Blog Entry 3.1 - Macbeth Image

In this image, Lady Macbeth is seen holding a knife with both of her hands.  Behind her are three women dressed in black garb and white gauze over their eyes coated with red around the eye portion.  I chose this image because of its impact on me.  When I saw the witches' bloody eyes lots of symbolisms ran through my mind. 

The bloody eyes connote the witches’ perspective.  Their eyes see death, blood, evil, and warning.  This part of the image suggests that either the witches cried bloody tears because of what they could foresee or the warning that their eyes could tell.  Their heads are covered with a black hood, which I interpreted as their minds’ evil nature and the inability for other factors to influence their perspectives or futuristic sightings.   The witches are the devils in this story because they caused Macbeth to become overly greedy for power, which in turn influenced his wife’s behavior, possibly to fulfill her fantasy of becoming a queen.

Lady Macbeth has red hair and is dressed in yellow with half-sleeves with a curved knife in hand.  Yellow symbolizes innocence, friendship, and sympathy.  This color garb is worn over her chest and connotes her heart's initial condition.  She was friendly, non-menacing, and innocent; however, with the witches' influences governing her and behind and above her head, she was encouraged to become wicked using the knife that she holds preciously.  The fact that she holds the knife tenderly and cupped in both hands represents its preciousness and strength.  Her red hair symbolizes her innate desire to be passionate and iniquitous.  Lady Macbeth is the temptress in this story because she encouraged Macbeth to fulfill the prophecy and quickly become king by any means necessary.