Movie & Genre:

• Macbeth combined with: Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring)
  • Fantasy

Characteristics of Fantasy:

• Mythical and imaginative creatures/fantastical characters
• Magical forces (wizards, witches)
• Unique & dramatic setting (author spends huge efforts crafting a new world and societal structure): huge contrast between light and dark
• Setting is unlike Earth, incorporates imaginative/magical elements
• Existence of supernatural elements
• Governs with own set of rules/laws
• A map that illustrates the landscape to the readers

Roles:

1. Gollum as Macbeth (Good and evil)
   1. Double nature
   2. Internal conflicts- Gollum and Macbeth are both driven by intense ambition which corrupts their morals, forcing them to deviate away from any of their virtues.
   3. Tragic Deaths: Both Macbeth and Gollum’s deaths were directly a result of their obsessions; Macbeth was rightfully punished by the supernatural for committing regicide to seize the throne while Gollum’s greed landed him in the lava.
   4. Speech qualities:
      1. sibilance
      2. Quick and slow pacing
2. Saruman as Lady Macbeth
   1. Wise, yet evil
      1. Moral Decline as a result of selfish desire for power, both indulging in betrayal of those who they were supposed to serve (Duncan and Free Peoples)
   2. Uses personal status to deceive others
      1. Cunning and effortlessly manipulative in nature
3. Hobbits as Lennox, Ross, lords & attendants
   1. Hobbits are depicted as a genuine race & culture
4. Orc as the First Murderer
   1. Orcs were created by the Dark Lord → naturally evil
5. Frodo as Banquo’s ghost
   1. Frodo was brave & honorable, but manipulated by the ring
   2. Corresponds to Banquo’s loyalty towards Duncan & his slightly ambitious state (asks for his prophecies)
   3. Gollum: expresses guilt in murdering purity (ghost Frodo), but starts acting crazy when he sees the ring (worn by ghost Frodo)

Location: Fangorn forest

• Resides Ents: old race of trees; protects the natural world
• In context of Macbeth: embodiment of nature
  • Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s conversation at the end of the scene could suddenly awaken the Ents → disturbing the natural order
  • Add candles maybe

How Gollum speaks: