The image I picked was actually the first one I noticed because of the striking amount of skulls. Although I did look around for other images, this was the most interesting one to me. There are not too many symbols in this image however, there are enough to talk about. Also, this photo is very dark and gives a chilling and ghostly atmosphere. The skulls are of course dominating the photo, and the first thing that comes to mind about it would be death. Due to the quantity of skulls, it makes me think of a lot of death, which was consistent situation in the play Macbeth. The woman the image can symbolize many things. She could be a virgin and pure, or a vixen and related to temptation. She seems so be very sad about what is going on or even contemplative. The hand on her chin makes me feel like she may be thinking of what she should do about her current situation. There is death all arounds her so I am guessing that it could even be eating away at her. With all the women that are involved in murder, I would think it is safe to say that this is Lady Macbeth. She had become bothered about all the murders that happened because of the prophecies that her and her husband tried to control. It is assumed (according to Wikipedia), that Lady Macbeth committed suicide. I would consider her to be a "Temptress" or "Devil" archetype since she was the one who caused Macbeth's murderous rampage.
Received image from:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/SandH/2008/Jul-Dec08/macbeth0210.htm
I love the image.I actually didn't even think about the connection.And it is a good choice.And there are so much death in the play.So your picture represent the play in the best way.Good job
ReplyDeleteI like this image a lot as you pointed out the " this photo is very dark and gives a chilling and ghostly atmosphere" but also if you look at the skulls they are prefectly white without a spot on them which makes me think of innocents. Like all the people who were murdered was innocent people.
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