Henry Poggi

Individual Character Page

The Messenger in 5.5 shows fear towards Macbeth, furthermore he is clueless to the seriousness of what he says. As the Messenger enters, he says “Gracious my lord.” I will be scared when saying this, revealing Macbeths superiority. Later in the scene the Messenger says, “Let me endure your wrath, if’t be not so.” When saying this I will be going down to one knee, also shielding my face out of fear of Macbeth’s power. This helps the group show how powerful Macbeth becomes by the end of the play. To show the Messenger’s understanding of the woods he says, “As I stand watch upon the hill, I look’d toward Birnam, and anon, methought the wood began to move.” When saying this, I will have a perplexed look upon my face, not serious, rather amazed at the sight. The Messenger is also a comic relief in this play.

· For a costume, I decided to wear a tunic, under this tunic, I put a pillow and this pillow served as a hunch back. We thought this accurately portrayed the messenger.