Macbeth Act 5 ~ Youtube Speech!

My Youtube speech of Act 5! Enjoy!

Macbeth Act 4 ~Riddle this Image!

"Be lion-mettled, proud; and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." (IV.i.90-94)

In the Act 4 riddle comic assignment I would like to use humor to convey my understanding of the riddles. This riddle is about the turning point when Macbeth is panicking to the extreme, and seeks help from the witches who tell him that no one can kill Macbeth until the Great Birnam wood moves to high Dunsinane hill. Knowing a giant forest cannot move, Macbeth felt secure and eased his concern a little. Ironically he does not know that their prophecy is metaphorical instead of rhetorical; and there are indeed ways for the Birnam woods to move to Dunsinane hill. Like the story later suggested, the seemingly impossible endeavor is possible by moving the woods by labor (the soldiers cut the wood into weapons and disguises). Keeping this in mind especially for my comic, I drew three witches who are announcing their prediction to the soldiers, with the addition of soldiers in the background cutting the trees down. One solider replied to the witches, there has got to be an easier way to kill Macbeth, making fun of the great work of moving the forest. 

"Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff; Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough."(IV.i.71-72) 

In Act IV scene I, where the three witches appeared as three apparitions prophesizing that Macbeth should fear Macduff. Given that their first prophecy about Macbeth’s throne came true, it is significant when they warned Macbeth about Macduff; revealing to the audience for the first time who would kill Macbeth in the end. I played with the tone and placement as the apparition is yelling to Macbeth about the warning; they do not see Macduff next to them and Macduff heard what they are saying. I think it is funny of how the witches always appeared and act so emotionally dramatic in the play. My idea was also to casually capture their emotions, and hopefully after reading the comic my audience will come to have a good laugh. 

"Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth. " (IV.i.79-81)

This is another prophecy the witches made to Macbeth; that one of the woman born cannot harm him. Like the first riddle, the witches’ prophecies deeply influenced Macbeth throughout the entire story. This one in particular misleads Macbeth to a certain extent, believing that no human can harm him because all are born of woman. However, this also played a rhetorical trick as Macduff was born in Caesarian section birth, not a normal birth, so technically Macduff was the only exception. In Shakespearean time, having caesarian section indirectly means the other is probably already dead or dying while delivering, meaning the survival possibility is nearly none. Before I reached the end of the play, the idea that Macduff might be a man born did cross my mind. Thus in this comic, after the witch reveals the prophecy, Macbeth has the same initial thought as I did. He stared at one of the heavier soldiers with a huge tummy with skepticism. The solider simply replies that he gained weight, and he was not pregnant; humorously leading to the real solution of the riddle.

Macbeth Act 3 ~ Presentation of "what's going on"

Here is a video I made for this presentation. Enjoy!