Lady Macbeth: Then and Now

B. 


What, quite unmanned in folly? Fie, for shame!

When Lady Macbeth says this in Act 3, she is awake and she is asking Macbeth if he is afraid of the Ghost and she is trying to calm him down.

Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard?


When Lady Macbeth says this in Act V, she is sleepwalking and while this is happening she is dreaming and reliving the moment when Macbeth killed the king and Lady Macbeth is trying to get blood off of her hands and she is paranoid then she tells Macbeth that he is a soldier and that he shall not be afraid of being caught for killing the king and that she didn't know that the killing would be so messy and so hard on her

Innocent People

In the story Macbeth, there are many people who are as innocent as could be but

they end up getting murdered for something that they were accused of.

Unfortunately, the same things applies to the real world because almost every day

bad things happen to innocent people whether it be getting robbed, murdered or

beaten up so badly. A perfect example of how bad things happen to innocent people

is the Virginia Tech Massacre, which happened on April 16, 2007. In this horrific

massacre, 32 people were killed and 25 were wounded. It’s obvious that these

people did not deserve to die or be wounded because these were very good students

that had a bright future ahead of them and on this day they probably were just in

class working hard trying to make something of them selves when suddenly the

killer, Seung-Hui Cho, came in and started shooting up the school. Cho was a senior

at Virginia Tech and he had been previously diagnosed with anxiety disorder which

probably could be the reason why he went crazy and killed and wounded all those

people that day. This was the deadliest shooting by a gunman in U.S. history and had

an effect on a bunch of people. It is one of the worst things to hear about innocent

people being killed by some psycho like Cho and it really breaks their heart to hear

about something like this because they are probably thinking in their minds what

did this person do to deserve this and most of them break down into tears. The

Virginia Tech Massacre really had an effect on me because me as a person, I do not

break into tears a lot but at the time when I found out about the massacre on the

news, I sort of cried because I can’t imagine someone being killed while they are in

the process of chasing their dreams or if they are just innocent. In conclusion, this

shooting probably would of never happened if Cho didn’t have an anxiety disorder

but at the same time, people need to deal with what ever problems they have and

should never take it out on others. 

Charcter Line Assignment: Lady Macbeth

Only look up clear;
To alter favour ever is to fear.
Leave all the rest to me. [Exeunt]


Act 1, Scene 5- Lady Macbeth 


Summary: Lady Macbeth is talking to Macbeth and she wants him to appear innocent and if he somehow changes his expression then there will be reason to fear.

Comment: the words in this line shows us that Lady Macbeth is a very evil and cruel woman because she wants Macbeth to appear innocent when at the same time she wants him to kill Duncan and if she doesn't kill him then she will.

Word Map: Night

Character Description: Lady Macbeth

In the beginning of Macbeth, we sort of find out that Lady Macbeth is somewhat ambitious who is hungry for power and position. It seems as if she is more stronger than Macbeth as she scorns Macbeth and demands that he has Duncan dead so that Macbeth can take the crown and become King. Lady Macbeth shows this attitude in Act I, Scene 5, "This night's great business into my dispatch; Which shall to all our nights and days to come Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom. Overall, Lady Macbeth is a cranky woman and she wants her way with everything.

Word Map: Sleep

Text and Subtext

A good example of a situation in which it would be better to try and get what you want indirectly, rather than asking for what you want would be a guy asking a girl on a date. The reason why this would be a good example is because the guy might be shy and would want to ask the girl out in a way that would seem less awkward for him. The approach that the guy would take would ask the girl what her plans are for the weekend. If the girl has a response like "I don't have anything planned" the guy could take the initiative and ask the girl if she would like to do something like go see a movie.