Macbeth+Project+-+Henry+B+-+Costumes

For the costumes during the time period, I went for a more historically accurate costume for the two, portraying the costumes of an 11th Century king and queen for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. For Macbeth, I included the standard robe that the kings wore, this one in red, because Macbeth was bloodthirsty for power, and also a valiant warrior in battle. The red to the others in the play would symbolize his battle successes (similar to wearing medals of honor around today), while the red really symbolizes the blood shed at Macbeth's hands. For the other colors, I chose blue and purple to represent the royalty of Macbeth, a clothing representation of status in society. For Lady Macbeth, I chose the same color scheme for the same reason, but with purple on the outside robe. This is because Lady Macbeth, to the public in the play, had no part in any of the bloodshed that occurred. But really, on the inside, we can see that she was one of that largest factors in the planning of the killing of Duncan, and a major factor in some of the bloodshed, which is why in placed the red on her more inside garments, representing the hidden nature of her connection with the killing. For my modern day costumes for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, I had Macbeth wearing a suit and Lady Macbeth wearing a short dress. Lady Macbeth is the more blood thirsty of the two during the play, having been the one to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan, so I had her dress be fully red, with only a black belt around the waist. The black on her dress represents the small amount of grief she felt for the deaths she caused in the play, as black is the color of mourning. Her dress only has one sleeve, showing how she is somewhat manipulative, using seduction here to help her get her way, while the sleeve is large, showing her imposing presence on others, especially Macbeth. Macbeth, on the other hand, is wearing a suit because he has more dignity between the two. The suit is black because it is a symbol of his small grief and regret for his actions. He does still have a small amount of blood lust, and craving for power, so I had the tie be red, symbolizing the bloodshed caused by his hands. Being a decorated military hero, I also included medals on his suit jacket. Even though many people don’t wear military honors on their suits, I believe that Macbeth is one to flaunt that, because after he became king, and heard the witches' second prophesy, he believed he couldn't die, which expanded his ego much more, and caused him to feel over-secure about his position until he saw the forests "walking" towards his castle.