Seyton Character Page

In act five scene five, Seyton plays the character of a common Scottish nobleman, horrified and confused at the gloomy war and deaths taking place. He wants to do his best to aid and protect the king, and is anxious of the nearby enemies that are being committed every second. He is further confused by the king’s gloomy, unphased attitude throughout these deaths. This character does not have many lines but the few that he does, “Tis’ the cry of women my good lord!” and “The queen, my lord, is dead!”, convey his fear. So, in acting, I aimed to display his unease and alarm in his speech as well as motion. This character’s frightened attitude helps greatly to add tension to this scene and finally bring forth Macbeth’s fear as well.

The Costume used for my character was traditional Scottish dress. I brought in Scottish dress shirt, vest, coat, hat, woolen socks, and knife. This (and a kilt) is what Scottish nobles would wear in those times and now. I also brought a candle that my character would use in his act to “light the way” for the characters.