan covered in blood and stab wounds. There actors are talking about the death of Duncan. Soon Macbeth says "Who can be wise,amazed temp'rate, and furious, Loyal and neutral in a moment? No man." in a angry tone though he is not yelling, just softly speaking with anger in his voice. Then Macbeth will say to everyone "Here lay Duncan, his silver skin laced with his golden blood, and his gashed stabs look like a breach in nature For ruin's wasteful entrance; there the murderers, steeped in the colors of thier trade, thier daggers unmannerly breeched with gore." in an angry tone yelling at the group of people. Lastly Macbeth will turn his back to everyone and softly say "Who could refrain that had a heart to love, and in that heart courage to make's love known?" than Macbeth will cover his face to hide his shame and sadness.
Act 3 Sn 2 line 15-29
ReplyDeleteMacbeth comes in the scene, as Lady Macbeth was waiting for him. Macbeth states that "We have scorched the snake, not killed it." Yet Macbeth is not worried as he once was. Courageously he pronounces "But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer,Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep." Macbeth has changed , trying to persuade his bride that it was all for the best. That Duncan has found peace , as he "sleeps" in his grave. Concluding his statement his looks into her eyes and speaks in a soft tone that what they did "treason" was the worst part and that they should not feel guilt for his murder.
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ReplyDeleteBefore the feast that Macbeth made for Duncan starts, Macbeth takes a step out to think. Macbeth is now thinking about how he will kill the king. At first, he says "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly”. Macbeth is thinking that it would be best to kill him quickly so everything can be over with. Then Macbeth says "the be-all and the end-all--here / But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, / We'd jump the life to come". Macbeth is now wondering if it’s worth killing Duncan. In a way, Macbeth is sort of confused whether or not he should kill Duncan or not. Macbeth wants power but he does not want to kill Duncan. Macbeth is afraid that he will caught. He also takes into consideration that he is suppose to protect the king. Duncan was a good king. Macbeth convinces himself not to go through with the murder but he still ambitious and wants to be king.
There should be one person acting out Macbeth. Macbeth is speaking to himself and is going back and forth on whether or not he should kill Duncan or not. He ends up deciding not to kill him. Macbeth is confused. He is outside and is probably dressed nicely because of the feast. Macbeth should be speaking fast and slow. He should be looking towards the ground as he walks around and thinks.
The scene is simply lady Macbeth asking the spirits to make her masculine, she wishes she was a man. The scene opens with a dark and gloomy stage. There is an uncomfortable silence in the room. Everything looks organized and perfect, but there is a strange and awkward feeling in the room because the silence in maddening. Lady Macbeth is alone standing in the center of the room looking down at her hands. She is wearing a blood red dress which goes down to her feet. She seems to be murmuring something. She looks up and her eyes are seen glistening. There is passion, ambition, hatred, greed and lust in her eyes. Her voice rises and she is now screaming in a high pitch. She begins to talk in a very high pitched voice, saying “you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts,” He voice now gains more confidence and she begins to sound as though she is demanding something and yells “unsex me here”. She continues to speak in a loud and as if she is giving command. Her voice changes tone a few times but she ultimately sounds passionate and dangerous. As she speaks, she never blinks and has fire in her eyes. Her final words are “hold, Hold!” and are said loudly and eco through the room.
ReplyDeleteAct III Scene II lines 51-64
ReplyDeleteMacbeth is in his bedroom in the palace. He is standing facing the window. He turns to face Lady Macbeth as he speaks softly to her, "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applaud the deed." He, then, turns and walks to the window. He says quietly, "Come, seeling night, scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day and with thy bloody and invisible hand cancel and tear to pieces that great bond which keeps me pale." He pauses, looking out at the window with the sun setting and the sky getting darker. He speaks quietly under his breath to himself, "Light thickens, and the crow makes wing to th' rooky wood.Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; whiles night's black agents to their preys do rouse." He turns toward Lady Macbeth and says to her mysteriously, "Thou marvel'st at my words: but hold thee still. Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill. So, prithee, go with me." He walks to Lady Macbeth and puts his arm around her. They walk out of the bedroom together.
Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 51-64
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Summary – Macbeth is talking to Lady Macbeth. He doesn’t tell her that he is planning on murdering Banquo and his son Fleance. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that a dreadful deed will happen that night but he doesn’t tell her the plan.
Setting- In a bedroom with a balcony.
Scene
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are already talking.
Macbeth is facing Lady Macbeth but he’s not too close to her.
Macbeth’s tone – calm but mysterious.
Lady Macbeth – no emotion in her face.
Macbeth says first line “Be innocent. . . “
When he says “Come, seeling night. . “ – Macbeth walks out on the balcony gazing at the sky.
Lady Macbeth slowly follows him.
As Macbeth talks on the balcony – “bloody and invisible hand.. “ – looks at his hands.
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are now closer together.
“So prithee go with me.”
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth leave together.
Act 3 Sc. 3 Lines 51-64
ReplyDeleteLady Macbeth and Macbeth are in a room with a large glass door leading into a balcony. Lady Macbeth is sitting on a chair. Macbeth is standing in front of her. His back is slumped, arms behind his back. He looks dark and mysterious. There is confusion and suspense in the air. A chair and moon and stars are needed as props. Macbeth says, "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck" in a reassuring and mysterious way. While he says, "Till thou applaud the deed" he turns and walks slowly towards the balcony. He looks up, gazes at the sky, and says, "Come, seeling night..." While he gazes at the sky he says, "Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day..." Then he looks at his hands and says with determination, "And with thy bloody and invisible hand..." Then he clenchs them and says, "Cancel ad tear to piece that great bond with keeps me pale..." He turns around and says the lines 56-57. He begins to pace back and forth while saying lines 58-60. He says with pride, "Thou marvel'st at my words," pauses then says quickly then slows down and turns to face Lady Macbeth, "but hold thee still." Then he says line 62 slowly amd mysteriously. Macbeth stands up straight, hands still behind back, and looks at Lady Macbeth. He then says, "So prithee," pauses and says, "go with me."