Hello everyone
I have started this blog as a way to help you better understand the play we are about to begin--Shakespeare's Macbeth. Throughout the unit, we will use this blog for discussions. You will be asked to post once a week, in response to a specific discussion question. In addition, I will be posting summaries of each scene as we read through the play. Feel free to explore this blog--I will be adding links to useful websites as well as anything else I find of interest.
If you have missed a class, please check the blog, as you will find notes on the scenes you missed, and will be able to catch up quite easily.
I hope you enjoy this blog and feel free to post comments in response to any posts, as well as any questions you may have about assignments, homework, or the play in general.
Thank you and I am looking forward to beginning this play with you!
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Melanie M. BLOCK A
Question # 2 Lady Macbeth is often characterized as a fourth witch. Using lines and images from Act I, support this statement.
We first meet Lady Macbeth in Scene IV. Her and Macbeth have just found out that if Duncun and his son Malcolm were to die, Macbeth would gain throne as King of Scotland. With that idea in mind, Macbeth and his Lady intend to murder the King and his son. Lady Macbeth is characterized as a fourth witch because she has no hesitations of killing Duncun and Malcolm, where as Macbeth starts to has doubts. "It is too full o' milk of human kindness," Lady Macbeth has feelings that Macbeth is too nice of a person to kill anyone and will not do it. Therefore, it is left up to her. Lady Macbeth has evil thoughts of killing Duncun in his sleep."O! never Shall sun that morrow see."
Zoe S. BLK G
It is clear to readers as to why Lady Macbeth is often portrayed as a fourth witch. She is introduced in scene IV, she is informed that Malcolm has been made heir to the throne and will stand in the way of Macbeth's eery undecided future Furthermore, Macbeth sends her a letter explaining King Duncn will inverness at their castle. Lady Macbeth is more ambitious and if that stronger, she knows the king must be killed in order for the premonition to come true. she is witchlike in the way she chants and wills herself to be more evil and merciless, "of direst cruelty; make thick my blood," She disguises her true intentions appearing as the gracious hostess.
Julia-Anne Cameron Block A
Question #2
Lady MacBeth is often referred to by readers as a fourth which. Lady MacBeth first lets her character be shown in scene V while she is reading a letter informing her that she and her husband will be honoured by the King staying the night at their castle. Instead of being filled with joy and immediately beginning to prepare for his arrival, her mind starts thinking of an evil plot to rid of the King. Unlike her husband who "is too full o' milk of human kindness" (Act One, sc V, 16) her blood runs thick will pure evil. She invisions her husband as new King, and will let nothing stand in her way of that happening. She even admits that she must make herself "look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under 't" (Act One, sc V, 64). We will soon see as the story unfolds if she continues her wicked ways or if her purer side will show.
E Bay. Block G
In the beginning of the play "Macbeth", other characters have built up Macbeth to be a great man. In the opening act, he has been characterized as "brave" and has been appointed Thane of Cawdor. The reason why Shakespeare builds him up to be a hero in the first act is because the story "Macbeth" is a tragedy and in this case, Macbeth is the tragic hero who, in the beginning is good but then is torn between good and evil and eventually turns evil due to the persuasive Lady Macbeth.
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