Saturday, January 26, 2019
The beginning of the Macbeth, Ecplained
In my English class we started to read the play Macbeth Act 1. In the beginning it shows that is going to a dark, mysterious play. They symbolize darkness, chaos, and conflict. What seems fair might actually be foul, and what seems foul might actually be fair. I think it is like a set up in the theme "Appearance versus reality. In every battle, there is a loser and a winner. Winning will become a major theme in the play. It is a moral battle between what is right and what is wrong. I think three woman are witches they have spirit animals created by Satan. It might symbolize evil and that this might suggest the action of the play. In Scene II the bloody man reports saying that is was a difficult battle and Macbeth killed Macdonwald. Macdonwald is worthy rebel because he had fault soldiers and horsemen and was very lucky. Macbeth and Banquo are describes "as sparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion""as cannons over charg'd with double cracks""They meant to bathe in reeking wounds" The bird motif appears multiple times throughout the play. This is an allusion to Golgotha, which is where Jesus was crucified. They were going to make this battle more famous than that. I think that this would be very important part of Scottish history and a large part of story line.Scottish was fighting Norway with a smudge bit of Ireland. Witches talk in poetry is because it's like they're casting a spells. The witches predict that Macbeth will be king. The dramatic irony is this is that they predicted Banquo's children to be kind. The witches predict that Banquo will be "Not so Happy, yet much happier"than Macbeth. This is ironic because Macbeth feels that the more powerful he is, the happier he will be but Banquo will be less powerful but happier. I don't really like Macbeth because he kills someone to become king. Banquo is okay because he seems more nicer and more down to earth. It shows us that Macbeth is more of a dreamer where Banquo is more realistic. The message that Ross brings is the news that Macbeth has been appointed thane of Cawdor. Banquo is telling Macbeth that the agents of evil often tell us part of the truth to lead us to our destruction. They earn trust by telling us the truth about little things, but then they betray us when it will damage us the most.
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