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Post by Mr. Thomas on May 7, 2014 8:48:50 GMT -5
"Macbeth hath murdered sleep!"
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Post by chrisnoble on May 7, 2014 14:40:25 GMT -5
C. Why is Macbeth freaking out the way he is? I know that he should be worried and all, but I don’t think he should be questioning if there is enough water to wash off his hands. Macbeth should stay as calm as possible so he doesn’t get caught.
E. I was very interested in the fact that Lady Macbeth wants to become queen: “I have drugged their possetts, that death and nature do contend about them, whether they live or die” (Act 2 Scene 2 6-8). I know that Lady Macbeth didn't want the plan to be messed up and all, but it seems to me that she is making sure the plan is perfect more than Macbeth is making sure the plan is perfect. She didn't have to drug the drinks, but she wanted to in order to make sure there were no "holes" in the plan. It seems to me that Lady Macbeth wants to be queen more than Macbeth wants to be king.
G. If I were Macbeth, I would be very worried: “One cried ‘God bless us!’ and ‘Amen’ the other, as they had seen me with these hangman’s hands: list’ning their fear, I could not say ‘Amen’, when they did say ‘God bless us’” (Act 2 Scene 2 26-29) and “Methought I heard a voice cry ‘sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep’, the innocent sleep” (Act 2 Scene 2 35-36). What if Malcolm heard what I was doing and now knows that I killed Duncan? What if the person knocking at the gate comes in and sees all of the blood everywhere on Lady Macbeth and myself?
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Post by martinsteffens on May 7, 2014 16:56:11 GMT -5
Martin Steffens
Mr. Thomas
Sophomore English
May 7, 2014
C) I really enjoyed these next lines by Lady Macbeth: “Alack I am afraid they have awak’d, And tis not done; th’ attempt and not the deed Confounds us. Hark! I laid their daggers readu, He could not miss ‘em. Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done’t. My husband?” I am confused at the part previously where she said she would bash in her baby’s head for the opportunity to be queen. I wonder what draws the line between killing your son or someone who looks like your dad.
D) I enjoyed the lines of guilt by Macbeth. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” The reason why I liked this line was because I liked how Shakespeare used the personification. The reason is the red blood then turns the green waters red.
G) If I was Macbeth I would be extremely guilty. Guilt goes right through me so I wouldn’t last long as a murderer. I would feel exactly how he feels when the Porter knocks on the door. That is the reason why I can relate to Macbeth.
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Post by alfredfrederic on May 7, 2014 20:41:09 GMT -5
C) So, is Macbeth fully regretting his actions against Duncan, or is he relieved, by his actions afterwards, it seems that he is fully regretting what he did to Duncan. Do you think that he would’ve become king any other way? Do you guys think that Macbeth is in charge, or does it seem that Lady Macbeth is the one running the show? Do you believe Macbeth would’ve gone through with the plan if it wasn’t for lady Macbeth? Do you think that Macbeth really wants to be king, or does Lady Macbeth really want to be queen? It seems like Macbeth is just a servant and nothing more.
H) I’d be losing my sanity just about now, if I were Macbeth. I mean I just killed an innocent man, who was my king. I would be regretting it and hoping for the best. I wouldn’t know what to do next, because of what I did. I would try to contemplate what is happening right then before doing anything else.
I) In class, I wanted to point out that, Macbeth killed Duncan of his own free will, despite everything telling him not to. It really seems that he has become a drone instead of his own person. And it seems that his wife is the controller controlling his every action. And to make sure her plan was a success, she gruesomely states that she would make it look like the guards did it. It looks like Lady Macbeth wants to be queen more than Macbeth wants to be king. Now will they succeed is the question.
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Post by peterboustani on May 7, 2014 21:04:58 GMT -5
Peter Boustani
C. I wonder if Macbeth is even still mentally stable. After his hallucinations in the previous act where he saw the dagger floating, I don’t think he is fit to take the throne right now, if even ever. He is completely paranoid now and along with this observation comes the question as to what Macbeth is going to do about Malcolm, Duncan’s son. No one has spoken of him as far as plans go and now this begs the question what are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth going to do about him. I feel as though another murder so soon if ever for that matter would completely through Macbeth over the edge. Thus I am interested to see what they are going to do with whoever gets in their way to their rise to the throne. This may include Banquo, which also intrigues me.
D. Although Macbeths mental state is not necessarily a good thing, I can’t help but really enjoy his insanity. I feel as though modern literature takes committing a murder as something that leaves absolutely no repercussions on the committer’s hands, while in all reality not everyone who commits a murder is so hardcore that they can simply brush off a murder like it was nothing. I feel like it is so interesting to see Shakespeare challenging this in a time period that didn’t need to be as it was already unique enough in what it was doing. Personally I feel that this look into the psychic state left on a person to dwell on after doing such horrible things is a very interesting aspect for Shakespeare to be looking into.
B. I feel like this scene is going to be replicated at least once more in the play, which is why I believe it is so crucial to the rest of the play. I feel as though this event happening again, as I predict it must to either Malcolm due to him taking the throne before Macbeth or Banquo who will grow so suspicious that Macbeth will be forced to kill him as well. I predict that this will either make Macbeth completely ruthless and evil or it will drive him over the edge to entire insanity.
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Post by Thomas Laible on May 8, 2014 7:00:23 GMT -5
I don't understand why Macbeth is regretting his decision of killing Duncan. He is going to be king now. I understand the guilt he would have for killing someone but if he had no problem killing soldiers that try to stop him from being victorious, then why would he care if he killed the king. The king is stoping him from becoming more powerful that's why I think he killed him.
I like the lines said by Macbeth: "I'll go no more. I am afraid to think what I have done, look on't again, I dare not." The reason why I like these lines are because it shows that he has a sensitive side and is kind of in shock. He thought it was a good idea to kill him but now he has regret for doing it.
I like the part when lady Macbeth is trying to fix the mess Macbeth has put on himself by bringing the daggers with him. She says "infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead are but as pictures, tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil." She then takes the daggers and helps Macbeth. It kinda makes lady Macbeth seem more powerful then Macbeth because of her drive to become queen
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Post by kyleconnolly on May 8, 2014 17:21:25 GMT -5
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B) This scene was extremely important because of the death of King Duncan. There is no turning back after this point for Macbeth, he has decided to go about becoming King through bloodshed and after killing Duncan him and his wife are at a point of no return. It is also revealed that Banquo has become extremely suspicious of Macbeth and that seems like it will lead into further problems as the rest of the story will develop. King Duncan is dead and now his son will replace him, only leading us to the question of what will Macbeth do next. He has already killed one king, why not kill another?
C) I understand there were many things going through his mind afterwards, but hasn’t Macbeth had enough time to consider the pros and cons of killing King Duncan? In the previous scene he had finally made the big decision that he was going to kill Duncan so that he would become king. His wife did a lot of the pushing for him but ultimately it was his decision. Why does he regret killing King Duncan so much?
G) If I were Lady Macbeth I would feel even guiltier than Macbeth. Nothing feels worse than when it was your fault for someone else’s actions. Some lady switched plane tickets with a coworker on 9/11 and she if she hadn’t she would’ve been on the plane crashing into the twin towers. She felt terribly guilty for the rest of her life because it seemed like it was completely her fault that her co worker died. Now Lady Macbeth must feel guilty both because of King Duncan’s death and Macbeth’s guilt.
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Post by thomaslaible on Jun 4, 2014 9:51:07 GMT -5
I like these lines by Lady Macbeth: “Alack I am afraid they have awak’d, And tis not done; th’ attempt and not the deed Confounds us. Hark! I laid their daggers readu, He could not miss ‘em. Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done’t. My husband?” Ok so you would bash a baby's head rather then kill an adult. You can tell She is a messed up lady.
I was very interested in the fact that Lady Macbeth wants to become queen: “I have drugged their possetts, that death and nature do contend about them, whether they live or die”. I know that Lady Macbeth didn't want the plan to be messed up and all, but it seems to me that she is making sure the plan is perfect more than Macbeth is making sure the plan is perfect.
I’d be losing my sanity if I were Macbeth. I mean I just killed an innocent man, who was my king. I would be regretting it and hoping it all didn't turn on me. I wouldn’t know what to do next, because of what I did. I would have done what Macbeth did threw out the play. I would have stopped trying to become king
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