The Disastrous Dinner Party

     The dinner party hosted by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth becomes a major fiasco after multiple events that are unusual for a banquet occur.  In Act III Scene IV, the four reasons as to why the party turns sour are laid out.  The first uncommon occurrence is that the dinner takes place at an extremely late hour, as Lady Macbeth states during the banquet that it is almost morning.  The next event during this scene that is unusual for just a common dinner party is that Macbeth tells everyone that they know their own ranks and should sit down before him.  Then, the third lies in what should have concerned the guests, but did not; during the middle of dinner, bloody murderers enter the dining hall and converse with Macbeth.  Lastly, the banquet completely falls apart after Macbeth begins to yell at Banquo's ghost but simply yelling into thin air because he is the only individual that can see Banquo.  Through the time that is too late, the delay in the seating of the host and hostess, the blood-covered visitors, and Macbeth's fit of insanity, the party is less of a banquet and more of a faux pas.
     This can be reflected outside of the play in the film titled Project X.  In both selections, parties that are meant to be a celebration emerge to be a disaster.  As the dinner party that occurs in Macbeth and the birthday party that occurs in Project X unfold, the night continues to worsen.