Macbeth+Project+-+Ayla+K+-+Illustrating+Key+Moment

  For the Illustrating a Key Moment part of the project, I chose to do photography as my art medium. I believe that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. In my opinion, the event that was the catalyst for all of Macbeths’ actions was the moment when the three witches presented him with their prophecies. In this photo, a person (representing a witch) is pushing three tarot cards towards another person (representing Macbeth). The card with the young prince is to symbolize the prophecy that Banquos’ children will be king. The picture of the man looking out on a vast space is supposed to represent the prophecy of Macbeth becoming Thane of Cawdor and the last card of an elderly king, is the most important prophecy- that Macbeth himself will one day be king. We know that Macbeth eventually chooses to act on those prophecies instead of waiting for them to happen, but at the time when they are presented to him, he has a choice. That is why, in my picture, we don’t see if he takes the cards. All we see is someone presenting his future to him. At that time, it was up to him to choose the right path and he hadn't made that choice yet.