Macbeth Noir

1.

"That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements. Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty." (act 1 scene 5 page 81)

Lady Macbeth asks to be of a man so she could have the courage to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth does not want to be full of sorrow for doing such actions when it is time, she wants to be full of courage to be able to fulfill her plans to killing Duncan. These rocks are a metaphor of Lady Macbeth's wanting to be able to have the sharp courage to kill, which some of the rocks have sharp edges, representing Lady Macbeth and her will to be evil.

2.

"What should be spoken here, where our fate, hid in an auger-hole, may rush and seize us? Let's away. Our tears are not yet brewed." (act 2 scene 3 page131)

Malcolm and Donalbain, Duncan's sons, become worried that whoever has killed their father will come after them, so they run away. Malcolm and Donalbain do not have the courage to stay and mourn for their father since they are now afraid of their own deaths that may soon be coming towards them. This cate represents Malcolm and Donalbain's worries of being the next to be killed. I think that this cat shows the same type of worried face that Malcolm and Donalbain show.

3.

"Come selling night, scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day and, with they bloody and invisible hand, cancel and tear to pieces that great bond which keeps me pale." (act 3 scene 2 page 159)

Macbeth has plans for killing Banquo and his son because he is scared of Banquo's son taking the crown. These flowers represent Banquo and his son and how flowers later are soon to die, representing Macbeth as their death but not all flowers die as fast as others. The flowers are a representation of the death of Banquo and the attempt of killing his son.

4.

"I conjure you by that which you profess - howe'er you come to know it - answer me." (act 4 scene 1 page 193)

Macbeth returns back to witches and asks what will happen next, but the witches hesitate to tell him. Macbeth wants to badly know what will soon happen, so he knows ahead of time. These clouds represent Macbeth's fortune to what will happen, it is a representation of a dream that will soon become a reality.

5.

"Let every soldier hew him down a bough and bear't before him. Thereby shall we shadow the numbers of our host and make discovery err in report of us." (act 5 scene 4 page 259)

Malcolm, Macduff, others and many soldiers decide to cut trees down as a disguise to hide how many soldiers they really have, from Macbeth. The trees in the picture represent the trees that the soldiers used to get close to Macbeth's castle and attack.

6.

"I have no words. My voice is in my sword. Thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out!" (act 5 scene 8 page 277)

Macduff arrives inside of Macbeth's castle, ready to fight Macbeth. Macbeth and Macduff fight each other to see who is worthy of the crown, to be be King of Cawdor. The knives in the picture represent the swords that Macbeth and Macduff use to fight one another. The knives are a representation of Macbeth and Macduff fighting one another.

7.

"Lo you, here she comes. This is her very guise, and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her; stand close." (act 5 scene 1 page 239)

Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking throughout the castle, talking in her sleep as well. She confesses to being involved in the murder of Duncan, in front of the doctor and a gentlewoman. This bed represents Lady Macbeth sleeping but also walking and talking in her sleep as well. The bed represents Lady Macbeth going around in her sleep confessing to things.

8.

"Avaunt and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee. Thy bones are marrowless. thy blood is cold. Thou hast no speculation in those eyes which thou dost glare with!" (act 3 scene 4 page 175)

While eating with friends, Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo. Macbeth seems like he has gone insane since he is the only one seeing things, thinking that someone has tricked him, making his friends worry that he is ill. The shadow of a hand represents Banquo's ghost reaching towards Macbeth, scaring him of seeing the gory, bloody Banquo, making Macbeth then feel guilty of the murder of Banquo.

9.

"Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it came missives from the King, who all-hailed me 'Thane of Cawdor,' by which title, before, these weird sisters saluted me, and referred me to the coming on of time with 'Hail, king that shalt be!'" (act 1 scene 5 page 79)

Macbeth writes a letter to Lady Macbeth telling her that he has been crowned as next in line for Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth of what has happened, before arriving back home where King Duncan will soon arrive too. This picture is a representation of the letter Macbeth has written to Lady Macbeth.