Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools,
the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candles life's,
but a walking shadow, a poor prayer,
that struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
and then is heard no more,
it is a tale told by an idiot on full of sound,
and fury signifying nothing.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
What is tragedy?
By Sebastian Width
Monday, 9 December 2013
Friday, 6 December 2013
Lady Macbeth
Date: Thursday the 5th of December 2013 (13:08:15)
Name of patient: Lady Macbeth
Age: 34
Family situation: Parents unknown, no children, no relatable family other than husband, out of touch with husband (apart from each other), royalty (queen)
General situation: Lady Macbeth seems to have some serious form of obsessive compulsive disorder, her need for complete influence and control over the nature of Macbeth has become something of a natural occurrence to her. Since of late Macbeth has become almost insane, disrupting the relationship he has formed with Lady Macbeth by ignoring her and not displaying his intentions. This has caused Lady Macbeth to lose touch with herself, becoming almost crazed or psychotic. She showed several signs of this behavior, "I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night-gown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon’t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep." This also shows that she has developed some sort of somniloquy or parasomnia most likely caused by traumatic events or experiences. I was also told that she washes her hands, this could be some form of an emotional breakdown once again caused by some sort of traumatic event. She is obviously suffering and this could greatly influence the rest of the nation as she is the queen and is powerful to a great extent. She also seems to be in some form of denial shown by her lack of knowledge of her surrounding area (To bed, to bed! there’s knocking at the gate) I recommend giving her time to emotionally heal and support herself again, but she is welcome to use tranquillizers in small doses to calm or ease the pain of her post traumatic stress disorder.
Consultant Psychologists signature: Dr. Sebastian Width
Name of patient: Lady Macbeth
Age: 34
Family situation: Parents unknown, no children, no relatable family other than husband, out of touch with husband (apart from each other), royalty (queen)
General situation: Lady Macbeth seems to have some serious form of obsessive compulsive disorder, her need for complete influence and control over the nature of Macbeth has become something of a natural occurrence to her. Since of late Macbeth has become almost insane, disrupting the relationship he has formed with Lady Macbeth by ignoring her and not displaying his intentions. This has caused Lady Macbeth to lose touch with herself, becoming almost crazed or psychotic. She showed several signs of this behavior, "I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night-gown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon’t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep." This also shows that she has developed some sort of somniloquy or parasomnia most likely caused by traumatic events or experiences. I was also told that she washes her hands, this could be some form of an emotional breakdown once again caused by some sort of traumatic event. She is obviously suffering and this could greatly influence the rest of the nation as she is the queen and is powerful to a great extent. She also seems to be in some form of denial shown by her lack of knowledge of her surrounding area (To bed, to bed! there’s knocking at the gate) I recommend giving her time to emotionally heal and support herself again, but she is welcome to use tranquillizers in small doses to calm or ease the pain of her post traumatic stress disorder.
Consultant Psychologists signature: Dr. Sebastian Width
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Macbeth Summary (Act 4)
Witches predict Macbeth's downfall
Macbeth plans to kill Macduff to protect himself
Macbeth demands to find Banquo's descendants
Lady Macduff flees as her son is killed
Scotland plunges into despair during Macbeth's rule
A large army is gathering to overthrow Macbeth
Macbeth plans to kill Macduff to protect himself
Macbeth demands to find Banquo's descendants
Lady Macduff flees as her son is killed
Scotland plunges into despair during Macbeth's rule
A large army is gathering to overthrow Macbeth
Monday, 2 December 2013
Monday, 25 November 2013
Witches 5 pictures
There are several things in this image that bring out the power of the opening scene if Macbeth, this is how the witches are not all dressed as stereotypical witches as seen in cartoons, but as people dressed in clothes of Macbeth's time. They are also all pointing at one place, showing that they are accusing and aggressive, which is what we would imagine a witch of that time to be like. The picture also contains a dark and black atmosphere, which makes the photo both spooky and scary.
This image is very much the same as the one above,but in this one the atmosphere is much darker making it much more spooky. The witches also have very long tongues sticking out, these look inhuman and therefore make the picture look slightly disturbing.
This image contains a very stereotypical version of what we believe witches to look like. What really brings out the power in this image is the typical cauldron, which obviously shows that they are witches. The cloths and hair on their heads are also very very rages and disgusting-looking; this makes them look horrifying and disturbing all in one photo.
This image is very different to the others that I have talked about. This one is exceedingly more disturbing than the rest, this is because it has been drawn in a way that is more mysterious and dark. The brown paper also makes it look old, giving it a creepy effect.
The image that best brings out the power of Macbeth's opening scene is the one below, this is because it has been created using some sort of watercolors rubbed on top of paint, this makes it look blurry creating a very scary and spooky image
Macbeth' speech carried on
My love, you cannot possibly proclaim that you will
eliminate the natural feminism from your body, or that you can proceed to
massacre the King with your pale and bare hands. The risk of this prospect is
far bigger than you; I cannot possibly expose you to jeopardy in any such way. If
you are found to be a perpetrator within this case you will be sentenced to
spend the darkest of days confined within a cell. No, I will do it myself, I
will proceed to execute and to slaughter the man myself, and therefore you
shall not bear upon your fragile shoulders the weight that I am carrying.
Monday, 18 November 2013
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