Macbeth, Part 7: Analyzing a Production Answers

Which statement describes an example of a costume in a play?

Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth has just heard the reports about the large English army, and he has called upon Seyton, his chief servant, to discuss what he has heard. The stage direction regarding Seyton’s entrance has been expanded.Enter SEYTON. He bows and respectfully addresses MACBETH.Seyton. What is your gracious pleasure?Macbeth. What news more?Seyton. All is confirm’d, my lord, which was reported.Macbeth. I’ll fight till from my bones my flesh be hack’d.Give me my armour.Seyton. 'Tis not needed yet.

Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is alternating between instructing Seyton to ready him for battle and ordering the doctor to cure Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking. A stage direction has been added before the doctor’s last line.Macbeth. Throw physic to the dogs; I’ll none of it.[To SEYTON.] Come, put mine armour on; give me my staff.Seyton, send out. [To Doctor.] Doctor, the thanes fly from me.[To SEYTON.] Come, sir, dispatch. [To Doctor.] If thou couldst, doctor, castThe water of my land, find her disease,And purge it to a sound of pristine health,I would applaud thee to the very echo,That should applaud again.—[To SEYTON.] Pull’t off, I say.—[To Doctor.] What rhubarb, cyme, or what purgative drug,Would scour these English hence? Hear’st thou of them?Doctor. Ay, my good lord; your royal preparationMakes us hear something.Macbeth. [To SEYTON.] Bring it after me.I will not be afraid of death and bane,Till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane.[DOCTOR looks perplexed by Macbeth’s request and stealthily sidles away.]Doctor. [Aside.] Were I from Dunsinane away and clear,Profit again should hardly draw me here.

Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Enter LADY MACBETH, with a taper.[Gentlewoman.] Lo you, here she comes! This is her very guise; and, upon my life, fast asleep. Observe her; stand close.Doctor. How came she by that light?Gentlewoman. Why, it stood by her: she has light by her continually; ’tis her command.Doctor. You see, her eyes are open.Gentlewoman. Ay, but their sense is shut.LADY MACBETH begins to rub her hands together.

Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Then, review the photo, which shows this scene being acted out in a 2007 production of the play. Siward is at the front of the stage, and Malcolm and Macduff are on either side behind him.Malcolm. Now near enough: your leafy screens throw down.And show like those you are. You, worthy uncle,Shall, with my cousin, your right-noble son,Lead our first battle: worthy Macduff and weShall take upon 's what else remains to do,According to our order.Siward. Fare you well.Do we but find the tyrant’s power to-night,Let us be beaten, if we cannot fight.Macduff. Make all our trumpets speak; give them all breath,Those clamorous harbingers of blood and death.Photo by Hugo Glendinning (c) RSC

Review the photo. This scene from a 1946 production of Macbeth shows a meeting of the three witches.Photo by Angus McBean (c) RSC

Review the photo. This scene from a 2007 production of Macbeth shows Lady Macbeth urging Macbeth to leave his murder weapons behind after he kills King Duncan.Photo by Stewart Hemley (c) RSC

Review the photo. This scene from a 1999 production of Macbeth shows Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after they are crowned king and queen of Scotland.Photo by Jonathan Dockar-Drysdale (c) RSC