Macbeth Kortney Russell
If I was the director of this soliloquy Act 2 Scene 1.
I would visualize/direct in a two perspective view. The view of what Macbeth is
seeing and the other perspective, what is really happening. In Macbeth’s eyes
he can visually see the dagger with dripping blood floating in the air in front
of him. "A dagger of the mind, a false creation" Act 2 Scene 1, line
38. The only thing is he can visually see it but not physically grasp the
bloody metal. "There's no such thing, it is bloody business which informs
thus to mine eyes" Act 2 Scene 1 line 47. Other perspective, the real
perspective would be we would see Macbeth standing there grasping at thin air.
Macbeth soon figures it all out "Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain
I see the yet, in form as palpable, as this which now I draw" Act 2 Scene
1 line 39. “Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, or else worth all
the rest I see thee still" "And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of
blood which was not so before. There's no such thing. Act 2 Scene 1 lines
44-47. Macbeth has gone mad, he sees it himself and so does the other
perspective as to referring to the audience of the play.
