"THEY USE FORCE TO MAKE YOU DO WHAT THE DECIDERS HAVE DECIDED YOU MUST DO" - Zack de la Rocha

"A robot must obey orders given it by qualified personnel," - Isaac Asimov

"It came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time." - "What Sarah Said," by Death Cab for Cutie

"Open up your murder eyes and see the ugly world that spat you out." - "Temple Grandin," Andrew Jackson Jihad

"Don't you want to lose the part of your brain that has opinions? To not even know what you are doing, or care about yourself or your species in the billions." - "That Black Bat Licorice" by Jack White



Friday, April 24, 2015

ACT V STUDY QUESTIONS

5.9

1.  Malcolm and Siward are able to enter the castle so easily because everyone's fighting outside.  Everything is chaotic- the fighting between the two armies, Macbeth's and the Norwegians, provides a cover for Malcolm and Siward to enter the castle.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

"HE... WHO SINS... IS OF THE DEVVVVIIIILLLL"//////AMERICAN REFLEXXX

Short film by Alli Coates starring Signe Pierce.



The fucked up world we live in- "progressive" society; global hatred.

"NO JESUSES HERE" - Run the Jewels

ACT IV STUDY QUESTIONS

4.1
 
1.  There are 3 witches in this scene.
 
2.  The first apparition says to be wary of Macduff and careful of him.  The second tells Macbeth he should be a strong willed ruler- bold and brace.  In other words he should not accept defeat.  The third warns of attacking armies coming, and tells Macbeth he won't be defeated until the kingdom of Norway attacks.
     Macbeth doesn't feel safe after the apparitions.  He has worries about Macduff's intentions and the possibility of an oncoming attacking army.  Yes he should feel unsafe because he is in a very precarious position.
     After the fourth, the line of kings, Macbeth is terrified.  He saw the ghost of Banquo at the end, whom he killed.  This frightened him as well as drawing out his guilt.
 
3.  In line 158 Macbeth learns from Lennox that Macduff is running away to England.  In response Macbeth decides to send someone try to kill as many of Macduff's family members as he can.

Monday, April 13, 2015

MY MACBETH RESOURCES

1.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_and_tomorrow_and_tomorrow
This source will be helpful in memorizing the soliloquy as it displays the soliloquy in question and offers a brief analysis.

2.  http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/soliloquies/macbeth/
This source is useful because it contains multiple soliloquies in addition to the assigned "Tomorrow and tomorrow" soliloquy.  It also offers modern English translations of the soliloquies.

3.  http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/
"No Fear Shakespeare puts Shakespeare's language side-by-side with a facing-page translation into modern English—the kind of English people actually speak today."  This source gives access to the play in its entirety instead of just soliloquies, and offers a side by side translation of old English and modern English.

4.  http://www.litcharts.com/lit/macbeth/themes
This source is very helpful as to Macbeth's themes.  It allows a jumping off point to delve into the many themes of the play.  It also gives textual examples of the themes it discusses, which is very helpful when trying to analyze the play.

5.  http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/symbolism-imagery.html
This source discusses the symbolism, allegories, and imagery in "Macbeth."  These are very important factors when it comes to analyzing the play, and this link not only provides examples but helps you know what to look for when it comes to these literary techniques in "Macbeth."