Lady Macbeth's psychology report

DATE: THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER, 1606
NAME OF PATIENT: LADY MACBETH
AGE: 34
FAMILY SITUATION: Married, no children

Patient presents as experiencing symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. Reports of sleepwalking where she has confessed to certain mysteries which have yet to be known; there is still question over the source of this truth. I have also been told that you need control over everything, even your husband. However, a consequence of this it has driven them to become deranged. This process has happened over many months; I don't think this is a condition which begun a few years ago. I believe that if nothing is done urgently we will have a huge problem on our hands, immediate care will be necessary. With a consequent lack of care this may lead to death.

In conclusion, I believe that due to lack of peace and quiet this has lead to post dramatic stress disorder. Control over husband is seen to be abundant, and immediate care, perhaps medical, will be needed.

ACT 4

The three witches have given Macbeth their next set of prophecies, due to this Macbeth believes that he is safe because of the impossibility of the predictions. He then orders the murders of Lady Macduff and her son, Macduff fled without any warning. Causing confusion in the mind of Lady Macduff. Lady Macduff is then able to flee, however the son died.

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Macbeth soliloquy poem

Macbeth soliloquy poem

Alarum'd by this fatal dagger,
Witchcraft celebrates thy blade,
An instrument of cold blood,
Not my feeling but of the false creation
To abuse my present horror.
I see before me, dead,
A bloody business from wicked mind,
I have thee not, and yet I thus is my
Stealthy ghost, with ravishing strides,
Toward my whereabout.
A threat of the mind, a bloody creation,
A wolf howl's this watch
Like a fatal Proceeding.
 

Macbeth photos

Is this a dagger which I see before me

Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going

And on thy blade and dungeon gouts of blood

That summons thee to heaven or to hell

150 words following line 69

My heart is now made of nefarious thoughts, yet, my soul doesn't want to make these blinding visions real. How can someone who has just bestowed a gift upon my name, which I hadn't even been interested in, be given a death sentence? To be executed by me. These melancholy thoughts have escalated, into something horrible and irreversible. Only a few days have passed since I have seen those disgusting sisters, and ever since I have felt actively pernicious ever since. They only told me half the story, either the rest is left to me; or my fate has yet to be condemned. My destiny is something which is no longer in my grasp, or control, and what's to happen next is something I fear, regret. As the idea of that suggestion grows within me I am having extreme morale battles about this treacherous act. Risking my life and limb for the sake of greed, it has no longer been about honour or pride, it's about my narcissistic inner self.      

Macbeth film

Costume, Setting and Sound

• It is set as if in a WW1/WW2 setting, very chaotic.
• Different to what you would think a slightly modern version. 
• Their costumes, no matter who or what are covered in blood. 
• The sound has a clear stutter, unsure on what may happen next; there is a slight resemblance to to that of a heart beat. 
• Sound is all building up to a crux, it all seems to follow on. 
• Soviet uniforms. 
• Even the kitchen is grime. 
• Dark and grime, isolated place. 

Presentation of characters: 

Witches: 

• They have a very suspicious and melancholy feel. 
• Their faces are cold, their voices have been echoed. Walking un unison creates an atmosphere of confusion. 
• Murder and betrayal are prominent. 
• Always in the background, lurking on the vulnerable. 

Macbeth:

• Selfish, wants no more about his own prosperity. 
• Confused and startled. 
• Never eliminates the prominent, horrid, 'fantastical' idea of murder. 
• He has begun to hate, the only person to scour at the news of the new prince. 
• Sound is very high pitch; resembling confusion, chaos and confusion.
• Still questioning whether he should do this un noble deed.  

Banquo: 

• Is very noble, and loyal.
• Questioning anything sounding false.
• Cautiously intrigued.     
• Doesn't want to know, rejection towards them. 

King:

• Loyal to his noblest warriors. 
• Happy, for now.

Lady Macbeth:

• Her voice is very suspicious and slightly subdued. 
• Scared.
• Loyal to husband, yet incredibly greedy. 
• Darkened by greed. 

Macbeth and Banquo Horoscope

Taurus- Macbeth

You are a strong and audacious warrior, and in doing so, lavish gift and honours will be brought upon you. Such honours will cause a horridly triumphant downfall, however it shall be concealed and hidden, only to be revealed at the crux of the corruption caused by you. As your title begins to grow, your inner psychological battles begin. Your struggle with paranoia grows too mighty to bare; the gravity of such a horrible attribute draws loved ones into danger. Under this immense pressure one shall die. Your psychological condition begins to deteriorate; the most monstrous atrocities will have been completed, turning you into a crime ridden tyrant.

Then, you will have to except your destiny.

   
Gemini- Banquo

Your time may already be up, those who you may love and trust will deceive you into falsehood. Your loyalty for both King and country shall be repaid with death; this short ending is caused by the inability to acknowledge the misleading of ones character. It is not through your own fault you come to an end, but the obsessiveness and egotistical ways of your betrayer. Your children for the time will be safe. Your eternal soul will torment those who betrayed and murdered you.    

Macbeth pictures

 This image brings out power, not through the image exactly; but the colour used. Due to it's dull, morbid colours it will reflect a negative trait to your brain's subconscious influencing your perception.

Due to the arms waving about, as if to go away, it shows that they ignore and loathe happiness; because the horse and knight represent good connotations.  

 These three witches are all pointing in unison at one direction, because of this it will emphasise the peculiarity of the situation, and characters.

 As previously said in the recent picture the witches are pointing in a particular direction, as well as this the visitors are keeping their distance; exaggerating the isolation of the hideous witches.

 In previous pictures the witches are perceived as strong characters, but for this they are showing a sign of weakness and vulnerability; however you could interpret this is them collaborating to complete a plan, or pretending to show weakness.  

The witches represent their power in this through covering the eyes of the victim, consequently giving victims and others a weakness; vulnerable to psychological abuse.

The image that best brings out the power of Macbeth's opening image, is the one above. This is due to three main points: 1. by covering their eyes, it shows someones vulnerability, 2. The witch in the background is looking behind you as if you the audience are in danger; and finally how the witch on the right is shouting into his ear, epitomising the absurdity of the scene.

Advantages of Peer Assessment

Peer Assessment

The advantages behind this are:

• Get more than one persons point of view on a topic. 
• More than one person.  
• Peers enjoy it. 
• Shows us areas where we need to improve easier. 
• Gives an average, what I mean by this is that the end mark will be more fair if you get an average. 

Water

TASTE                 FREEDOM              REFRESH               CLEAR       TRCKLE 

PROSPERITY             WATERFALL    SINUY         PLAYFUL         PEACE AGAINST CHAOS

FUNDAMENTAL         RIVER                  SILK                    CHEMICAL      HYDROGEN BONDS                                                       WATER

COASTAL       EROSION                      SINK             DROWN   










                                   

Peer Assessment

Presentation 1:

A:8

In parts it was sophisticated making it an intriguing powerpoint. Pictures, gives the audience more of a physical reminder of the powerpoint; not just words. Understanding of the text was clear, and appropriate and literary techniques. 

Looking at the word cloud of the Crucible it is noticeable that it has certain references pointing towards religion and the supernatural. Words which you will find are: pray, spirits, church and Devil. This infers that the society at this time believed in the supernatural. The word which sticks out for me is pray, seeking for forgiveness from God from they have done, being a witch, additionally meaning for help for the innocent. Also, that if such things were real God would punish them and themselves if not siding with him. As well as that, many of the bigger  words are names of characters, so, showing who are the main characters.

The Crucible: witchcraft in Salem

Witchcraft

Can there be such a thing, in my eyes the idea is preposterous, however in 1692 it was very much real. It is set in Salem, Massachusetts and for them it was very real.

During this time girls started acting very strangely; the only answer, witchcraft. Soon, jails started getting filled with innocent people, only later realising it was a lie, the girls were making it up. Starting to blame innocent people that they were the cause. How is this fair. An example was Betty Parris, daughter of the minister, she started behaving strangely, now this is called 'psychosomatic', however then, it was the Devil possessing the child. Another strength which the children had was that they were the only witnesses, no true source of evidence; since they were in a town of 'believers' this worked to their advantage.


Act One: Pages 1-5:

It's a quick introduction into the social side of Salem, and how Reverend Parris wasn't well liked. Also The key layout of the city, as well as a slight brief history of the town. Quote from page 5:

'The Salem tragedy, which is about to begin in these pages, Act One 7 developed from a paradox. It is a paradox in whose grip we still live, and there is no prospect yet that we will discover its resolution. Simply, it was this: for good purposes, even high purposes, the people of Salem developed a theocracy, a combine of state and religious power whose function was to keep the community together, and to prevent any kind of disunity that might open it to destruction by material or ideological enemies. It was forged for a necessary purpose and accomplished that purpose. But all organisation is and must be grounded on the idea of exclusion and prohibition, just as two objects cannot occupy the same space. Evidently the time came in New England when the repressions of order were heavier than seemed warranted by the dangers against which the order was organised. The witch-hunt was a perverse manifestation of the panic which set in among all classes when the balance began to turn toward greater individual freedom.'     

URL:

http://asbamericanlit.edublogs.org/files/2011/10/21078735-The-Crucible-Arthur-Miller-2hmdzot.pdf, Date accessed: 17/09/13

The Crucible word cloud

English Assessment

No... No... I am not a witch  

My feelings were all over, I felt angry yet could do nothing otherwise it will not help my case. The shackles casing my hands felt as though they are getting tighter and tighter. I looked over to my family, I could feel their disbelieve, yet; the felling of disappointment was strongly overshadowing. My son and daughter were each crying, wishing I wasn't there, however it couldn't be changed. Nothing can be un done. Looking around I recognised many people, just a few days ago we were chatting down the street, now shouting in the courtroom. 

How could any of this be true, people were claiming to have seen what hasn't been seen, and feeling what hasn't been felt. Is this fair? Lying in the face of justice in order to keep there hands clean, it's easier just watching life go by than fighting for what you believe in. Do they fill the regret which I did, do they feel the sorrow between one another. Watching friend after friend being taken away will change you, only then can you know what I have been through. 

Believing is one thing, being believed in is another. Satan's within me, controlling my actions. Giving me power, how could he do such things. I am a man of God and always will be. People only believe when they're in the dark, never in the light. Now is a time of darkness, and they have chosen to believe witchcraft. 

Innocent, person after person has been accused, jailed and killed like dogs, how could man do this to one another. It's human nature to help, however it's also to survive, what should you do? Help an innocent friend, or standby and forever feel the regret well up within you. I chose the wrong option. I helped. People believe that helping one's friend who has been accused is witchcraft in itself. No one understands fully, only people who understand have been where I have been never been able to share with anyone else.  

Aiding one's neighbour was something which seemed the most obvious thing to do, the most noble, fighting for what I believe, not watch and standby with the liars, looking at those being accused and playing along with the facade in order to stay safe. Out of the dark and into the so called light. 

Or, is it the work of Satan, making me believe in a false hope, deceiving me into doing his work. Making me support a side with no hope, no truth, but hatred and curse. It must be a curse? It's only Satan which can create this much hardship, nothing, no one else is able to conjure up such dark power. So, am I witch, am I doing this for my sake and my conscience; or for him, the darkness, the condemned, the horror.   

 

Picture of witches

     The are stereotypically witches like the ones above, also when people act very unkind making them refer to them as a witch. Such as people referring to bullies as witches. 



Also the stereotypical witch, the green skin, pointy hat, cackle and keeps the self to themselves. So perhaps they are interpreted in a misunderstood way. 

5 pictures, one sentence, all on betrayal

Thousands of men walking into an unknown grave with no warning besides the harsh, abruptness of a single bullet shell.

                                   

The smell of pungent rotting corpses rose from into the air, the smell of gun powder was ever more potent.

A memory of someone may seem so simple, however in the present sometimes it's easy to forget the past.

In this moment of true horror, people didn't want to watch, but theirs eyes are drawn and people fidgeting cautiously in the background, praying it was all a bad dream.

The tensed hand slowly grasped the sharpened weapon from the table, his eyes were widening, and the slight tingling sensation running through his spine.

Tragedy, why do we enjoy it? How could we enjoy it?

My first thought about tragedy are that it is an emotional remedy from universal suffering, comforting us into believing that what we may be going through, isn't as bad as we may have first proposed. We are also able to split that into four sections: emotions, misfortune, style and media. Firstly, emotion. An example would be depression, the feeling we inherit after watching a tragedy. Accompanying this misfortune; an example would be hamartia where the protagonist makes a bad decision, however it is then amplified due to the terrible consequences. As well as the previous you can include style, the traditional or, most related with is the plot of everything to nothing. Feel as though you are superior to those around you, until it has depleted to nothing. Finally, media. This is probably how we perceive tragedy, a representation of this could be through plays such as the well esteemed Romeo and Juliet.


WHY COULD WE POSSIBLE ENJOY TRAGEDY PLOTS?

• Emotional challenging.
• Sudden.
• Sympathy towards others. 
• Perhaps a human instinct, the need to care, however it could be the exact opposite, the need to watch suffering. 
• It may also be viewed as a healing process, making you feel as though your hardship and troublesome times wouldn't be as bad.    

What is TRAGEDY?

DEATH              PLACES            CASTLE                   WEAPON                            HEART               BROKEN                SWORD                           AUDITORE                      SHIELD                                           SCHOOL                    BOOKS                                       TRADITION
                 END                    SHAKESPEARE                        DESTRUCTION
BETRAYAL                                               SUICIDE                    POPE                   MEDIA
                                 EMOTIONAL RELEASE             NURSE       HOSPITAL
        DARKNESS                             SHADOW                     ?                    HIDE
ROMEO AND JULIET                 TEAR                     HATE            MILLENIUM     
                            CAESAR                 JOHN.F.KENNEDY              HORROR
                   DAGGER              POETRY            FRIEND                         ANGER
    ASSASINATE                       ENEMY                                  SEE           MISFORTUNE
          PLAN           THOUGHT            TRAGEDY           RELIGION         EZIO
                  MYSTERIOUS                             EXPLOSION                   BEGINNING
DRAMATIC     GENRE            REVENGE                      MEDIEVAL      CONSEQUENCE
                              LEADER                  NIGHT             ESPIONAGE
BLOOD                  MACBETH                    RISING EVIL               FAMILY    LOSS
               ORIGIN                 STRENGTH        DISTRESS                               DEPRESSION                       ALTAIR                                    BACKBONE                      WILL             PERSERVE 
             HATRID                    VIOLIN                      HISTORIC               EXCITEMENT
RESENTMENT        EXAM       FUNERAL              GRAVE         GREED
                       DRAMATIC                        DEPRESSION               DRUG        CONCUSSION 
EXPRESSION         SORROW           SHOCKING         WOEFUL         

5 Core Values

Wednesday 4th September

In what ways could the five core values help me to learn in the English classroom and what values can I use to improve my learning?

By using the five core values it will help us to establish a positive work environment for people to work in, consequently bringing better results at the end of the 5th Form and throughout our lives. I believe this because when under a relaxed and concentrated environment it will help people to focus, as well as others being to help you and also you being able to help another.

For me to improve my learning I will be using the value of integrity, because from my point of view it will help me to create a broader outlook on the topic at hand; furthermore making it better structured, more effective, and stronger.    

Archie Atkinson, Raglan