1) What
do I know/think about the play so far? What are my thoughts on
Shakespeare, Macbeth and this play so far?
In general, Shakespeare is a well-known bard all over the world
and almost every play he wrote is classic and famous. Shakespearean language
has strong personal trait and unique style. Shakespeare's play is not very
well-known in his lifetime. In contrast, in the later centuries, he
earned a reputation for his amazing literature from all over the world.
Macbeth is a very plot driven play. So far I have been very interested with the
character of Macbeth and in his actions to try to become King.
2) With
all this talk about Destiny, Fate and Influence, what role do you think the
witches will have in this play? Are we all subject to our pre-determined
destiny? Or can we influence our own future?
When reading the play, I feel that the witches are just the spark
of the future for Macbeth. They know that Macbeth is a type of person that
would like to fulfill the wishes and he will succeed. I don’t believe in a
pre-determined density, everything that happens to us in the future depends on
what we did in the past. Macbeth was told that he was going to be King, so he
doesn’t just sit there in the play and wait for that title. He himself goes out
of his comfort zone and makes the witches revelations true. He killed
Duncan—the witches didn’t go kill Duncan. His actions are the only reason that
the witches revelations came true. In other words all
the witches did was speak to him, but they didn't take the action in
their own hands. Macbeth is a character that is affected by people a lot and
cares what others say to him. He is willing to do anything to prove himself to others.
So once he heard the witches, the three revelations were the drive that made
him take those actions, but he himself does not realize this. We can influence
our own future.
3) Pick
one character from the first act and write a "Character Profile" of
that character. Tell us what you know about them, what you think will be
their role in the play, and what you think about them as a character. Do
you like them? Identify with them? Do they teach us a anything?
So far from the play, we find that Lady Macbeth is driven to be
Queen of Scotland and she is ready to do anything for the title. Lady Macbeth
is not the average Lady. She goes of the way to that step closer to become
Queen. She is ready to anything and everything weather Macbeth accepts or not.
She is the reason in which Duncan died. She forced Macbeth to kill him, even
though he was not 100 percent convince that he wanted to. Her reason was that
that you’re a man and you should be able to do anything and be strong for me. I
like Lady Macbeth’s attitude in which she sees herself higher than the male
gender, and just because she is a women doesn’t mean she has to stop doing what
she wants. However, she is very evil as she is just caring about herself in the
play and not what Macbeth went through when killing Duncan to prove her. She
does teach women in this society an important message. We are not second-class citizens
and we are able to do anything we want and we should be seen as equals to men.
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