This scene is about Lady Macbeth, in Inverness, reading a letter from her husband, Macbeth, about the witches saying " 'All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter.' " (23), which is ironic because "the missives from the king, all-hailed [him], 'Thane of Cawdor' (39). Macbeth wants his wife to keep it secret. Then, she talks to herself saying that Macbeth will be the King, and she is going to talk him out of whatever is stopping him from doing so.
Afterward, a messenger enters, saying that "The king come here to-night" (41) Lady Macbeth starts to develop an evil plan in her mind. She says: " 'Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty! make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse, that no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between the effect and it!' " (41). Macbeth enters, and Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to murder the King。
I have decided to pick the following essential questions:
What is ambition? - Lady Macbeth has lots of ambition to kill Duncan
What is loyalty? - Macbeth is loyal to King Duncan at first
What is power? - Being Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth has lots of power, but not as much as the King
How does power corrupt? - Macbeth and his wife have the ability to kill King Duncan
How far is one willing to "go" to get what they desire most? - Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are willing to kill the King
Monday, November 15, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Act 1 MacBeth
What is ambition？
"The desire for personal achievement" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambition) is the definition for achievement. everyone has it, and needs it. As a student, my biggest ambition is to study well and get into University. Others may have other ambitions, such as their biggest dreams. Ambition gives us the drive to go on in this world. In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth has the ambition to murder King Duncan.. The quote by Lady Macbeth, "And we will not fail. When Duncan...our great quell?" (61) gives plan about what they will do as a team to kill him. Because that Macbeth was loyal to Duncan at the start, he dares not to execute this plan. However, because of Lady Macbeth's power over her husband, she convinces Macbeth. Ambition is usually a good quality, if one is ambitious about a pursue in career, or an achievement. However, as explained in the example, ambition can be bad, too. Having the ambition to murder someone is never a good thing.
"The desire for personal achievement" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambition) is the definition for achievement. everyone has it, and needs it. As a student, my biggest ambition is to study well and get into University. Others may have other ambitions, such as their biggest dreams. Ambition gives us the drive to go on in this world. In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth has the ambition to murder King Duncan.. The quote by Lady Macbeth, "And we will not fail. When Duncan...our great quell?" (61) gives plan about what they will do as a team to kill him. Because that Macbeth was loyal to Duncan at the start, he dares not to execute this plan. However, because of Lady Macbeth's power over her husband, she convinces Macbeth. Ambition is usually a good quality, if one is ambitious about a pursue in career, or an achievement. However, as explained in the example, ambition can be bad, too. Having the ambition to murder someone is never a good thing.
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