In the dagger soliloquy, Macbeth seems to be mad or crazy proven by the way he is speaking. In the quote “A dagger of the mind, a false creation.” (2.1.38) Macbeth sees a dagger before him but he cannot grab it, it was all in his head. Through the whole beginning of the soliloquy he’s hallucinating the weapon, and then he pulls out his own, saying he was one step ahead and already going to use a dagger to kill Duncan. The quote “I see thee yet, in form as palpable/As this which now I draw.” (2.1.40-41) Proves that Macbeth does draw his own dagger he had already, possibly to compare to the one he sees, yet cannot touch. Clearly, he knew he was going to kill the king. If one is going to commit a murder they would have to have a lot of guts, be able to stand the sight of blood, and be even the slightest bit insane. Seeing this imaginary dagger in front of him acts as a sign that the killing of Duncan the king is going to happen. It is foreshadowing and showing that this is the action he will pursue. This is proven by the quote “It is the bloody business which informs/Thus to mine eyes.” (2.1.48-49) What Macbeth means by this is the murder he’s going to commit is making an impact on him and causing him to think he sees one. Therefore, with these statements to prove the point, Macbeth is going mad.

 Is Macbeth Going Mad In 2.1?

 How would I stage the dagger scene if I was the Director?

 

If I were to stage the soliloquy I would have to add a few factors to emphasis the fact that Macbeth seems a bit insane. With the camera angle, it would be interesting to have one camera as if it was through Macbeths eyes. I think this would give the audience the opportunity to see his view and see the illusion that he believes is before him. I would also have cameras from the view of others; to not have the dagger there, just Macbeth dumbfound grabbing at the air. The appearance of Macbeth and the presentation of the soliloquy is also a very important factor to really reflect the emotion of insanity. Macbeth stuttering in his speak, trembling a bit, and a wide-eye look in his eyes would be a perfect way to show that he isn't quite all there in his head. as said in the soliloquy, "Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse/ The curtained sleep. Witchcraft celebrates/ Pale Hecate's offerings, and withered murder,..." (2.1.50-52) Macbeth could be pacing around anxiously and making a lot of hand motions. These are factors i would stage into the scene to justify how mad Macbeth seems to be.

The documentary, 'RIP! A Remix Manifesto', was basically about copyrights, file sharing, and the sharing of ideas to create new things. The documentary showed both sides of the option; mainly people who were for sharing files and for copyrights to 'loosen up' a bit, as well as people who were against it and think sharing files is wrong and illegal. The film shows bias of the author because he thinks you should be able to use things from the past and present to create new things with others ideas. Although the film shows some people that are for copyrights, I think the author only involved them in the film to make them look stupid and to show how copyrights are just holding people back from creativity.

The filmmaker shows bias through story elements such as appeal to authority. He does this by using certain authority figures like Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk. He uses him in his film because they both have the same opinion on the laws of copyrights. another way the documentary shows bias is through anecdote. There were many anecdotes shown but one was Jammie Thomas story. Basically what happened was this single mom was successfully sued by Recording Industry Association of America for illegal downloading. She was ordered to pay $222,220 when she only made $36,000 a year. This shows bias to the author because he and others were stating that Jammie's story was utterly ridiculous as for the association to sue her. This happens to many others around the world who download music off of sites that are considered illegal. This shows how stupid copyright laws are to go so out of the way to sue people that are trying to be creative by mashing others songs up, or just trying to download some of there latest favorite songs.

The overall idea to this film and the author is that copyright laws are too strict. The author is not the only one who thinks this so he got a bunch of people together to help him make the documentary and prove their points. I agree with what the film is trying to say, because copyrights are stupid for the fact that they are holding many people back from their creativity in music and remixes.

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