Part 1
1. What is the relationship between Macbeth and his wife? Explain.
Macbeth and his wife are very loyal to each other. After hearing about the prophecy, however, Lady Macbeth becomes very controlling because she wants things done her way to satisfy her desire for power. Through it all she has changed her husbands intentions and that's not what spouse's should do to one another.
2. Why does Macbeth ultimately decide to murder Duncan?
Lady Macbeth, after finding out about the prophecy, begins telling Macbeth how he's a coward and hesitant towards matters. Macbeth is a kind man and is still very scared about the thought of killing the King. She convinces him that this is their chance to obtain the "unchallenged power" they want. Macbeth, wanting to prove her wrong, approves of the murder of King Duncan because he knows there's a chance of getting away with it all.
3. Explain Macbeth's character thus far in the story.
Macbeth is a loyal and kind-hearted man. He is honored for his success during the war by those at home. Although he seems as if he wants to make the right decisions, he is often easily persuaded to do the opposite.
4. Do you think he will get away with the murder? Provide reasoning.
He will get away with the murder because he has been kind to the King and his attendants from the beginning, from serving the country to allowing them to stay at his castle. They will not suspect anything other than kind actions from him.
5. What do you think Macbeth should do?
I think Macbeth should remain the same as he has since the beginning and not change anything based on his wife's desires. He has proven to be a man that makes decisions based on what is just and fair only until the thought of killing Duncan came around. I believe Macbeth should refrain from the murder and settle with what was planed for him, which is not being the king, but only the Thane of Cawdor.
Part 2
1. " Tonight's great business you must leave to me. It will secure us unchallenged power for the rest of our lives." (Act 1. Scene 5. Lines 66-67)
"Are you afraid to match your acts with your ambitions? Can you want the glittering prize - the crown - yet be a self-confessed coward." (Act 1. Scene 7. Lines 38-40)
2. " You want greatness. You are not without ambition. But you lack the ruthlessness that's needed. " (Act. 1. Scene 5. Lines 16-18)
" Come home quickly, so that I can inspire you with my passion. My brave words will overcome the scruples standing between you and the golden circle- the crown that fate and the supernatural seem to have destined for you!" (Act 1. Scene 5. Lines 21-25)
3. "Whatever happens, even the roughest day comes to an end." (Act 1. Scene 3. Lines 146-147)
" We'll go no further in this business. He has honored me recently, and I've won great respect from all sorts of people. This is to be enjoyed while it's new, not cast aside so soon. (Act 1. Scene 7. Lines 31-34)
4. "Duncan is here on double trust: first, because I'm his kinsman and his subject (both good arguments against the deed); then, because I'm his host, who should protect him form his murderer- not bear the knife." (Act 1. Scene 7. Lines. 9-12)
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Group Reader Response LC #2: Dialectical Journal Practice
1. Critical Stance:
a) Dehumanization means to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality.
b) With living in the concentration camps for so long and witnessing inhumane acts from left to right, many prisoners doubted God's plan for them. After believing in His judgement for their entire lives they only began to question why certain things happened the way they did. For example, why crematories, gallows, or concentration camps even existed. Many lost the reason to ask God for guidance in time of need and just settled with whatever comes their way.
c) Eliezer was once a strong believer of God. The time he spent in the concentration camps have transformed his mindset towards life. He lost faith in God after experiencing the crematories and the gallows. All these inhuman acts he witnesses soon begins to mean nothing to him. He would simply take a glance and turn away as if nothing happened; as if he had become immune to it.
2. "I had watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself. What is more, any anger I felt at that moment was directed, not against the Kapo, but against my father. I was angry with him, for not knowing how to avoid Idek's outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me. " Pg. 52
"Blessed be the Name of the Eternal!"
"Why, but why should I bless Him? In every fiber I rebelled. Because he had thousands of children burned in His pits?Because he kept six crematories working night and day, on Sundays and feast days?"...."How could i say to Him: "Blessed art Thou, Eternal, Master of the Universe, who chose us from among the races to be tortured day and night, to see our fathers, our mothers, our brothers, end in the crematory? Praised be The Holy Name, Thou Who hast chosen us to be butchered on Thine altar?" Pg. 64
"But these men here, whom You have betrayed, whom You have allowed to be tortured, butchered, gassed, burned, what do they do? They pray before You! They praise your name!" Pg. 64
"He would recite whole pages of the Talmud from memory, argue with himself, ask himself questions and answer himself. And one day he said to me: "It's the end. God is no longer with us." Pg 73
"The thousands who had dies daily at Auschwitz and at Birkenau in the crematory ovens no longer troubled me. " Pg. 59
a) Dehumanization means to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality.
b) With living in the concentration camps for so long and witnessing inhumane acts from left to right, many prisoners doubted God's plan for them. After believing in His judgement for their entire lives they only began to question why certain things happened the way they did. For example, why crematories, gallows, or concentration camps even existed. Many lost the reason to ask God for guidance in time of need and just settled with whatever comes their way.
c) Eliezer was once a strong believer of God. The time he spent in the concentration camps have transformed his mindset towards life. He lost faith in God after experiencing the crematories and the gallows. All these inhuman acts he witnesses soon begins to mean nothing to him. He would simply take a glance and turn away as if nothing happened; as if he had become immune to it.
2. "I had watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself. What is more, any anger I felt at that moment was directed, not against the Kapo, but against my father. I was angry with him, for not knowing how to avoid Idek's outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me. " Pg. 52
"Blessed be the Name of the Eternal!"
"Why, but why should I bless Him? In every fiber I rebelled. Because he had thousands of children burned in His pits?Because he kept six crematories working night and day, on Sundays and feast days?"...."How could i say to Him: "Blessed art Thou, Eternal, Master of the Universe, who chose us from among the races to be tortured day and night, to see our fathers, our mothers, our brothers, end in the crematory? Praised be The Holy Name, Thou Who hast chosen us to be butchered on Thine altar?" Pg. 64
"But these men here, whom You have betrayed, whom You have allowed to be tortured, butchered, gassed, burned, what do they do? They pray before You! They praise your name!" Pg. 64
"He would recite whole pages of the Talmud from memory, argue with himself, ask himself questions and answer himself. And one day he said to me: "It's the end. God is no longer with us." Pg 73
"The thousands who had dies daily at Auschwitz and at Birkenau in the crematory ovens no longer troubled me. " Pg. 59
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Literary Check #1
1. Critical Stance
With each new decree given by the government, the Jews of Sighet continued to remain calm. They believed in God so heavily they had faith he could get them out of any situation. Despite the torture or inhumane acts the Jews were put through they continued with the mindset that it will all get better.
2. Dialectical Journal Entries
"Man question God and God answers. But we don't understand His answers. We can't understand him" Pg. 2
Before they were told to leave their lives behind, Elizer believed strongly in God's plan for him. He may not know where it will take him or why certain things happened, but regardless, he entrusted Him with his life.
"They went by, fallen, dragging their packs, dragging their lives, deserting their homes, the years of their childhood, cringing like beaten dogs." Pg. 15
The Jews of Sighet didn't know why they had to leave their homes. They created families and memories and at an instant they had to drop everything and leave; to only get killed in the end.
"You can go if you want to," he said to me and to my older sisters. " I shall stay here with your mother and the child..."
"Naturally, we refused to be separated" Pg. 18
This quote shows the situations in which Eliezer could've grew up in. If he did't have much or lost everything important, there would always be something that would remain the same, family. No matter the circumstances Eliezer values family to the point of wanting to die together.
" Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible, even these crematories..." Pg. 30
Its sad to admit that torture to this extreme is now considered normal. The Jews started to expect all these inhumane acts like it was a casual occurrence. They started to lose that positive mindset because they anticipated their death.
" Yitgadal veyitkadach shme raba...My heart was bursting. The moment had come. I was face to face with the Angel of Death." Pg. 31
Even at the moment he could've died, Eliezer found the strength to pray to his God. To his advantage it worked. His life was spared. This shows how he used his beliefs to get through tough situations.
With each new decree given by the government, the Jews of Sighet continued to remain calm. They believed in God so heavily they had faith he could get them out of any situation. Despite the torture or inhumane acts the Jews were put through they continued with the mindset that it will all get better.
2. Dialectical Journal Entries
"Man question God and God answers. But we don't understand His answers. We can't understand him" Pg. 2
Before they were told to leave their lives behind, Elizer believed strongly in God's plan for him. He may not know where it will take him or why certain things happened, but regardless, he entrusted Him with his life.
"They went by, fallen, dragging their packs, dragging their lives, deserting their homes, the years of their childhood, cringing like beaten dogs." Pg. 15
The Jews of Sighet didn't know why they had to leave their homes. They created families and memories and at an instant they had to drop everything and leave; to only get killed in the end.
"You can go if you want to," he said to me and to my older sisters. " I shall stay here with your mother and the child..."
"Naturally, we refused to be separated" Pg. 18
This quote shows the situations in which Eliezer could've grew up in. If he did't have much or lost everything important, there would always be something that would remain the same, family. No matter the circumstances Eliezer values family to the point of wanting to die together.
" Humanity? Humanity is not concerned with us. Today anything is allowed. Anything is possible, even these crematories..." Pg. 30
Its sad to admit that torture to this extreme is now considered normal. The Jews started to expect all these inhumane acts like it was a casual occurrence. They started to lose that positive mindset because they anticipated their death.
" Yitgadal veyitkadach shme raba...My heart was bursting. The moment had come. I was face to face with the Angel of Death." Pg. 31
Even at the moment he could've died, Eliezer found the strength to pray to his God. To his advantage it worked. His life was spared. This shows how he used his beliefs to get through tough situations.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Allusion Poem DRAFT
Born with a kind heart,
right intensions,
sweet personality,
and a love for knowledge
All you could ever ask for in a little girl,
right?
Blessed with a family
but questions their intentions.
Words hurt, but speak the truth
"I'm smart, you're dumb,
I'm big, you're little,
Im right, you're wrong!"
She wishes for a fairytale life,
like in the books
But happy endings only come after evil
Such a plot twist for this little girl
punished when showing intelligence,
and locked up in rooms lined with nails
Everyone in her life
doubts what she is capable of
Until she reveals
what the negativity has done to her.
Able to manipulate others
but still stuck with a messed up family
Whether its home or school,
there's always someone bringing her down.
There is little kindness left in this crazy world
some embrace it
some hide it,
and others are sweet like honey
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
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