Lady Macbeth talking and moving in sleep
Found dead
Revealing guilt and grief
Angus of Macbeth-"giant's robe upon a dwarfish theif"
Men are marching to battle
10,000 English Soldiers
Macbeth puts on armor early
Slays young Siward
Father accepts loss, died in honor
Doesn't fear anyone "not born of a women"- thinks he is invincible
But McDuff born in C-section
Beheads Macbeth
Monday, April 14, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
The Crossroads Between Should and Must
In a post entitled THE CROSSROADS BETWEEN SHOULD AND MUST please write a brief essay in response to the article (which you can read here). Where are you in relation to the crossroads, and which way do you see yourself headed? Due Monday, April 14*
After reading the article "The Crossroads Between Should and Must," I find that I am farther away from Must than I Should be and closer to Should than I Must be. I have obligations that are set not by me and I follow them because that is what is expected of me. There are times when I can fit Must into my schedule. Those are usually times when I am happiest. But my life as a whole is spent on Should Drive, with Must Road far in the distance.
All week I am filling obligations. Going to school, doing my homework, finishing my chores, going to practice. I don't see any potential for me to get where I want to be without doing these things, I suppose I must do them. But they aren't things that allow me to be free; they are me playing it safe. I want to improve my Spanish by traveling to Mexico and speaking only Spanish. I want to spearfish because the thought of it scares and excites me. The only way things like that are going to happen in my life is if I tell myself that they must happen. No thoughts of "it would be cool if...," only demands that I do it. I must psychologically create a pile-up closing down the Should path leaving me the only option to take Must road.
Fortunately, the summer presents itself with ample opportunity to change my path. With more time and less obligations, I have no excuse not to travel must road. Honestly, it is the only way my summer will be truly productive.
As my senior year winds down, I can see the crossroads coming. It will be a difficult turn to make, I will not be able to predict what I will see down that road. But if I keep heading straight, a plain and ordinary life is ahead. And who dreams about that?
After reading the article "The Crossroads Between Should and Must," I find that I am farther away from Must than I Should be and closer to Should than I Must be. I have obligations that are set not by me and I follow them because that is what is expected of me. There are times when I can fit Must into my schedule. Those are usually times when I am happiest. But my life as a whole is spent on Should Drive, with Must Road far in the distance.
All week I am filling obligations. Going to school, doing my homework, finishing my chores, going to practice. I don't see any potential for me to get where I want to be without doing these things, I suppose I must do them. But they aren't things that allow me to be free; they are me playing it safe. I want to improve my Spanish by traveling to Mexico and speaking only Spanish. I want to spearfish because the thought of it scares and excites me. The only way things like that are going to happen in my life is if I tell myself that they must happen. No thoughts of "it would be cool if...," only demands that I do it. I must psychologically create a pile-up closing down the Should path leaving me the only option to take Must road.
Fortunately, the summer presents itself with ample opportunity to change my path. With more time and less obligations, I have no excuse not to travel must road. Honestly, it is the only way my summer will be truly productive.
As my senior year winds down, I can see the crossroads coming. It will be a difficult turn to make, I will not be able to predict what I will see down that road. But if I keep heading straight, a plain and ordinary life is ahead. And who dreams about that?
Act 4 Notes
Witches brewing-ingredients reflect prejudices
-"liver of blaspheming Jew"
-"Nose of Turk"
"Something wicked this way comes"- Macbeth on his way
Witches advise with apparitions to beware Macduff, but also say Macbeth has nothing to fear
Macduff fled and leaves family
Mother says he is a traitor
Dialogue between mother and son- Bird metaphor, mother feels abandoned
Son Killed
Macduff dialogue with Malcolm- they are on to Macbeth
Despise lust for throne
Malcolm's mother a good, very religious queen, unlike current one
Grieve for country, suffering in Macbeth's rule in their view
Ross breaks news to Macduff
Says children are fine at first, then tells that entire family is killed
Macduff clearly broken up
-"liver of blaspheming Jew"
-"Nose of Turk"
"Something wicked this way comes"- Macbeth on his way
Witches advise with apparitions to beware Macduff, but also say Macbeth has nothing to fear
Macduff fled and leaves family
Mother says he is a traitor
Dialogue between mother and son- Bird metaphor, mother feels abandoned
Son Killed
Macduff dialogue with Malcolm- they are on to Macbeth
Despise lust for throne
Malcolm's mother a good, very religious queen, unlike current one
Grieve for country, suffering in Macbeth's rule in their view
Ross breaks news to Macduff
Says children are fine at first, then tells that entire family is killed
Macduff clearly broken up
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Act3tive Reading Notes
Banter between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth- reveals frustrations with each other
lady Macbeth man killer- calls out Macbeth in front of everyone for seeing ghost
Unlike Hamlet, only Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost
Yet Hamlet is the one widely regarded as crazy...
Lady Macbeth attacks Macbeth during moment of weakness
Also must remind Macbeth to carry out the act of grievance
Macbeth would fear the ghost less in any form other than Banquo's
Macbeth questions how Lady Macbeth can maintain her composure- showing he is unaware of how cold she really is
Hecate- head of witches;"mistress of their charms"
Says there will be a "fatal end to the night"
Critical of witches actions; meddling in affairs
Lennox suggests that Fleance killed Banquo, or that is at least the common belief
lady Macbeth man killer- calls out Macbeth in front of everyone for seeing ghost
Unlike Hamlet, only Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost
Yet Hamlet is the one widely regarded as crazy...
Lady Macbeth attacks Macbeth during moment of weakness
Also must remind Macbeth to carry out the act of grievance
Macbeth would fear the ghost less in any form other than Banquo's
Macbeth questions how Lady Macbeth can maintain her composure- showing he is unaware of how cold she really is
Hecate- head of witches;"mistress of their charms"
Says there will be a "fatal end to the night"
Critical of witches actions; meddling in affairs
Lennox suggests that Fleance killed Banquo, or that is at least the common belief
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
3 possible AP prompts
1. Macbeth laments for misdeeds he has committed while Hamlet struggles with the idea of his choices to come.Compare Macbeth's soliloquy to Hamlet's and the differences intheir situations.
2. Several strange occurrences happen the night the Macbeth kills Duncan. Horses eat themselves, the earth trembles, a storm brews. How do these parallel the dark deeds of the night? Why does Shakespeare and other authors use other events to foreshadow or parallel a plot development?
3. Macbeth must act as if he is terribly grieved by the death of Duncan. In a well developed essay using textual examples, compare and contrast Macbeth's situation to one where a character from another novel that you have read must act in order to cover their furtive actions.
2. Several strange occurrences happen the night the Macbeth kills Duncan. Horses eat themselves, the earth trembles, a storm brews. How do these parallel the dark deeds of the night? Why does Shakespeare and other authors use other events to foreshadow or parallel a plot development?
3. Macbeth must act as if he is terribly grieved by the death of Duncan. In a well developed essay using textual examples, compare and contrast Macbeth's situation to one where a character from another novel that you have read must act in order to cover their furtive actions.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Macbeth Reading Notes
Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor because of overthrow of the previous treasonous thane
Foretold by witches before given information
Crowned without any attempt to improve position
Ambition comes from Lady Macbeth, who is excited to hear that he will be king
Sets up daggers for Macbeth
Princes still in way of crown, but they leave country b/c they feel they are unsafe
Fleance reminds audience more death is to come
Old man brings up unnatural occurrences, underscores the death and violence
Macbeth sees imaginary dagger showing his distress over what he has done
Foretold by witches before given information
Crowned without any attempt to improve position
Ambition comes from Lady Macbeth, who is excited to hear that he will be king
Sets up daggers for Macbeth
Princes still in way of crown, but they leave country b/c they feel they are unsafe
Fleance reminds audience more death is to come
Old man brings up unnatural occurrences, underscores the death and violence
Macbeth sees imaginary dagger showing his distress over what he has done
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