Sunday, March 27, 2011

Macbeth Paper

Lady Macbeth's controlling intentions out of control led to her guilt. I plan to right about how Lady Macbeth is controlling of her husband. She finds out he'll become king, but besides that she'll also benefit from it, so she pushes Macbeth to kill DUncan. She obviously makes the decisions for their relationship and how it goes. Then how her decisons have changed Macbeth to the point of being out off control and killing Macduff's family. This is where Lady macbeth is beginning to feel guilty and talk of the things in her sleep.

How does Lady Macbeth differ from other  women characters of Shakespear? - Nicole
 Has a role more masculine, because most women aren't pushing their husband to kill. If she could of been king/ruler she would of done anything.

How Lady Macbeth influences her husband? - Jenna
They're so close and he'd do anything for her. She also urges him to kill so they can be royal and he'll be the king. He believes what she saying is best and right, like when he sees banque.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Macbeth 2

In the final scenes many events occur against Macbeth. Scene 4 starts off with the witches making a stew and saying a spell. Macbeth enters demanding they tell him what's going to happen to him. He thinks he's in the clear because only someone who wasn't born from a woman can kill him. Right here is where his pride gets to him and makes him cocky. He thinks he can live through this war until someone not born from a woman comes along, which we know there is some kind of loopole. He becomes very parnoid that he continues to kill other people, such as Macduff's son. The part I thought was out of character was that Lady Macbeth was feeling guilty and was sleep walking confessing whaat had happened. Then that ends with her sudden death in the middle of the war. In Act 5 is where everything gets back on track, but B's son is king. Here's the loop, we learn that Macduff was "From his mother's womb, untimely ripped" which i guess techinically ment he wasn't born from woman. So this of course means the end to Macbeth. Then they announce Malcolm as king despite what the prophecy said. I think all along that Macbeth had the choice, but he chose to be selfish.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

MACBETH

This story/play is hard to fallow with the old English style writing. In the first Act there are 3 witches, a King, Macbeth, and Banquo. First, we meet the witches talk about a meeting place for something. Then the king and a captain talking about a battle and betrayal of the 'Thane of Cawdor'. After the betrayal he gives the title to Macbeth and sends his men to tell him. Before the men reach Macbeth and Banquo the witches catch them saying hail to Macbeth tellin him of his new title and soon he will also become king.  Now if some crazy old women with beards came hailing to you randomly, you'd wonder what the heck they werre talking about. Also, how would they even predict such a thing? Then telling Banquo his children would sit on the throne. I believe Banquo is the one who will have a better ending, because at first he does not buy into their tales and knows that if a witch were to fortell that, something bad will occur as well. Meanwhile, Ross and Angus come running and tell the the knews of Macbeths new title. Macbeth seems too caught up in hearing he might be king that he is in his own little fantasy world. After recieving his title he tells his wife who it appears thinks very little of him, because she wants him to have the crown more than likely for her own purposes. She seems evil cause she plans to kill the king. Macbeth realizes that the only reason to kill the king would be for selfish gain, but gives into his crazy wife.
Act 2
This is where it gets a creepy tone to the story. Macbeth imagines a floating dagger with blood on it that points toward Duncan. This could be a trick of his mind or of the 3 weird witches making their plan unravel. Next his wife give the okay that the chambermaids are asleep, so they can go ahead with the plan. Macbeth has to do it but after the deed is done, you can feel the regret he has. He wonders if this deed will stay with him the rest of his life. Lady Macbeth has to put the daggers with the chamberlains. Lady Macbeth feels no guilt at all it seems. She is alright with it as long as he becomes king. Now here's where they play all innocent when they call upon the king and find him dead. Malcolm and Donalbain are frightened and plan to flee. Which no one would blam them, if the king is killed and you're next in line to the throne. Though they leave, they being to wonder if the chamberlains were paid off and start to put things together. Wondering who could of killed their father for real. Macbeth is said to be made king as they had planned. The tone of the scenes seem to get gloomier and gloomier. This isn't looking good for Macbeth, though he thinks he's in the clear.