How Cow Post Relates to Macbeth

I was asked by little Sarah how my previous cow post related to Macbeth, this I why...

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In celebration of the completion of Macblogs, enjoy this cow.

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How Macbeth Changes Character

Macbeth's character changes drastically from good to evil, this can be seen throughout all five of the acts. At the beginning, Macbeth's character was respected with him being Thane who showed loyalty to King Duncan. Then just decides to ignore that and kill him because of some witches prophecies and his own wife Lady Macbeth encouragement and his own ambition to become king and take the throne. This putting Macbeth into a state of guilt and fear, in which he decides to keep killing and killing just cause he is powerful. In the end he becomes the evil person in the play, and is rightfully removed from power and killed for his crimes committed.

Clothes and Macbeth

Shakespeare not only uses clothing to define ones role as a character, but he uses it as symbolical significance. When Macbeth first hears that he will be named the Thane of Cawdor, due to the other Thane sentenced to death, he asked why he is being dresses in "borrowed robes". This also helps to represent the persons achievements if earned or stolen. By stating he is dressed in borrowed robes that don't fit him, it really means that he is unfit for the role and may have not entirely earned that role in question. Unlike if they were to say, that the robe he was being dressed in fit appropriately, it would mean he is meant for this role. Much like the saying "if the shoe fits".

Shakespeare Father Interpretation

Wonder what is up with Shakespeare and his father son relationships in his plays. Either the son witnesses the father being killed or the father witnesses the sons death. It also seems to be that the relationships between the two are very much important to the outcome of the other. For example Macduff is shown as a bad father by leaving his family behind and this causing Macbeth to kill his kids and wife. Banquo on the other hand caring for his son Fleance, this shown by putting his own life before his sons, and later assumed he lives and continues on to have his family and be successful in life. Father and son relationships determine the families fate?

Doctors in Macbeth

Doctors in the play seem to do little to nothing, with them only have two appearances and only observing what is going on. in the last act, a doctor comes and witnesses the extent of Lady Macbeth's guilt and what it is causing her to do. In act 5 we see that Lady Macbeth sleepwalks and talks about what she knows about the murder of Duncan and Banquo, and yet another character appears to do nothing about it. What could have been done by the doctor anyways? Lady Macbeth seemed like she was extremely bad and full of guilt, not like they can confront the king and her about it... unless they wanted to get killed.

What's Importance of a “Ghost Light”?

So the logical reasoning for a light to be on in the theater at night is for any person that is in the theater working late or something. The light from the so called "ghost light" allows them to see where they are going due to stages having so many hidden places, bumps, and holes. For others it could also be for comforting, for the play Macbeth is said to be cursed. Having the actors avoid saying the name and referring to it as "The Scottish Play", and even avoid quoting lines before performances in particularly the witches incantations. How do they perform then if they can't say the words? This all just sounds like superstitions to me.

What if you knew your fate?

If witches were truly real and actually had foreshadowing abilities, what would it be like to be able to ask to see your future? In Macbeth, there are three witches that do just so with Macbeth and Banquo. They got their attention with prophecies which were that Macbeth was going to be king and Banquo's sons will become descendants of the throne. This causing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to go on a killing heist to further grow in their ruling, with also having Banquo sent to be killed along with his son. This obviously affected their actions by knowing what would come in the future, I couldn't imagine what I would do if I were told how I would die. Would you even be able to avoid it?

Macduff’s 5 Stages of Grief

When Ross the Thane of Messaging stops by to inform of some new, he informs to Macduff that his whole family has been slaughtered. This is where we see the 5 stages of grief by Macduff which are the following.

Denial: He is first in denial by repeatedly asking if "all" of his family has been slaughtered.
Anger: Then he continues to anger, shown by min calling Macbeth a "hell-kite".
Bargaining: As he asks to stab and kill Macbeth to get rid of him from the world.
Depression: Afterwards, he mourns for the lost of his family, and hopes they will be okay in heaven after being killed and removed from this world.
Acceptance: Lastly comes acceptance, here he brings himself together and vows to kill Macbeth in revenge of his family.

The One Not Born of Woman

Act 4, scene 1. This is when Macbeth going to the witches once again, mistake going at all, to talk to them about his future. At the moment he is paranoid about himself and his security is low, this explaining why he wishes to hear from the witches after their first apparition coming true. The witches then inform him the second apparition which was that none of woman born shall harm him. Being in the 11th century, I wouldn't have worried about this, who was I to believe that one was able to not be born of a woman. Last time I checked the first cesarean section was about in the 1500s... unless Macduff was in reality the first one to be born of c section. Interesting.

Is Duncan a good king?

Duncan was a good king, that was before brutally murdered by Macbeth himself in the beginning of the play. Duncan was a generous man who wanted best for his kingdom and not himself.... unlike Macbeth. Duncan is shown to have been a good king as he in mentioned throughout the play when it comes to contrasting Macbeth to him. He was a strong, noble and capable of ruling the throne with people loyal to him and him trusting the people. The only mistake Duncan made in my opinion was him misjudging  Macbeth and his loyalty towards him...

Lady Macbeth’s insanity

Throughout the play Lady Macbeth insanity shows to be increasing, it doesn't take a genius to know why.... she pretty much was the cause to MURDER King Duncan. She peer pressured her husband to commit the act, also she went back to plant the weapons used and set up the scene to make it look as if the chamberlains did it. She also later on summons some spirts, by some kind of ritual to as Shakespeares wrote to "unsex me here" due to what some say because of not enough manhood between herself and her husband. I'm sure that kind of messed her up, besides not sleeping due to sleepwalking and the felling of guilt.
Note to self: Plan out things first before ruining my whole life.
Thanks Lady Macbeth.

Where is Fleance going?

Fleance is the son of Banquo, he was supposed to be killed by some murderers sent by Macbeth but some how ran away and left his father to die. Later on Macbeth was informed of his escape and was never to be mentioned again in the play Macbeth. According to some research on answers Fleance ran all the way from Scotland, through England, and into Wales and apparently even had a son there. Wonder what he is going to tell his son, or if he ever found out who sent the murderers to kill him. Can't believe he just ran with out attempting to save his father, I don't know. 

Fleance is the true Ight Imma head out meme. 

Why Did Lady Macbeth Scream?

Lady Macbeth dead? Why off stage Shakespeare! Well turns out Lady Macbeth was "suicidal", or that's what most of us assume she was. (It was never mentioned if she was killed or if she killed herself). I think she could have very much killed herself, after all she was kind of going crazy due to her guilt of murdering Duncan. This is seen in a scene where she is sleepwalking and confessing acts she committed including some she felt guilt for even though not committed. In the end I suppose Shakespeares just wanted to kill people to have a shocking ending, But really, off stage?

Malcolm and Donalbain are Dumb for Running Away.

Turns out after Malcolm and Donalbain supposedly heard the murder when it was taking place, they have the genius idea to ditch the place right when everyone decides to get dressed to find the murder. It is suspected that Donalbain ran to Ireland, but can't be confront due to lost of Information of him. With Malcolm in the other hand running to England to gather an army to dethrone Macbeth. Interesting how he wanted to dethrone Macbeth, right after the murder was committed...
I would have said something instead of running.
"Oh my god they ran away, they did it" (Hannah Nickel).

An Unnatural Night

Act 2. An unnatural night comes to take place in Macbeth, with weather and animals symbolizing evil unleashed by Macbeth's action of killing King Duncan. Nature seems to be responding to the immortal act that Macbeth committed by representing evil with different occurrences mentioned like the night taking over the middle of the day. Also with the king's horses who were the beautiful and most valuable becoming savages and wild, converting them into cannibals and eating each other. Along with an owl, that prey on mouses, killing a falcon which is extremely unusual and unexpected in nature. This unnatural and predatory behavior can be compared to Macbeth's actions, having him disrupt and unbalance nature with him killing a good king and unleashed evil.

The Three Witches

The three witches in the play Macbeth are like narrators that foreshadow the plot. The three witches first predicted that Macbeth was going to be king and Banquo's sons will become descendants of the throne. Which is extremely important for because of this, the plot is commenced and people die afterwards. Odd how witches have a important role back then, now they are just seen as fictional characters. All thanks to science which is able to explain the "magic" that witches would do.

Malcolm and Donalbain Hear the Murder of Duncan and do Nothing.

Act 2, Scene 2. In this scene Lady Macbeth peer pressure's her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan who is their guest at a party. This is when Macbeth ends up committing the act and bringing the weapons he used with him, having Lady Macbeth return to plant the weapons in the crime scene. It is believed that Malcolm and Donalbain heard the murder, with them in the next room, due to Macbeth murdering someone and probably being loud while doing it. I wouldn't blame them for being quiet, I wouldn't want to be killed too.

Siward’s Cold Response to his Son’s Death…

As of now Siward is a horrible father, who doesn't show some kind of affection when you are told your son just literally died... Shakespeare I think you have some problem writing  these plays. So turns out young Siward, Siward's son, dies when fighting with Macbeth in the final combat of Macbeth. When the father is informed he asks if he was impaled in the front or back, it was in the front meaning he died while combating and not fleeing. I suppose this is some kind of sorrow towards his death, but he must be the most calmest person to just not do anything about it. Could have at least asked where he was.

Lady Macbeth’s Suicide… Why?

Even though we are not certain if she committed suicide, it is believed she did so due to her insanity increasing throughout the play. It is not known how she committed such an act the only thing that is mentioned is a female scream behind the scenes. I think it's quite odd of how it happened, also Macbeth reaction is extremely odd and kind of foreshadows death anyways with him saying that she was going to die sooner or later. 

"Probablycauseitfuckinghurt!" (Hannah Nickel).

Ross the Thane of Messaging

Ross is Macduff's cousin and originally a loyal Scottish noble, throughout the play he rarely makes any appearance which is great when it comes to analyzing his role in Macbeth. He is known as a messenger, for whenever he is talking he is always giving some type of news or report. We first meet him in Act 1, when he delivers news of Macbeth's victory over the king of Norway to King Duncan. He also later on reports the oddness of the day when Duncan was murdered, which is when Macbeth realizes the witches prophecies are coming true. In other words he is the messenger of today.

Macbeth in Real Life vs. Play

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is known as a murderer and horrible king of the Scots. Also, Macbeth in Shakespeare’s telling did not kill the king Duncan but attained murderers to complete the task. But in reality Mac Bethad mac Findláich, Macbeth’s real name, according to BBC “killed the ruler king, Duncan I, in battle near Elgin, Morayshire”. 

A similarity between Shakespear’s and real life is that Macbeth was challenged by Siward, Earl of Northumbria, with the intention of returning Duncan’s son to the throne. Later on in the battle of Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire Macbeth was killed and died sometime in 1054.