Act 4- Riddles & Images

In the first riddle, the first apparition warns Macbeth to stay away from Macduff. In my image, I drew Macduff on the left chasing a smaller man on the right who is Macbeth. I decided to draw Macduff larger in size because it puts an emphasis on how frightening and intimidating Macduff can be. I decided to draw Macbeth smaller to show how Macduff is the more dominate one between the two. Even though Macbeth is King, Macduff seems to have a lot more power as he has support from the King Edward of England. The sign reading "Beware of Macduff"is used to show how Macbeth does not follow rules and warnings and will go through extreme measures to get what he desires. For example, in order to secure his throne, he hired murderers to kill Macduff's family even though they were not part of their politics. In the end, I think that because of Macbeth's poor decisions and actions that he follows through with it will result in exactly what this picture portrays. 

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The second apparition instructs Macbeth to stay confident and violent. Also, Macbeth should mock the power of anyone born from a women as they will never ever be able to lay a finger on him. I drew Macbeth on a throne up in the clouds to portray the fact that he cannot be harmed by any of the men on Earth as they all came into this world from a women. Drawing King Macbeth in a higher position than the rest of the people shows that he is of a higher class and that they are inferior to him. I decided to add comments to the common people on the bottom of the image because it further stresses the confidence of the King. Although in the actual play, the citizens don't necessarily like Macbeth. However, the image shows what Macbeth may assume of the citizens which further boosts his ego and confidence. 

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Finally in the last apparition  they tell Macbeth to always be brave and courageous and to never worry about the haters and those who will conspire him. He will not be conquered by anyone except for the woods of Great Birnam. I decided to draw Macbeth within a bubble to show that his thoughts and his personal feeling would not be harmed by anyone outside of the bubble and in this case, society. Macbeth is slightly larger in size than the rest of the people in the picture because this show that Macbeth is only somewhat of a higher class. He is not as praised by society therefore Macbeth is no longer significantly more powerful than the rest of the people. I think this quote is foreshadowing what is to come. Although the apparition states that no one will be able to beat Macbeth except for the woods of Great Birnam, which is impossible because they are inanimate objects, I think that Macbeth will be deprived of his throne later in the story.