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Macbeth Final Draft

     People have a natural tendency to want things. It starts when we're born and just follows us through life. It doesn't matter what it is, if it's something better than what we already have or something we don't have, we want it. In the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it talks about how the things we want can control us. Macbeth plays a brave soldier that is destined to be king by prophecy. Once he hears about the prophecy, the crown is the only thing he has on his mind. He shows how easy it is to let the things you want take over his decisions when he does horrible things to take the throne. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, teaches us that our temptations can lead us to do the wrong things even if it goes against our morals.

     Macbeth didn't always want to be king, it wasn't until he heard of a prophecy that he began to go after the crown. In order to reach his goal, he needed to get rid of King Duncan. At first Macbeth was very hesitant, "First, I am his kinsmen and his loyal subject, / both strong persuasions against the deed. Then I am his host, / who should lock the door against his murderer / rather than carry the knife myself" (1, 7, 13-16). He didn't feel its was right to kill an innocent person, nobody does. King Duncan trusted him and believed that he was a noble soldier. He couldn't even think about ever doing a such inhumane thing all for a crown, but Lady Macbeth, his wife, wanted that crown so much she kept pushing him to do it. "Do you wish to possess the thing / that you value most highly in life (i.e., the crown) / and yet to live like a coward in your own judgment," (1, 7, 41-43). The pressure of someone telling you what to do and calling you names is hard to fight. He never wanted to be King in the first place but somehow he got the idea stuck in his head. You don't want to be called a coward or weak so you do what they say, which is what Macbeth did. He gave into the temptation and killed the King. Lady Macbeth wanted the crown and Macbeth wanted to give to her, but now the weight of the King's death is on Macbeth's shoulders. 

     After the King is dead, Macbeth becomes more hungry for the crown but also more paranoid that people know his secret. His best friend, Banquo becomes suspicious of him. With the kings position up in the air, Macbeth keeps wishing for him to be chosen. "To be king is nothing, unless one is safely king. / My fears about Banquo is deep-rooted. / There is something kingly in his nature / which is threatening to me," (3, 1, 48- 51) The feeling of someone going after the same thing you want just makes you want it even more. You want to get the prize and beat them too. Macbeth feels that against Banquo that he decides to kill him to take him out of the running to be king. " I will tell you privately of a plot, / which carried out will destroy your enemy / and make you very dear to me, / whose peace of mind remains uncertain while Banquo lives, / but would become perfect if he were dead." (3, 1, 104-108). All for a crown, he decides again to kill someone to get ahead. He keeps letting his temptations get the best of him. He has lost control and he isn't stoppingg until he can get his crown. 

     Everything is almost in line for Macbeth to become King, but when he hears that Macduff was in his way, he once again decides to kill more. He finally becomes king but his greedy personality creates news enemies that want to tear him down in battle. " I have lived long enough. My life-style / has been transformed into a shriveled and faded leaf," ( 5, 8, 22-23) He realizes after all that he's done to get the crown, it hasn't done anything good to him. All that we risk for something we want has no meaning if it makes us a bad person. The guilt even consumed Lady Macbeth to a point where she couldn't even handle it. By himself, Macbeth is now faced with Macduff and he loses the battle. He loses his crown and life leaving the throne to Malcolm, son of King Duncan. "Life is a tale / told by an idiot, full of noise and rage, / but meaning nothing." (5, 5, 26-28) Macbeth toward the end of his life became more and more mad. If we let one thing control our entire lives, we lose out on all the other opportunities. Although Macbeth finally got what he wanted, the crown,  but never got the happiness of being a king. 

     The play Macbeth shows how our temptations get the worst of us. It can control us to do wrong things to get what we want. All Macbeth wanted was to be king and to have power, which he got, but through it all he was paranoid and unhappy with all that was going on. He had to commit murder after murder to even come close to the crown. Lady Macbeth also want the crown but it all just became too much for her to handle. In the end, they both end up not happy with their lives. What they wanted took control and they did things they never thought they would. Wanting things is a habit. We we're told to wish for our dreams and to go after what we want, but there are always obstacles to get there. We should always go and get what we want but we shouldn't do wrong things to get it. If you need to go against what your morals to get there, what you want isn't worth it. Work for your dreams and accomplish them in the right way. If we start doing wrong things to get what we want, all we'll end up with is a corrupted world.

Macbeth Rough Draft

     People have a natural tendency to want things. It starts when we're born and just follows us through life. It doesn't matter what it is, if it's something better than what we already have or something we don't have, we want it. In the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it talks about how the things we want can control us. In the story, Macbeth is destined to be king by prophecy. Once he hears about the prophecy, he begins to want the crown. In order to get what he wants, he's forced to do things he never thought he would have to do. As the story goes on, the things Macbeth has done begins to make him paranoid, thinking that someone knows his secret. All these suspicions forces Macbeth to keep doing bad things to keep his crown. In the end, he got caught for all he's done and loses his crown. In the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it teaches us that our temptations can lead us to do the wrong things even if it goes against our morals.      

     Macbeth didn't always want to be king, it wasn't until he heard of a prophecy that he began to go after the crown. He didn't act alone, his wife, Lady Macbeth played a big part in their scheme to ascend the thrown. In order to reach their goal, they needed to get rid of King Duncan. At first Macbeth was very hesitant, "First, I am his kinsmen and his loyal subject, / both strong persuasions against the deed. Then I am his host, / who should lock the door against his murderer / rather than carry the knife myself" (1, 7, 13-16). He didn't feel its was right to kill an innocent person, nobody does. King Duncan trusted him and believed that he was a noble soldier. He couldn't even think about ever doing a such inhumane thing all for a crown, but Lady Macbeth wanted that crown so much she kept pushing him to do it. "Do you wish to possess the thing / that you value most highly in life (i.e., the crown) / and yet to live like a coward in your own judgment," (1, 7, 41-43). The pressure of someone telling you what to do and calling you names is hard to fight. He never wanted to be King in the first place but somehow he You don't want to be called a coward or weak so you do what they say, which is what Macbeth did. He gave into the temptation and killed the King. Lady Macbeth wanted the crown and Macbeth wanted to give to her, but now the weight of the King's death is on Macbeth's shoulders. 

     After the King is dead, Macbeth becomes more hungry for the crown but also more paranoid that people know his secret. His best friend, Banquo becomes suspicious of him. Macbeth becomes even more paranoid. "To be king is nothing, unless one is safely king. / My fears about Banquo is deep-rooted. / There is something kingly in his nature / which is threatening to me," (3, 1, 48- 51) The feeling of someone going after the same thing you want just makes you want it even more. You want to get the prize and beat them too. Macbeth feels that against Banquo that he decides to kill him to take him out of the running to be king. " I will tell you privately of a plot, / which carried out will destroy your enemy / and make you very dear to me, / whose peace of mind remains uncertain while Banquo lives, / but would become perfect if he were dead." (3, 1, 104-108). All for a crown, he decides again to kill someone to get ahead. Now that it's getting within reach, Macbeth isn't stoppingg until he can get his crown. 

     Everything is almost in line for Macbeth to become King, but when he hears that Macduff was in his way, he once again decides to kill more. Killing Macduff's family forcing Macduff to escape to England for help. Macbeth finally ascends the thrown but with a paranoid and guilty conscious. Macduff find Malcolm, Duncan's son, who helps take on the duty to take Macbeth down in battle. Macbeth hears about it and becomes instantly worried. " I have lived long enough. My life-style / has been transformed into a shriveled and faded leaf," ( 5, 8, 22-23) He realizes after all that he's done to get the crown, it hasn't done anything good to him. All that we risk for something we want has no meaning if it makes us a bad person. The guilt even consumed Lady Macbeth to a point where she couldn't even handle it so she decides to kill herself to take it all away. By himself, Macbeth is now faced with Macduff and he loses the battle. He loses his crown and life leaving Malcolm, the rightful heir, the throne. "Life is a tale / told by an idiot, full of noise and rage, / but meaning nothing." (5, 5, 26-28) Macbeth toward the end of his life became more and more mad. He finally got what he wanted, the crown,  but never got the happiness of being a king. 

     The play Macbeth shows how our temptations get the worst of us. It can control us to do wrong things to get what we want. All Macbeth wanted was to be king and to have power, which he got, but through it all he was paranoid and unhappy with all that was going on. He had to commit murder after murder to even come close to the crown. Lady Macbeth also want the crown but it all just became too much for her to handle. In the end, they both end up not happy with their lives. What they wanted took control and they did things they never thought they would. Wanting things is a habit. We we're told to wish for our dreams and to go after what we want, but there are always obstacles to get there. We should always go and get what we want but we shouldn't do wrong things to get it. If we start doing wrong things to get what we want, all we'll end up with is a corrupted world.

4/2 Handout

Part 1:

1. I do and don't think Lady Macbeth is a cold-blooded murderer. I think she is more power hungry and lets that take over her decisions but at the same time, she will do whatever it takes to get what she wants including murder and blaming it on others.

2. Lady Macbeth faints during Act II to make it look more believable that it wasn't her husband and her that killed King Duncan. It was to show that she was surprised that he was found dead.

3. Macbeth becomes overwhelmed with guilt and very paranoid but tries to hide it to stop any suspicion from starting.

4. Lady Macbeth couldn't kill King Duncan because Duncan looked too much like her father.

5. Macbeth has gotten rid of the king but there are still more people that are in the way, according to the prophecy. The prophecy says that the sons of Banquo would be kings, so that could affect Macbeth's chances of getting the crown.

Part 2:

1. "What blame can't we attack his drunken servants, who will be held guilty of our great murder?" (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 70-73).
    "Why did you bring these daggers from Duncan's room? / They must remain there. go take them back and smear /the sleeping guards with Duncan's blood." (Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 47-49).

2. "O Woe is me, alas! And in our house?" (Act 2, Scene 3, Lines 80-81).
    "(fainting) Help me out here." (Act 2, Scene 3, Lines 110)

3. " I won't go back there again. I am afraid to even think what I have done; I don't dare to look at it again." (Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 49-51)
    "What is the matter with me that every noise terrifies me? Whose hands are these? Ha! The tear out my eyes." (Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 57-59)

4. "I placed the guards' daggers where Macbeth cannot miss them. If Duncan hadn't looked so much like my father as he slept, I would have murdered him myself." (Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 11-13)

3/31 Handout

Part 1:

1. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship is very complicated. They aren't always a very romantic couple, but they have each others back. Lady Macbeth is very controlling while Macbeth follows orders to keep her happy.

2. Macbeth decides to kill King Duncan because he doesn't want to be called a coward by Lady Macbeth. He wanted to show her that he is strong and will do anything to get the crown.

3. Macbeth is a very nice person. He wants to please everyone, but gets taken advantage of by Lady Macbeth. He then becomes paranoid and scared of whatever is going to happen but will hide it very well.

4. I don't think Macbeth will get away for killing King Duncan because at first, he couldn't find the courage to actually go through it without his wife talking him into doing it. Also, he becomes very paranoid making him seem more guilty.

5. I don't think Macbeth should kill him, but I have a strong feeling he will.

Part 2:

1. "Do you wish to possess the thing that you value most highly in life and yet you like a coward in your own judgement, letting 'I dare not' hold back 'I would' like the poor cat in the proverb?" (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 41-45)
   "Hurry up and come here so that I can pour my strong spirits into your ear," (Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 22-23).

2. "If the murder itself could cut off any troubling consequences and attain a final success with Duncans death; if by striking this blow only, all plans would be accomplished and there would be no aftermath." (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 2-5)
  "Just tighten your courage until its taunt and we won't fail" (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 60-61)

3. "Whatever may come, time and tide continue through the roughest day (and bring a solution to every difficulty)." (Act 1, Scene 4, Lines 147-148)
    "I am resolved and will exert all my physical energy to this terrible task . Let's go and let's fool the world by looking our best; a deceptive appearance must hide what the deceiving heart knows." (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 79-82)

4. "We will go no further in this business. Duncan has honored me lately I have won the good opinions of all sorts of people, which should be worn now like bright new clothes and not to be thrown aside so soon." (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 31-34)
   "First, I am his kinsmen and his loyal subject, both strong persuasions against the deed. Then I am his host who should lock the door against his murderer rather than carry the knife myself." (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 13-16)