Ian Decker
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/15/09
As in Shakespearean comedy, everyone has a happy ending, and As You Like It is no exception. Oliver's goal this act is to become married to Celia, so he starts off with talking to his brother, asking for his consent in a marriage between Oliver and Celia. Orlando replies, "You have my consent" (5.2.13). This, needless to say, makes him very happy and he rushes off to get ready. The wedding eventually comes along and they get blessed with the saying, "You and you are heart in heart" (5.4.137). This blessing is bestowed on them by Hymen, the god of marriage, who presides over the mass-wedding. Oliver, luckily for himself, never really succeeds at his first goal of disposing of his brother, and ends up doing the complete opposite in the end; coming to a sense of utmost respect for his brother and getting happily married to Celia. It's a happy ending for all. :)
P.S. Could we read more plays like this? I enjoy play where everyone wins in the end, plus the wedding scene got me thinking about the wedding scene from The Princess Bride.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
As You Like It LRJ #4
Ian Decker
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/15/09
In act four, Oliver does a complete turn-around in terms of his personality (goals included). He is found now out in the woods looking for Ganymede (Rosalind). He presents her with Orlando's excuse for not being there, "He sends this bloody napkin" (4.3.96). The napkin is stained with blood from Orlando. Oliver goes on to explain that while he was sleeping his brother happened upon him, and not a moment too soon. There was a snake that had wrapped itself around Oliver's neck, and as Orlando approached, the snake fled, only to be replaced by a lion debating with itself on whether or not to eat Oliver. Before it can decide, however, Orlando attacks the lion, scaring it off and saving his brother. Oliver is extremely thankful, "But kindness, nobler ever than revenge... made him give battle to the lioness" (4.3.135-137). He, unlike before, praises his brother instead of shooting him down, showing a change of heart and a change of his goals overall. He then tells the girls (Both Rosalind and Celia are there) that the reason why he presented them with a bloody handkerchief is that it was used to bandage Orlando's wound from the lion, which he later fainted from. Rosalind follows suit and feints herself. The scene ends with Oliver helping Rosalind up and back to camp, and act of kindness once again proving Oliver's change of heart.
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/15/09
In act four, Oliver does a complete turn-around in terms of his personality (goals included). He is found now out in the woods looking for Ganymede (Rosalind). He presents her with Orlando's excuse for not being there, "He sends this bloody napkin" (4.3.96). The napkin is stained with blood from Orlando. Oliver goes on to explain that while he was sleeping his brother happened upon him, and not a moment too soon. There was a snake that had wrapped itself around Oliver's neck, and as Orlando approached, the snake fled, only to be replaced by a lion debating with itself on whether or not to eat Oliver. Before it can decide, however, Orlando attacks the lion, scaring it off and saving his brother. Oliver is extremely thankful, "But kindness, nobler ever than revenge... made him give battle to the lioness" (4.3.135-137). He, unlike before, praises his brother instead of shooting him down, showing a change of heart and a change of his goals overall. He then tells the girls (Both Rosalind and Celia are there) that the reason why he presented them with a bloody handkerchief is that it was used to bandage Orlando's wound from the lion, which he later fainted from. Rosalind follows suit and feints herself. The scene ends with Oliver helping Rosalind up and back to camp, and act of kindness once again proving Oliver's change of heart.
As You Like It LRJ#3
Ian Decker
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/15/09
In this act, karma hits Oliver hard. Oliver is sent into the court of Duke Frederick and is told to leave again to go and find his brother, "Find out thy brother wheresoe'er he is" (3.1.5). The Duke does this in an effort to find his daughter, whom he believes has ran off with Rosalind and that they would seek Orlando. This is very much against Oliver's wishes, so he argues against it, "I never loved my brother in my life" (3.1.14). He's saying that he doesn't want to have anything to do with this brother, so how would he even know where to start looking. Needless to say, Duke Frederick ignores this plea and sends him out anyway, threatening to hold his possessions indefinitely until Orlando can be found.
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/15/09
In this act, karma hits Oliver hard. Oliver is sent into the court of Duke Frederick and is told to leave again to go and find his brother, "Find out thy brother wheresoe'er he is" (3.1.5). The Duke does this in an effort to find his daughter, whom he believes has ran off with Rosalind and that they would seek Orlando. This is very much against Oliver's wishes, so he argues against it, "I never loved my brother in my life" (3.1.14). He's saying that he doesn't want to have anything to do with this brother, so how would he even know where to start looking. Needless to say, Duke Frederick ignores this plea and sends him out anyway, threatening to hold his possessions indefinitely until Orlando can be found.
As You Like IT LRJ #2
Ian Decker
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/15/09
In this act, Oliver has no lines, but an act of his that is mentioned that causes a turning point in the story line. Oliver's main goal this act is to kill his brother Orlando. This is revealed to the reader when Orlando, on his way back from the wrestling match, comes across Adam. Adam tells him, "this night he intends to burn the lodging where you use to lie" (2.3.23-24). Here, Adam warns Orlando that Oliver has set up a trap for Orlando back up in the castle and intends to take Orlando's life. Oliver's intention in this act has been his goal for the rest of the play so far, so it contributes to the main goal by being the current main goal of Oliver.
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/15/09
In this act, Oliver has no lines, but an act of his that is mentioned that causes a turning point in the story line. Oliver's main goal this act is to kill his brother Orlando. This is revealed to the reader when Orlando, on his way back from the wrestling match, comes across Adam. Adam tells him, "this night he intends to burn the lodging where you use to lie" (2.3.23-24). Here, Adam warns Orlando that Oliver has set up a trap for Orlando back up in the castle and intends to take Orlando's life. Oliver's intention in this act has been his goal for the rest of the play so far, so it contributes to the main goal by being the current main goal of Oliver.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
As You Like It LRJ #1
Ian Decker
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/14/09
In this act, Oliver is made out to be condescending, greedy, and unkind in general. These traits are proved to the reader in not only the way he treats those around himself, but in also his plan (which gets foiled) to rid himself of his younger brother, Orlando. In the story, Orlando treats those around him with a sense of condescending and vanity. When he first comes across his younger brother in his court, he accuses him of doing nothing, "Merry, sir, be better employed, and be naught a while" (1.1.35-36). This is just Oliver telling his brother to go find something to do and just get away in general. After a small argument, Oliver threatens his brother and this act causes Orlando to hold Oliver of by the throat. When Adam, one of Oliver's servants, convinces them to stop the fighting, Oliver just sends him off with disgust, "Get you with him, you old dog" (1.1.80). This is Adam's dismissal, after which Adam tells Oliver that Oliver's father would've never treated him so badly, further proving how nasty Oliver is to those whom he considers his lessers. The final way that Shakespeare portrays Oliver is in Oliver's couple of lines that he says to himself first after Adam leaves, and then after Charles has left. The first thing he does is reveals that he never intended to go forth and fulfill his word of providing Orlando with a portion of their father's will, "[I will] give no thousand crowns neither" (1.1.85-86). The original promise of 1000 crowns was given to Orlando in order to have him let go of Oliver's neck. The second and final thing that Shakespeare reveals is that he intends to have his brother killed, "I hope I shall see an end of him, for my soul" (1.1.161-162). Oliver intends to do this by having Charles kill him in their wrestling match. He had convinced Charles to do this by lying to Charles telling him that Orlando was going to cheat and stop at nothing to win the match and even kill Charles if necessary.
Ms. Peifer
Per. 5/ 10 IB
3/14/09
In this act, Oliver is made out to be condescending, greedy, and unkind in general. These traits are proved to the reader in not only the way he treats those around himself, but in also his plan (which gets foiled) to rid himself of his younger brother, Orlando. In the story, Orlando treats those around him with a sense of condescending and vanity. When he first comes across his younger brother in his court, he accuses him of doing nothing, "Merry, sir, be better employed, and be naught a while" (1.1.35-36). This is just Oliver telling his brother to go find something to do and just get away in general. After a small argument, Oliver threatens his brother and this act causes Orlando to hold Oliver of by the throat. When Adam, one of Oliver's servants, convinces them to stop the fighting, Oliver just sends him off with disgust, "Get you with him, you old dog" (1.1.80). This is Adam's dismissal, after which Adam tells Oliver that Oliver's father would've never treated him so badly, further proving how nasty Oliver is to those whom he considers his lessers. The final way that Shakespeare portrays Oliver is in Oliver's couple of lines that he says to himself first after Adam leaves, and then after Charles has left. The first thing he does is reveals that he never intended to go forth and fulfill his word of providing Orlando with a portion of their father's will, "[I will] give no thousand crowns neither" (1.1.85-86). The original promise of 1000 crowns was given to Orlando in order to have him let go of Oliver's neck. The second and final thing that Shakespeare reveals is that he intends to have his brother killed, "I hope I shall see an end of him, for my soul" (1.1.161-162). Oliver intends to do this by having Charles kill him in their wrestling match. He had convinced Charles to do this by lying to Charles telling him that Orlando was going to cheat and stop at nothing to win the match and even kill Charles if necessary.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
LRJ #6 (Yay, maybe I'll get to go to bed before midnight XD)
3/5/09
There is one overarching question that Shakespeare asks us to consider with a large amount of things to think about while answering it. The large overarching question is: what does it take to be a good king? He answers this in many places. The most straight forward answer comes from Malcolm, "The king-becoming graces, as justice,verity, temperance..., courage, [and] fortitude" (4.3.92-95).Here, Malcolm is describing the characteristics of what it takes to be a good king. The other example are not as straight forward but still there. You need to be humble, as Duncan did when he gave Lady Macbeth a diamond as a thanks for acting as a hostess, "This diamond he greets your wife withal" (2.1.15) Banquo tells this to Macbeth when he presents it to Macbeth (who is receiving it for his wife) on behalf of the king. Another is selflessness as Macbeth finds out. Everything he did was for personal gain and it ended up costing him his life while Duncan fought for the freedom of others from a tyrant and ends up reigning as a peaceful king, "Hail, king of Scotland!" (5.8.60). Everyone who fought with Malcolm is naming him king and doing him homage in this passage. One final good way Shakespeare answers his question is by providing us with a small list of the "don'ts" of a goot king, "Bloody, Luxurious... [and] smacking of every sin that has a name" (4.3.58-61). This is presented a little before the list if "does" by Malcolm to Macduff while testing Macduff's true loyalty.
There is one overarching question that Shakespeare asks us to consider with a large amount of things to think about while answering it. The large overarching question is: what does it take to be a good king? He answers this in many places. The most straight forward answer comes from Malcolm, "The king-becoming graces, as justice,verity, temperance..., courage, [and] fortitude" (4.3.92-95).Here, Malcolm is describing the characteristics of what it takes to be a good king. The other example are not as straight forward but still there. You need to be humble, as Duncan did when he gave Lady Macbeth a diamond as a thanks for acting as a hostess, "This diamond he greets your wife withal" (2.1.15) Banquo tells this to Macbeth when he presents it to Macbeth (who is receiving it for his wife) on behalf of the king. Another is selflessness as Macbeth finds out. Everything he did was for personal gain and it ended up costing him his life while Duncan fought for the freedom of others from a tyrant and ends up reigning as a peaceful king, "Hail, king of Scotland!" (5.8.60). Everyone who fought with Malcolm is naming him king and doing him homage in this passage. One final good way Shakespeare answers his question is by providing us with a small list of the "don'ts" of a goot king, "Bloody, Luxurious... [and] smacking of every sin that has a name" (4.3.58-61). This is presented a little before the list if "does" by Malcolm to Macduff while testing Macduff's true loyalty.
LRJ #5
3/5/09
1.The biggest thing in this scene is the fulfilment of prophecy. This is shown through how many of the prophecies are completed. Earlier in the story, Macbeth was told that he could not lose his castle until the forest walked, "The wood began to move" (5.5.35). Here, the army opposing Macbeth took cover underneath the branches of the local woods, and when they advanced, it looked as if the forest was walking. The second prophecy that was fulfilled was that Macbeth could be killed by no man born from a woman, "Macduff was from his mother's womb/ untimely ripped" (5.8.15-16). Here, Macbeth's prophecy was finally fulfilled by Macduff, whose mother had to have a c-section in order to give birth to Macduff.
2. Candles play an interesting part in this act. In the beginning, there is a candle that is being carried by Lady Macbeth during her sleepwalking bouts from which she is said to be inseparable, "'How came she by that light?'... 'she has light by her continually'" (5.1.21-22) This is just a gentlewoman's wondering while she accompanies a doctor who is trying to treat Lady Macbeth. The light is meant to symbolize what is thought to be good morals at the time (mostly christian) and Lady Macduff attempts to keep them with her at all times to possibly expunge herself of her previous sins. This is supported when later, Macbeth uses the symbol himself, "Out, out brief candle!" (5.5.23). Here Macbeth is ordering the candle out and this is used as a means to prove how crazy he really has gone.
1.The biggest thing in this scene is the fulfilment of prophecy. This is shown through how many of the prophecies are completed. Earlier in the story, Macbeth was told that he could not lose his castle until the forest walked, "The wood began to move" (5.5.35). Here, the army opposing Macbeth took cover underneath the branches of the local woods, and when they advanced, it looked as if the forest was walking. The second prophecy that was fulfilled was that Macbeth could be killed by no man born from a woman, "Macduff was from his mother's womb/ untimely ripped" (5.8.15-16). Here, Macbeth's prophecy was finally fulfilled by Macduff, whose mother had to have a c-section in order to give birth to Macduff.
2. Candles play an interesting part in this act. In the beginning, there is a candle that is being carried by Lady Macbeth during her sleepwalking bouts from which she is said to be inseparable, "'How came she by that light?'... 'she has light by her continually'" (5.1.21-22) This is just a gentlewoman's wondering while she accompanies a doctor who is trying to treat Lady Macbeth. The light is meant to symbolize what is thought to be good morals at the time (mostly christian) and Lady Macduff attempts to keep them with her at all times to possibly expunge herself of her previous sins. This is supported when later, Macbeth uses the symbol himself, "Out, out brief candle!" (5.5.23). Here Macbeth is ordering the candle out and this is used as a means to prove how crazy he really has gone.
LRJ #4
3/1/09
1. The purpose of the scene with Lady Macduff is to reflect on the character of both Macduff and Macbeth. It reflects on Macduff with how loyal Macduff's son is to him, regardless of his mother's doubts, "My father is not dead for all your saying" (4.2.38). In this quote, Macduff's son is telling his mother that he still believes that his father is alive and well and later explains that he believes it impossible for his father not to love them. The story also reflects on how messed up Macbeth is becoming, shown through how he orders the death of innocents, "He has killed me mother" (4.2.85). This is Macduff's son's final words as his short life is taken.
2. One of the easy things to see is that Macduff is very loyal. Instead of siding politically with the more powerful side, he decides to stay with the previous lineage's ruler, "Thy royal father/ was a most sacred king" (4.3.109-110). This is just Macduff's opinion of Malcolm's father. Another thing that we can discern is that Macduff was noble and honorable, "this noble passion... thy good truth and honor" (4.3.115 & 118). This is what Malcolm tells Macduff in accordance with his steadfast loyalty. One final thing that can be told via this act is that loved his family, "All my pretty ones? Did you say all?" (4.3.217-218). Here, Macduff is furious and has just found out about the loss of his family.
3. Macbeth started out noble and good at the beginning of the story, "I fear thy nature, it is full o' the' milk of human kindness" 1.5.16-17). He's too nice at this part of the story to do much anything evil. He becomes a little worse in the second act, "I did kill them" (2.3.109). Here, Macbeth admits two slaying the two guards, but is still remorseful. In act 3, he orders the murder of his closest Friend, Banquo, " his throat is cut, that I did for him" (3.4.16) here, he is recieveing conformation of Baquo's death from his murderer. In the final act up to this point, Macbeth orders the death of the innocents, "give to th' edge o' this sword/ his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls/ that trace home him in his line" (4.1.151-13). These are Macbeth's orders for the death of Macduff's family.
1. The purpose of the scene with Lady Macduff is to reflect on the character of both Macduff and Macbeth. It reflects on Macduff with how loyal Macduff's son is to him, regardless of his mother's doubts, "My father is not dead for all your saying" (4.2.38). In this quote, Macduff's son is telling his mother that he still believes that his father is alive and well and later explains that he believes it impossible for his father not to love them. The story also reflects on how messed up Macbeth is becoming, shown through how he orders the death of innocents, "He has killed me mother" (4.2.85). This is Macduff's son's final words as his short life is taken.
2. One of the easy things to see is that Macduff is very loyal. Instead of siding politically with the more powerful side, he decides to stay with the previous lineage's ruler, "Thy royal father/ was a most sacred king" (4.3.109-110). This is just Macduff's opinion of Malcolm's father. Another thing that we can discern is that Macduff was noble and honorable, "this noble passion... thy good truth and honor" (4.3.115 & 118). This is what Malcolm tells Macduff in accordance with his steadfast loyalty. One final thing that can be told via this act is that loved his family, "All my pretty ones? Did you say all?" (4.3.217-218). Here, Macduff is furious and has just found out about the loss of his family.
3. Macbeth started out noble and good at the beginning of the story, "I fear thy nature, it is full o' the' milk of human kindness" 1.5.16-17). He's too nice at this part of the story to do much anything evil. He becomes a little worse in the second act, "I did kill them" (2.3.109). Here, Macbeth admits two slaying the two guards, but is still remorseful. In act 3, he orders the murder of his closest Friend, Banquo, " his throat is cut, that I did for him" (3.4.16) here, he is recieveing conformation of Baquo's death from his murderer. In the final act up to this point, Macbeth orders the death of the innocents, "give to th' edge o' this sword/ his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls/ that trace home him in his line" (4.1.151-13). These are Macbeth's orders for the death of Macduff's family.
LRJ #3
2/28/09
1. During this act, it becomes apparent that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are swapping roles. When the play started out, Lady Macbeth was was vouching for the murder and Macbeth could hardly bring himself to do it, "The fatal entrance of Duncan/ Under my battlements" (1.5.38-39). Here, Lady Macbeth is already planning the murder of Duncan before either he or her own husband have reached her castle. In the second act however, Lady Macbeth shows a little resistance to the murder while later on Macbeth becomes more violent, "That I did kill them" (2.3.109). Here, Macbeth admits to slaying the two guards shortly after the King's men arrived. FInally, in the third act, Macbeth orders the murder of his best friend while Lady Macbeth laments a little over Duncan's murder, "'Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy" (3.2.8-9). Lady Macbeth is basically saying that it would be better if she were dead than living with her guilt (Foreshadowing? I think so!).
2. The first mention of something resembling a candle is a torch, "A light, a light" (3.3.18). The light in question is a torch being carried by Banquo. This torch is symbolic of his life, discernible from how when Banquo utters his last breath, the torch also sputters and dies itself, "Who did strike out the light?" (3.3.25). This quote is just taken from one of the murderers and actually has a little significance because it also implies that Banquo was a "guiding light" and after the light was extinguished, they became a little lost.
3. For this act, the main reoccurring theme is loyalty or lack-there-of. This is seen in several places, and is emphasized by Macbeth's decision to have Banquo murdered, "His throat is cut. That I did for him" (3.4.16). Here Macbeth is receiving confirmation of Banquo's death. Another place this theme pops up is in Lady Macbeth, "You must leave this" (3.3.38). In this quote, she toughens up after feeling depressed and tells her beloved not to worry. The devotion she shows to her husband is a form of loyalty. The final place where loyalty is exemplified is when Lennox and some other lord are discussing their loyalty to Duncan/ Malcolm, "The son of Duncan, from whom this tyrant holds the due of birth" (3.6.24-25). Here, they are labeling Macbeth as a tyrant and rejecting his title as King. This act all in all seems to cover 3 of the most importan kinds of loyalty, loyalty towards: Friends (Or lack-there-of in Macbeth's case), family (Lady Macbeth), and country (Lennox).
1. During this act, it becomes apparent that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are swapping roles. When the play started out, Lady Macbeth was was vouching for the murder and Macbeth could hardly bring himself to do it, "The fatal entrance of Duncan/ Under my battlements" (1.5.38-39). Here, Lady Macbeth is already planning the murder of Duncan before either he or her own husband have reached her castle. In the second act however, Lady Macbeth shows a little resistance to the murder while later on Macbeth becomes more violent, "That I did kill them" (2.3.109). Here, Macbeth admits to slaying the two guards shortly after the King's men arrived. FInally, in the third act, Macbeth orders the murder of his best friend while Lady Macbeth laments a little over Duncan's murder, "'Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy" (3.2.8-9). Lady Macbeth is basically saying that it would be better if she were dead than living with her guilt (Foreshadowing? I think so!).
2. The first mention of something resembling a candle is a torch, "A light, a light" (3.3.18). The light in question is a torch being carried by Banquo. This torch is symbolic of his life, discernible from how when Banquo utters his last breath, the torch also sputters and dies itself, "Who did strike out the light?" (3.3.25). This quote is just taken from one of the murderers and actually has a little significance because it also implies that Banquo was a "guiding light" and after the light was extinguished, they became a little lost.
3. For this act, the main reoccurring theme is loyalty or lack-there-of. This is seen in several places, and is emphasized by Macbeth's decision to have Banquo murdered, "His throat is cut. That I did for him" (3.4.16). Here Macbeth is receiving confirmation of Banquo's death. Another place this theme pops up is in Lady Macbeth, "You must leave this" (3.3.38). In this quote, she toughens up after feeling depressed and tells her beloved not to worry. The devotion she shows to her husband is a form of loyalty. The final place where loyalty is exemplified is when Lennox and some other lord are discussing their loyalty to Duncan/ Malcolm, "The son of Duncan, from whom this tyrant holds the due of birth" (3.6.24-25). Here, they are labeling Macbeth as a tyrant and rejecting his title as King. This act all in all seems to cover 3 of the most importan kinds of loyalty, loyalty towards: Friends (Or lack-there-of in Macbeth's case), family (Lady Macbeth), and country (Lennox).
LRJ #2
2/26/09
1. In act 2, Macbeth is still shown to have some compassion through the guilt that he feels from killing Duncan, "I had most need of blessing and 'amen' stuck in my throat" (2.2.36-37). Here he is talking to his wife explaining that his guilt caused by the murder is so great that he cannot even utter the ending to his prayer. In contrast, an ugly charactersic that is shown is that he is now willing to do much in order to keep the murder a secret, "That I did kill them" (2.3.109). He not only lies here about killing Duncan (he later says to have killed the guards out of fury), but he also admits to murdering two more men.
2. Lady Macbeth is shown to have both good and bad characteristics in on line, "Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done't" (2.2.12-13). This passage shows her to have compassion seeing as how she refused to kill Duncan because he resembled her father too much. It also shows he to still be a little cold hearted because she makes it seem that if Duncan had looked like any other man, she would've been happy to complete the deed herself.
3. During this act, I was only able to find one use of my image, candles, "There's husbandry [thriftiness] in heaven; their candles are all out" (2.1.4-5). The stars are metaphorically referred to as candles in this passage. Even though the image is used only once, it is used to emphasize a strong foreshadowing. In this passage, Banquo is telling his son that there is something going on that night that even heaven doesn't want them to see.
1. In act 2, Macbeth is still shown to have some compassion through the guilt that he feels from killing Duncan, "I had most need of blessing and 'amen' stuck in my throat" (2.2.36-37). Here he is talking to his wife explaining that his guilt caused by the murder is so great that he cannot even utter the ending to his prayer. In contrast, an ugly charactersic that is shown is that he is now willing to do much in order to keep the murder a secret, "That I did kill them" (2.3.109). He not only lies here about killing Duncan (he later says to have killed the guards out of fury), but he also admits to murdering two more men.
2. Lady Macbeth is shown to have both good and bad characteristics in on line, "Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done't" (2.2.12-13). This passage shows her to have compassion seeing as how she refused to kill Duncan because he resembled her father too much. It also shows he to still be a little cold hearted because she makes it seem that if Duncan had looked like any other man, she would've been happy to complete the deed herself.
3. During this act, I was only able to find one use of my image, candles, "There's husbandry [thriftiness] in heaven; their candles are all out" (2.1.4-5). The stars are metaphorically referred to as candles in this passage. Even though the image is used only once, it is used to emphasize a strong foreshadowing. In this passage, Banquo is telling his son that there is something going on that night that even heaven doesn't want them to see.
LRJ #1
2/20/09
1. Both Macbeth and Banquo are guys who are extremely loyal to their country, "But the Norweyan Lord began a fresh assault... so they doubly redoubled their strokes upon the foe" (1.2.31, 33, & 38). Here, when Macbeth and Banquo are fighting the rebels, one of the rebel leader begins a new wave of attack to which the two warriors, instead of fleeing, fight twice as hard for their country. This also shows each of them to be strong and brave by sticking around when the going gets tough. Macbeth is also portrayed with great kindness, "Thy nature; it is too full o' th' milk of human kindness" (1.5.16-17). This is a statement made by Lady Macbeth when she is weighing whether or not her husband is strong enough to pull off the murder of King Duncan.
Lady Macbeth herself is portrayed as a woman of strength by volunteering herself to help her husband to achieve that which he does not initially have the strength to do, "Make thick my blood; stop up th' access and passage of remorse" (1.5.43-44). This could also be interpreted as a form of greed wherein she is helping Macbeth so that she can move up further in society.
2. The biggest theme that seems to be present is Murder.It is brought up a couple of times , "My thoughts, whose murder is yet but fantastical" (1.3.140). Here, Macbeth is fantasizing about killing his king and taking the throne for himself, but quickly disregards the idea. lady Macbeth on the other hand decides to make sure that her husband ascends to the throne, "What you and I cannot perform upon th' unguarded Duncan" (1.7.70-71). She tells this to her husband after she has convinced him to go along with the plan. Macbeth later adds in another degree of sneakiness by coming up with the idea to use the guards' daggers to frame the guards.
3. The Image that particularly sticks in my mind is when Macbeth kills one of the rebel leaders, "He unseamed him from the nave to the chop and fixed his head upon our battlements" (1.2.22-23). Shakespeare is describing how macbeth slew his adversary in order to show the reader how he deals with enemies of the state (Being sliced open like a turkey about to be stuffed is not a very nice thing...).
1. Both Macbeth and Banquo are guys who are extremely loyal to their country, "But the Norweyan Lord began a fresh assault... so they doubly redoubled their strokes upon the foe" (1.2.31, 33, & 38). Here, when Macbeth and Banquo are fighting the rebels, one of the rebel leader begins a new wave of attack to which the two warriors, instead of fleeing, fight twice as hard for their country. This also shows each of them to be strong and brave by sticking around when the going gets tough. Macbeth is also portrayed with great kindness, "Thy nature; it is too full o' th' milk of human kindness" (1.5.16-17). This is a statement made by Lady Macbeth when she is weighing whether or not her husband is strong enough to pull off the murder of King Duncan.
Lady Macbeth herself is portrayed as a woman of strength by volunteering herself to help her husband to achieve that which he does not initially have the strength to do, "Make thick my blood; stop up th' access and passage of remorse" (1.5.43-44). This could also be interpreted as a form of greed wherein she is helping Macbeth so that she can move up further in society.
2. The biggest theme that seems to be present is Murder.It is brought up a couple of times , "My thoughts, whose murder is yet but fantastical" (1.3.140). Here, Macbeth is fantasizing about killing his king and taking the throne for himself, but quickly disregards the idea. lady Macbeth on the other hand decides to make sure that her husband ascends to the throne, "What you and I cannot perform upon th' unguarded Duncan" (1.7.70-71). She tells this to her husband after she has convinced him to go along with the plan. Macbeth later adds in another degree of sneakiness by coming up with the idea to use the guards' daggers to frame the guards.
3. The Image that particularly sticks in my mind is when Macbeth kills one of the rebel leaders, "He unseamed him from the nave to the chop and fixed his head upon our battlements" (1.2.22-23). Shakespeare is describing how macbeth slew his adversary in order to show the reader how he deals with enemies of the state (Being sliced open like a turkey about to be stuffed is not a very nice thing...).
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