Examples Of Foreshadowing In Macbeth

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The opening scene of the play is on a beach with the sun shining. It is not a dark and gloomy scene expected with one of Shakespeare’s Tragedies. The witches are however performing a ritual of some kind. They bury a noose, an arm, and then a knife placed in the hand; they finally pour blood onto the buried items. The next scene that brings attention to itself, is when Duncan is arriving at Macbeth’s home. It is bright and sunny , but turns dark and gloomy, as a thunderstorm begins. I see this as a foreshadowing method used to convey that something terrible is about to take place.
When it came time for the murder of Duncan, and the conscience of Macbeth with the knife. He decided to show an actual knife, but it was first lodged in a wooden
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The actors playing the messenger and Macduff did well. No good emotions were felt when the news was given. The actor that played Macduff was excellent. A great conversion from sorrow and grief, to those of anger, rage, and hate. The fury could be seen, that Macbeth had made a true …show more content…
He was perplexed by Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking. The shock of the untold secret deed revealed was not only seen, but felt as well. He also did a good job when he spoke to Macbeth about her. The hesitation and fear of the tyrant king was seen on his face. The actress playing lady Macbeth was astounding. The fear, and the shame of the time was seen on her face as she read Macbeth’s letter. She read , tears rolling down her face. It was amazing how you could tell the future events regarding her would not be good. The director also did a very good job with the aftermath of Lady Macbeth’s demise. He had Macbeth’s speech about the futile feelings about the future as Macbeth went down the stairs. To where he found the body of his wife.
When the trees came over the horizon it was a sight of awe. It was very well done to see the resources that the director had at hand, used to create the first prophecy of Macbeth’s fall. It was also funny to watch all of the people leave the castle as Malcolm’s army made their approach. The sad thing was, that they left his wife’s corpse at the gate in a very disrespectful manner. It showed her getting what she deserved, because she was the one to suggest the assassination of king Duncan. I really thought it was a cool thing to see an actual siege occur, instead of two people entering the castle one at a