Ms. Holdsworth
J3 Language Arts
Metacognitive
For the setting, our group didn’t change much from Act 2 Scene 2 to Scene 3, but we placed a bed for Scene 2 in order to show the fact that it was in the Macbeths’ bedroom. Scene 3 was bare, as it had to be a large enough place for the thanes and Lady Macbeth to confer – we imagined that forming a half circle would suffice. Too much props would have ruined the solemn mood of Scene 3, right after Duncan’s murder. We also controlled the lighting to make it sufficiently dark, in order to add to the dark atmosphere in Scenes 2 and 3.
I played the part of Lady Macbeth, and I wanted her to come across as impatient and bold in front of Macbeth in Scene 2, and as a fragile woman in front of