Tuesday 25 September 2012

Macbeth Act 4 - Riddle this Image!

Here is one image I've created for one of the riddles in Act 4 that the Witches tell to Macbeth.  For your assignment, you need to create 3 separate images to visually show what the riddle means.

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

The three witches have riddled that none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.  This riddle is very mis-leading as everyone in this world is "born of woman", as woman are the only gender that can actually carry a new baby to term (yet).  Macbeth interprets this as 'invicibility' as he will never be harmed as everyone was born of women.  This images shows this arrogance, as Macbeth, on the right, is fighting a whole bunch of women, all born from the top woman, and he is not afraid, as he has his sword up, and he is ready to fight.  However, what Macbeth quickly learns that this was a trick, and the riddle should have said "no one will harm you that was born naturally", but yet, Macbeth learns that Macduff was born 'unnaturally' and was born by cesarean section, where he was surgically cut out from his mother's womb, not born naturally as most people are, therefore Macduff was "not of woman born". 

Here is another option that you can use to create your images: Pixton.com comics!

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