Macbeth Themes by Jenna Smith https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux Appearance vs Reality en-us 2018-02-19 18:16:54 UTC 2023-05-29 00:23:45 UTC hello@padlet.com APPEARANCE VS REALITY smith_jenna https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233775469  “There are daggers in men’s smiles"]]> 2018-02-21 15:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233775469 "FAIR IS FOUL AND FOUL IS FAIR" smith_jenna https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233776380 This quote is the three witches' mantra and motto. They invert good and evil: what is evil may appear good and vice versa. This quote symbolises that although events, people or things may appear to be good, they are in fact the epitome of evil. This quote can be related back to our own global society as many people , events, companies and organisations seem good, they can in fact, be the opposite of that. This quote is prevalent in this day and age more so than during the Elizabethan era.  ]]> 2018-02-21 15:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233776380 Macbeth vs Modern Society smith_jenna https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233792234 We can relate Macbeth to modern society as it is human nature to succumb to temptation. To give in to things we want and not necessarily what we need. Shakespeare gives warning of the outcome of ambition. The play teaches its readers to exercise restraint when it comes to "spilling" their desires to those who seek to know them. ]]> 2018-02-21 15:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233792234 Lady Macbeth appearance advice ruan101vz https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233798318 When we look at Lady Macbeth and her statement  “Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t” the cruelty and deception of human nature becomes apparent. The greed and lust of power that lead to this deception is prevalent in modern society, and as Steven Hawking stated “we are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity”. A more recent example experienced in Europe, is the image of a loving and nurturing Religion that ISIS tries to portray, all the while when they have no qualms killing non believers.]]> 2018-02-21 15:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233798318 Appearance vs. Reality. sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233813178
"This  guest of summer, the temple-haunting martlet, does approve by his lov'd mansionry that the heaven's breath smells wooingly here; no jutty, frieze, buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird hath made her pendent bed and procreant cradle.  Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed the air is delicate."

These are the words that Banquo says to King Duncan suggesting that Macbeth's castle is temple-like.  Macbeth prepared his castle to be serene and peaceful, all the while he is planning to kill Duncan there while he sleeps and feels most at ease.
]]> 2018-02-21 16:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233813178 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233813246 2018-02-21 16:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233813246 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233813284 2018-02-21 16:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233813284 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233820967 2018-02-21 16:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233820967 VOICE RECORDINGS smith_jenna https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233825623 The themes manifested in reality.]]> 2018-02-21 16:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233825623 How the theme manifests itself within the play. smith_jenna https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233827021 2018-02-21 16:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233827021 Relevant photos smith_jenna https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233827453 2018-02-21 16:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233827453 Appearance vs. Reality: Lady Macbeth sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233828771 In act one, scene four Ducan states: "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face."  Which means that you can't tell what people are thinking (or planning) from the expressions on their face.  Lady Macbeth appears innocent and ladylike but she uses her charm to manipulate Macbeth to kill Duncan to get what she wants.]]> 2018-02-21 16:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233828771 Appearance vs. reality: how sleep and dreaming has affected the story. gjkachelhoffer https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233855647 Macbeth deals with a large variety of dreams in tangled with deceit, some of which are advantageous and others lead to the Macbeth's inevitable demise.

Dreams:
Macbeth is tormented by nightmares, most of which involve his killing of the king, in his mind he has killed a good man and a better king. He believes himself to be less human for doing so. His reasons well documented; the withes prophesy absolute and unavoidable.
He begins to waver in his judgments and sleep has changed from something pleasant to something frightening.
" Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep
In the affliction of these terrible dreams
That shake us nightly."
( Act 3, Scene 2 )

Lady Macbeth too met her demise by the illusions within her dreams. She dreamed of washing her hands clean of the former kings blood, in reality she was sleepwalking and whilst doing so confessed to the crimes committed by both her and her husband.
(Act 5, Scene 1)

Thus dreaming plays part of the 'appearance vs. Reality' theme.

Sleep and dreams may appear to be a moment of safety and relaxation, however in context of Macbeth's tale, the opposite is true.  This became especially true during act two, scene two - when Duncan was killed by Macbeth in his sleep. Therefore it was fitting that sleep would played the part it has.
]]> 2018-02-21 17:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/233855647 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089244 2018-02-22 06:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089244 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089246 2018-02-22 06:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089246 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089412 2018-02-22 06:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089412 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089418 2018-02-22 06:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234089418 Lady Macbeth is responsible for the fall of Macbeth. sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234090390 It appears as if Lady Macbeth wants the best for her husband, but in reality she is the reason for his fall.
Lady Macbeth wants her husband to become the king, but in order for him to do so she convinces him to kill the current king, Duncan.  Lady Macbeth instructs her husband to appear normal to the king so that he wont expect anything.  "Only look up clear.  To alter favor ever is to fear.  Leave all the rest to me."
When Macbeth does not want to kill the king, because he said that he honored him, Lady Macbeth calls him a coward and questions his manhood.  "When you durst do it, then you were a man"
Later when Macbeth have killed the king and the whole situation has spiraled out of control his mental states starts to decline and he becomes an bloodthirsty, unsympathetic ruler.  He appears to be a confidant ruler but at the end of the play he is defeated and he cannot defend his own throne.]]> 2018-02-22 06:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234090390 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234101855 2018-02-22 07:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234101855 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234102442 2018-02-22 07:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234102442 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234102453 2018-02-22 07:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234102453 Appearance vs Reality : Nothing is ever as it seems. dpretorius2 https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234755230 "O, yet I do repent me of my fury, that I did kille them."
Macbeth even goes as far as pretending his anger over the murder of the king and that it comes as a shock to him. When in deed he is the one who killed the king and is just covering his tracks


]]> 2018-02-23 16:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234755230 Macbeth vs our own global society... dpretorius2 https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234766606 Macbeth so desprately wanted to be king for the power, riches and the fame that it would provide.
In our global society today people believe that celebrities are happy and have it "all" because they are famous and wealthy, yet little do they realise the blood sweat and tears that goes into their lives.

The corporate ladder. A phrase that would invoke different feeling in each who reads it. Will hard work and determination be your route, or a web of lies and deceit, spun for your own benefit and gain. So often will we take the easier path to the top.]]> 2018-02-23 16:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234766606 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234794233 2018-02-23 17:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234794233 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234795353 2018-02-23 17:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234795353 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234795524 2018-02-23 17:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234795524 Macbeth (act II scene I) gjkachelhoffer https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234799251 Macbeth has a vision of a bloody dagger. (Only he can see this - it is not real.)]]> 2018-02-23 17:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234799251 Malcolm's army of 10 000 soldiers. gjkachelhoffer https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234801406 Malcolm tricked Mucduff into thinking that he had no interest in becoming king, all the while having a prepared army at his helm. He claimed his ruse to be a 'test'.]]> 2018-02-23 17:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234801406 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234802725 2018-02-23 17:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234802725 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234802969 2018-02-23 17:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234802969 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234804044 2018-02-23 17:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234804044 sz_hattingh https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234804666 2018-02-23 17:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234804666 The illusion of royalty: gjkachelhoffer https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234808654 Although the position of king is believed to be sought after, in the tale of Macbeth this title has come at a high price. Macbeth believed that it was his destiny to become king. He had no desire to do so before learning this. However his new status came with a hefty price; his wife would commit suicide (act 5 scene 5) and he would be tormented by his thoughts throughout the story.

The title of king has cost Macbeth his happiness.]]> 2018-02-23 17:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_jenna/mt6ey095r7ux/wish/234808654