Human Nature and its Faults

"Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal, and violence, which are basic parts of human nature."

This is very true and applies to about every character in Shakespeare's Macbeth. For starters, King Duncan killed a man for lying to him. Duncan exemplifies violence and the man he vanquishes represents  lying. The next character that relates to this quote is the three witches, they purposely stir up "hurly burly", so Macbeth can go on a killing rage. The three witches represent violence and betrayal. The next character that applies to this quote is named Lady Macbeth. She takes on all three of these derogatory terms. She lies when being astonished that duncan is dead, she betrays Duncan, and causes king duncan to die. 

The next character that applies to this quote is Macduff. Yet he does have a reason to get an army of ten-thousand to seize Macbeth's castle, but he still carries the characteristic of violence, especially at the end when Macduff beheads Macbeth. Speaking of Macbeth he applies to all of these characteristics as well. Starting with betrayal. Macbeth betrays King Duncan and Banquo. He kills both of his friends behind their back which also has violence and lying in them. Macbeth also kills Macduff's entire family which is pretty harsh with violence. 


Reading and Working Times

I spent 8 hours on my paper this weekend
4 hours reading 
1 hour studying Macbeth

Reading and Working

I spent 3 hours towards my Project

I spent an hour studying the for the Macbeth Quiz

4 hours

ACT I SCENE I LINES: 1-11

Witch 1: When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Witch 2: When the hurly burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost and won.
Witch 3: That will be ere the set of sun.
Witch 1:. Where the place?
Witch 2: Upon the heath.
Witch 3: There to meet with Macbeth.
Witch 1: I come, Graymalkin!
Witch 2: Paddock calls.
Witch 3: Anon.
All. Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air

This famous passage sets an ominous mood and kind of sets up the play. From this we become aware of the witches relationship knowing that they are familiar with one another, and we know that they are planning to meet up next. They tell us that the witches are going to meet again when all of the tumultuous chaos is done. We know this because of Shakespeare's Witch 2 says "When the hurly burly's done, When the battle's lost and won. And we figure out that they are going to meet with Macbeth when witch three says "There to meet with Macbeth. " 

Then the witches come together and say "Fair foul, and foul is fair". My interpretation of this is that good and evil are hard to tell apart. This would also apply to Duncan and how he trusted Macbeth and was talking to Macbeth about how it is hard to find trustworthy people, and at the time Macbeth was thinking of killing him. Which is dramatic Irony for us, because Macbeth was the one that ended up killing him. 

5 favorite movies

*Not in order 

1. Casablanca- This movies is maybe one of the most classic best movies I ever watched. I really like everything about it: the script, character development, plot, and setting. It is just such a classic love story, and probably one of the most quotable movies in the world along with the Godfather. 

2. Omar- I saw this movie about a month ago at living-room theaters in Portland Oregon. By the way it is the best movie theatre in the world you can order key lime pie and you can have them bring it in the audotorium while you are watching the movie. Anyway, this movie is a foreign film, and it takes place in Pakistan and it is another love story, but also has a not-so happily ever after like casablanca. I thought the plot was really interesting and there was a lot of dialogue which I really enjoyed. 

3. The Godfather- "I am going to give them an offer they can't refuse". This movie is maybe the best movie in the world. The Godfather is based on Mobsters in New York in the 40's, I love mob movies because i love the social dynamics of the whole Mob. 

4. Her-  This movie was surprisingly good I also saw this one in Living Room Theatres. I really liked the plot and how technology could take over our world and cease human interaction. This movie is based in the near-future and is about this guy named Theodore who falls in love with an OS which is this sphere like object that you stick in your ear you it will talk to you, kind of like an earphone without the wire. Anyways the cultural aspect of this movie as well is really quite intriguing. 

5. Gone With the Wind- Scarlett O'Hara is maybe my favorite character in any film ever. I love this movie, it takes place during the civil war and it is just her adventure through it. I will warn you though about 4 people about six people die in this movie, making it pretty depressing but the end is so irritatingly great. 

Reading and Working

three hours of reading Beast for world history
I spent hour on my project for english
Then I spent 15 minutes doing the participation for Macbeth

Reading Working Writing

I spent 2 hours of outside reading the Beast and Fault in Our Stars
I spent about 6 edging out 7 hours on the Nervous Conditions projects

So about 8-9 hours of working

Power isn't happiness

In the second quote that Dr.D gave us it is states "If you are in a position of power, you are happy. I disagree with this quote for multiple reasons. The first one is just because you are high in the social class hierarchy or political hierarchy doesn't mean your life is full filing. Everybody has problems and tends to be the people who have an abundant amount of stress layed on them. Which tends to be the people in the higher part of the hierarchy because they have so much stress put on them. There is also a  whole physiology study on how people are perfectly happy with not people in power, and are full-filled with their quaint modest life. Just because you are in power doesn't make you happy, it is people who stand by you and interact with you that make your life-fullflilling. This refers to Macbeth long need for power, and how his wife will not be happy without becoming Queen of Scotland.