Macbeth

Option 1:

This blog entry is based on what you have taken from the first act of "Macbeth."

There are three parts to this blog. In part one you must summarize in your own words what has happened so far in the play (7-10 key points). In part two you need to describe the character of Macbeth, and be sure to support your description of him with evidence from the play. 
Finally you need to change the setting or the genre of the play and describe how (if you were a film director)you would stage the play, and how you would present key scenes(the battle, the witches, Macbeth having visions of the dagger etc.)You can be as creative as you want, and change the play into any genre (science fiction, soap-opera, action, western etc.)that you want.You just have to stay true to the general actions and motivations of the characters.


Summary
After reading and analyzing Act I in Macbeth I have gotten an understanding of the piece and the first impression of the main characters and how each mind works. Macbeth starts out as the Thane of Glamis and he is on a battle field with his good friend Banquo. On their journey they run into Three Witches whom they had never met before. These witches chant "Hail Macbeth, Thane of Glamis! Hail Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor! Hail Macbeth, who shall be King soon after!" They had also predicted that Banquo will be great but not as great as Macbeth, although his children will be King. Macbeth and Banquo blew it off because it was just some crazy witches saying crazy things. Later that day the King announced that Macbeth would be promoted to Thane of Cawdor because the Thane that was, had been executed for treason. Macbeth had it set in his mind that he would then be King, he went right away and wrote a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth explaining everything that had happened in the last short while. Lady Macbeth was just as persistent as Macbeth, if not more so. The King soon after had announced the Prince of Cumberland as his son. Macbeth was extremely angry because this was his one chance to become King. Shortly after that the King is announced to stay at the Macbeth's home as a guest. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide that they will welcome him to their greatest ability while planning his death. They decide that for Macbeth to be King, King Duncan must be killed. Macbeth changes his mind because King Duncan was their house guest, he was a genuinely nice man, and he was their King, but Lady Macbeth will have nothing to do with it. She basically forces Macbeth to change his mind and they stick with their decision to murder King Duncan. The very end of Act I, Lady Macbeth outlines her plan to kill King Duncan in his sleep.


Characters
King Duncan- Loyal, Friendly, Fair (Thoughtfully gave Macbeth the title of Thane Of Cawdor for his hard work and positive attitude.)
Macbeth- Persistent, Easily-angered, Motivated (Once King is set into his mind, he is persistent to become King and will do anything to become.)
Lady Macbeth- Persistent, Convincing, Rebellious (When her husband had changed his mind about murdering King Duncan, she successfully convinced him that it was the right thing to do and if he didn't he wasn't a true man.)
Banquo- Good friend, Loyal, Not as easily convinced (When the witches made their predictions, Banquo just joked it off and didn't give much of a second thought about the situation)
Three Witches- Sly, Evil (If they hadn't told Macbeth what they predicted, would he be in the mind set to kill his King to become one?)


Genre
If I were the director of Macbeth and I could change the genre and setting to anything I could possibly imagine, I would choose it to be a space theme and it would be set on a far away planet. Macbeth would be an astronaut whom had landed on this unknown planet as a space mission, sent out by King Duncan. As he was at this planet Three Aliens had approached him and his friend Banquo. Their language was strange but with the help of his Iphone which had a fantastic 3g network and internet connection he understood what they were telling him. They told him he would go from being Captain Glamis to Captain Cawdor and soon after he would be King of the universe. Once he teleported home to his crater on one of the moons of Saturn he was informed Duncan, King of the Universe would be staying with him. Him and his Wife decided they would murder the King of the Universe to have Macbeth take his title. Lady Macbeth then makes a speech about how she wants to become alien to her feminem beauty so that she has the strength to kill with no regret.