This is my playlist for the character of Macbeth. http://open.spotify.com/user/1219810017/playlist/4D1I8z06jdFGCicwBLcVSQ
1. "I Just Can't Wait to be King" from The Lion King
This song talks about wanting to be king so badly. All Macbeth wants is to become king. He goes so far for it that he is willing to commit murder. His one goal in his life is to become king.
2. "Losing My Mind (Feelin' Fine)" by Mal Gibson
Macbeth begins to crack after the murder of Banquo. He sees Banquo's ghost and his grasp on reality begins to break. LadyMacbeth and he pretend everything is fine at the party. This song talks about losing your mind but feeling just fine about it.
3. "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay
As Macbeth become king, the people that were loyal to him before begin to smell something fishy going on. They start to lose their faith in him. Banquo loses his faith in Macabeth, thinking he has something to do with Duncan's murder. This song is about the same thing happening.
4. "Be Prepared" from The Lion King
This song is about a group of people getting ready to murder a king. Macbeth gets himself ready to murder Duncan, and he does.
5. "Dark Side" by Kelly Clarkson
Macbeth proves that no matter how good you look on the outside, like a loyal solider and friend, everyone has a dark side. The song is about finding out that everyone has a dark side and wondering what your dark side. Macbeth goes through this same thing.
6. "Lost in my Mind" by The Head and the Heart
Macbeth begins to lose his mind after he murders Banquo and sees his ghost. This song is all about losing of mind within yourself. Macbeth's mind channels all of the guilt he feels for the murder he has committed into the ghost.
7. "Guilty as Charged" by Chairlift
Banquo believes that Macbeth has done something with Duncan's murder. He alludes to this fact when he has a conversation with Macbeth. This conversation ultimately leads to Banquo's death. Anyway, Macbeth is guilty, just as Banquo suspects. This song talks about being guilty just as someone else says you are.
8. "Can't Sleep" by Adrian Lux
This song is about not being able to sleep even through it is night time. After he murders Duncan, Macbeth has an extremely hard time sleeping. He has nightmares about what he has done.
9. "Best of You" by Foo Fighters
Banquo's ghost makes a fool out of Macbeth at his own dinner party/feast. This display causes the people that believed and supported Macbeth to rethink. This song is about someone doing the same thing. Someone gets the best of you. They outsmart you and make you look foolish.
10. "Desperately Wanting" by Better than Ezra
This song is about wanting something so much that nothing else matters. They don't think about anything until what they want is theirs. Macbeth doesn't think about the consequences of what he does when he murders Duncun. All that matters at that moment is being King. That is the thing he wants so desperately that he does anything and everything to get it.
Nice playlist. It's interesting how many people have chosen songs from "The Lion King." Although this movie is popularly thought to be a Disney remake of Hamlet, the themes of usurpation and conspiratorial alliances are common between Hamlet and Macbeth. Your rationale for your song choices was also well done.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with like half the songs on your playlist(:
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