Tag Archives: Macbeth

By the pricking of my thumbs,/Something wicked this way comes.

“By the pricking of my thumbs,/Something wicked this way comes.” (Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 1) My unessay, as you can see, is based around this line that has been living in my head rent free. I’ve been wondering about the Witches’ relationship with wickedness, and if Macbeth is truly the wickedness they claim. A largeContinue reading “By the pricking of my thumbs,/Something wicked this way comes.”

Macbeth’s Monster-ification of Maternity: Reinforcing a Patriarchal Pillar 

As with most systems of oppression, patriarchalism is upheld by a weaponized collective fear. Of which, a consistent through line is that of “maternal agency.” (Chamberlain 73) Throughout the play of Macbeth, the influential authority given to maternal figures such as Lady Macbeth, and the three witches at times, is often conceded to as theContinue reading “Macbeth’s Monster-ification of Maternity: Reinforcing a Patriarchal Pillar “

The Three Witches of “Macbeth”: Analyzing the Significance of the Number Three in “Macbeth”, Witchcraft, and Covens.

Here’s the link to my video essay in which I analyze the significance of the three witches within Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, along with analyzing the impact of the number three within the play and within witchcraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t49RlhELZNU

Ms. Beth

Act 1, Scene 5 Enter Lady Macbeth. She’s alone, reading a letter.  LADY MACBETH (reading the letter) They met mein my glory days, and they knew more thanmortal men. I wanted to know what they knew,but they turned into nothing more than nothingness.While I stood wondering, hailed as this“Thane of Cawdor”, as the Weird SistersContinue reading “Ms. Beth”

Foul or Fair

Macbeth Royal Shakespeare Company June 27, 2011, 7:15pm “Macbeth. Macbeth. Macbeth.” Imagine that you’re a soldier in the sixteenth century. You’re at the edges of a battlefield, caked in the blood of your enemies. You make your way through a abandoned, desecrated church: the stained glass windows are smashed to bits, the statues are reducedContinue reading “Foul or Fair”