...As I walked through the door and caught a glimpse of the theatre, I wondered how the production staff managed to make a number of people fit into such a small space. This was the first reaction I had with the theatre. Indeed, the staff had a hard time looking for available spaces so that the other viewers can be seated. While they were doing this, I was able to take a good look at the theatre and evaluate it before the lights were turned off. The stage was one of a kind. I watched quite a lot of plays and so far, “Screen Macbeth” had the most unique structure. In the other plays I watched, the stage was just the traditional stage. It was at the front, it is positioned a little lower than the seats of the audience, and the audience were facing the same side. However, “Screen Macbeth” had a platform at the center of the audience. The audience from opposite sides of the theatre were facing each other. It is not the typical four-cornered platform though. It was like a catwalk with four directions. And I think that structure of the stage helped me understand the play even more because I can see the actors’ and actresses’ expressions up-close and it somehow made me feel what emotions the characters were experiencing. The lights were a bit dark. However, with a tragic plot such as Macbeth, dim lighting system is the most appropriate. Fear is one of the feelings emphasized in the play and with the dusky atmosphere in the theatre, I guess the feeling was conveyed perfectly to the audience...
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...Lady Macbeth’s hands full of blood which show their relation to the evil side of the world. Furthermore, Macbeth hallucinating a dagger and supernatural abilities of the witches and animals attacking each other which also indicate the evil side in the events that has occurs. Motif is used in the play to manipulate the characters emotions and indicate their...
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...The seed of darkness that the witches planted in him started to grow slowly. No! He wasn’t going to let anything intervene with fate. Hence he had to make sure the witches’ predictions will come true, though only what he want it to come true. Macbeth had his ear sweetened by the witches. The prophecy of him becoming the thane of Cawdor and king sounded very good for him and his wife’s aspirations. He had to believe them since he did become the thane of Cawdor. Unfortunately, his fall starts when he contemplates killing Duncan, the King. Macbeth starts an inner fight between wrong and good. In my opinion Lady Macbeth I the intellectual author of Duncan’s crime while Macbeth is only the material author. Lady Macbeth planed the crime, which make this crime a premeditated one. Lady Macbeth is a controversial character and in my opinion a key piece in this play. Many would argue that Macbeth was a good man that was push by his dreadful wife. However I believe that Lady Macbeth did what she believed she had to do to fulfill her avarice. As per Tillyard in The Elizabethan World Picture he explains the following “The conception of world order was for the Elizabethans a principal matter; the other set of ideas that ranked with it was the theological scheme of sin and salvation.” (Tilliard). Sin and salvation were important issues in the Elizabethan era, I find interesting the dark forces in the play like the three witches or when Lady Macbeth calls dark...
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...Anas Javaid Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Director’s Notes The movie production will be based on the time period that Shakespeare had originally intended, during 11th century Scotland. It will be inside of a type of castle you’d expect during for a time period and setting like this, with rows of tables as long as the hall. The back wall has long red-and-gold tapestry hanging down from the ceiling, complimenting the kingly throne made out of pure gold with a red seat. The expensive-looking tables are laden with decoration and have full course meals laid out on them. Macbeth is donning a heavy purple gown accompanied by a white cloak, with a golden crown sitting atop his head. The Lady Macbeth is sat beside him in a beautiful red dress. All of the lords and ladies are wearing their best outfits for this occasion. The room is lit entirely by candles, and the hall has a warm, but slightly eerie, feeling to it. While the murderers are speaking with Macbeth, everything in the background seems perfectly normal, as people continue to have a good time and feast on the food at their tables. When the murderers inform Macbeth that Fleance escaped, a look of horror and sudden realization comes upon Macbeth’s face as he realized the prophecy of Banquo’s sons becoming king will hold true, and there is nothing he can do. After the murderers take their leave, business continues as usual, besides Macbeth, who is now disturbed at the thought of Fleance overthrowing Macbeth. However, the nature of the scene...
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...Richard III is a play originally written by William Shakespeare in approximately 1592.The play tells a story of the determination of the main character Richard of Gloucester on his journey to gaining the throne occupied by his brother Edward IV after the Wars of roses between the houses of York and Lancaster. Richard eventually gained the throne but not before manipulating, deceiving other characters and using murderous tactics. The play was adapted by Richard Loncraine and turned into a film in 1995 .Richard Loncraine is an English born film director who has been directing films since 1974.Loncraine is known for being an extremely versatile director with various genres of movies to his credit. Before becoming a film director he was a sculptor and made the transition to directing starting with commercials, documentaries, and educational programs....
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...Anne Boleyn was never truly beheaded, nor is she dead to this day. Anne was a captivating woman and many took notice of her beauty. One particular was a man with a dark secret. A true demon that looked like any human, but fed upon the blood of the living, and were only seen at night. The man would find himself in court, attending many parties held by the king where he would come and admire Anne from afar. Anne had not known of his secret. When he had heard of the alecations being made against Anne Boleyn he rushed to her and told her of his secret and convinced her to take his blood. One night in London Tower Anne was being tortured to confess of her sins and died due to blood loss before the day she was to be beheaded. After Anne died her torturer sent a note to the king annoucing Annes death during torture. Her body was not brought the next day to be buried, the king and several of his men went to find what could be casuing the delay. The scene the king and his men came upon was nightmarish. The gaurds of London Tower had been savagely murdered with their throats ripped out, his men who were sent in returned to annouce that Anne's body was no where to be seen. The king and his new love Jane Seymour spent many days locked inside the catsle, afraid Anne would return for them next. Anne, covered in blood, her own and the men she'd killed, roamed the forests near the London Tower not knowing where she could go now or what she should do. This was when she met her. The beautiful woman...
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...Prologue Castiel doesn’t know if he wants to laugh hysterically or cry out in desperation. Minutes ago he would have given everything to kneel before the King and pledge to fulfill the mission that has been assigned to him. It is the dream of every solider to be chosen to serve the King, it had been Castiel’s dream as well. He has spent years training, fighting, and learning to prove that he is worthy to be given such an important task. But right now all he wants to do is run. The warm, fluttering excitement he had felt when General Singer had told him that the King wanted to see him has gone. Instead there is an ice cold, heavy pull in his stomach, pushing him down to the cold stone floor. He can only pray that the King doesn’t smell his distress or if he does mistakes it for somebody else’s. He could refuse the mission. He could put his needs over the will of the King. In the best case another solider gets the mission; the worst case is prison. Nothing would solve his problem. He could run, he is a fast runner. he could make it to the stables before one of the guards catches him. He could take his horse and leave the city before the sun sets. He could flee, start a new life and drown his memories in alcohol. He would bring dishonor to his family. Gossip moved fast inside the town walls and Castiel has no doubt that within hours his family will be outcasts. There is nothing he can do except to kneel down, bow his head, and take the oath. His heart is beating so loudly he...
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...is infinite. The distinction between having an excess amount of ambition and having too little is misconstrued depending on the person’s morality. It is healthy to have ambition and pushing oneself to be the best. In the case of Macbeth, he has an unhealthy amount and is unable to control it. When Banquo and Macbeth stumble upon the witches, he takes the prophecy to heart, while Banquo is suspicious about it. On the other hand, for Lady Macbeth, her ambition is clearly evident, which she insist on encouraging Macbeth to murder Duncan. Although the supernatural plays a crucial role in the couple’s evil doings, the real root of their evil come from their increasing ambition. It is evident...
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...He should have filmed it; set up a hidden camera on his bookcase, between the handcuffs, and the paddle with which he'd just spanked Sofia's gorgeous ass. The sound of it smacking against the fabric of her trousers and hitting the flesh underneath caused the teenager to bite his lips, and groan aloud. His eyes had remained open, and he could see what must be lust in his new submissive's gaze, and that she was unable to hide a pleased smile. Imagine if he'd been able to catch it on film, to allow everyone to see his power, and how he'd transformed the young woman, in a matter of less than an hour, from an A grade student, and a girl all the members of Delta Tau Chi spoke about fucking, but secretly considered out of their league, into a grovelling, submissive pet, begging to be punished. The young man could upload it to the net, and rake in millions; possibly even offer lessons to those who wished they possessed his unique talents with women. However, it was too late, but there was always next time, for the way in which she reacted to each strike, and deferentially acceded to his orders, left him in no doubt that there would be a second. Then another thought struck. Instead of a home-video, he could pen a self-published electronic book, and offer it for sale on the net, which mothers and daughters alike could download in private, and masturbate to in secrecy. 'Shadows of Sofia', he'd call it, and every female in the Western world would soon be wet for this fictional character;...
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... The Bhagavad Gita Yaser Alwaznah University of Miami In refusing to fight, what is Arjuna calling into question? Arjuna’s fate is surrounded by a number of shocks because he is disturbed by certain facets of his primary mission of waging the war. The first incident is correlated with the killing of his kith and kin of which he had much hope in them to taken on another step. What does someone requires having in common so as to establish individual’s blood as well as flesh? Arjuna interrogates Krishna. He seems to be uncertain or does not know the relevancy and legality of the war itself. This is because Arjuna is worried and continues asking. How can too much killing and bloodshed facilitated toward a self-sacrificing cause, he asks Krishna. Also, Arjuna did not acknowledge how the enterprise and facilitators of war might lead to a fundamental change and liberation of people from the worldly existence. Checking his institution, it seems as if the war was instigated for most of the issues that were denounced or criticized in the Vedas. What is Arjuna’s duty according to the Vedic ideal? Vedic ideal is one of the most important ideals. Based on the Vedic text, it is clear that Arjuna must behave in relation to his Svabava and the follow-on Swadharma. This is because Svabava can be easily be interpreted and treated as a person’s God given gifts and personality characters as well. Swadharma can be translated as the certain set of individual codes of conduct that comes from someone’s...
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...Tragic Hero Macbeth may seem like a tragic hero but in definition of to be, you must completely be that thing. Macbeth follows some of the guidelines for a tragic hero but not all of them. Macbeth is a man that was making unintelligent mistakes that he thought would bring him to his foretold future. Even after he was told who the only people who could kill him, he still failed from a small misstatement. A tragic hero is someone who is doomed to fail, but it’s entirely dependent on fate and they cannot do anything otherwise. Macbeth is not a tragic hero because he had evil intentions, had free will, and he could have been destined for greatness. Macbeth was an evil man in reality. When receiving the information from the witches that he would...
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...Macbeth Conflict There were many struggles that Macbeth faced throughout the story. They were supernatural, internal, and external. Although many of the characters play a part in Macbeth’s demise, it was his own choice. The three witches speak of a future event that will result in Macbeth becoming king. Upon finding out this information, his wife begins to question his manhood to ensure he becomes king. Then there’s his conscience, which allows him to questions his own character. If this is where you should be, why does it feel so wrong? From the beginning, the supernatural conflict starts. The three witch’s foretold events, that one might actually consider good news. The witches tell Macbeth he will soon become King. Unfortunately there is another king on the throne. Macbeth begins to ask, how could three deceitful entities, tell and truth? As the story goes on, you begin to wonder why Macbeth didn’t think harder on that question. Why would any good come from their truth? Although they promised him royalty, at what cost does it come? Macbeth didn’t stop to think about these issues. He only wanted what any man would gladly kill for if they had the chance. To rule over all. This proved to be the start of many conflicts. Finding out he would become King, had to be the best news he heard. So why not share the great news with Lady Macbeth. The external conflict proved to be Lady Macbeth. She decided to de-throne King Duncan now, rather than later. She questioned his manhood and...
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...them but they countered everything. Their interpretation was that as one persuades others to do his dirty work, the effects of these acts play less on one’s conscience. Their argument was well said. Cassie and Jeremy explained well using several pieces of evidence. They said that after Macbeth hired the murderers to kill banquo, he didn't feel as remorseful. After he killed Duncan, he showed sign of regret but this regret decreased after each murder. What I got from this book is that there were themes of betrayal, prophecies, revenge and many more. After reading this book I feel that Macbeth is indeed tragic because of his one fatal flaw. As one could see, throughout this book, Macbeth seeks guidance from the wrong people like the witches, his wife, whose ambition is as great, if not greater than...
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...is so strong that even the person making the decision can’t make up their mind. For example in the story Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth, is highly influenced by three Witches and his wife to do terrible and unforgettable deeds. Therefore the three Witches, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth all share blame for the mysterious tragedies that are afflicted on various characters. “Double, double toil and and trouble,” the three Witches cackled as they persuaded and foreshadowed Macbeth’s future empire and mistakes. As of this quote this is the first time that the Witches have appeared and told Macbeth about various actions and foreshadowed prophecies. The three Witches state, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!/ All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!/ All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!” (Act I, sc 3...
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...It is destined for me to become king. However, if I take matters into my own hands rather than just letting events play out as they will), and that disrupts fate's system. it was fated that I would kill Duncan and that's what the witches were predicting when they said I’ll become king. Who on earth dislikes power, pelf and fame. Seeds of these aspirations enters into our physic and grow bigger and bigger. When it the ripe time, we all act for fruit. There, inside of me existed the seeds of aspirations embedded in my heart. As soon as the witches predicted (my long-life-desires) those grew up and finally longed intensely for fruit. I couldn’t but work it out my way. If I had left it to natural circumstances I am a man accused of being an ambitious man, one who plotted to murder his own cousin, so that he could lay claim to the title of the crown. I didn’t deny I murdered the deceased. This fact is not disputed. I wasn’t of sound mind when I committed this act. In fact, I was the victim in this...
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