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There are several scenes in "Macbeth" that have sounds in them. I would like to write my "Macbeth" Paper on the meanings behind these sounds. They always happen at certain times.
Questions:
1. What sounds?
2. When do they happen?
3. Why are they significant?
4. What could they possibly symbolize?
5. How can you back up the claim of the importance of sounds?
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
"Macbeth" Acts IV-V Response
Following Acts I-III, the last two acts of "Macbeth" are those that show the gradual downfall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Driven by his ambitions, Macbeth seeks out the witches once more in order to find out more of his future. Believeing that he will never be killed because of the witches' claims Macbeth begins to feel no fear about the consiquences of his actions.
Macbeth graduately becomes paranoid of everyone and kills innocent people in order to keep his supposed threatened position. As Macbeth becomes increasingly mad, his wife, Lady Macbeth begins to feel her first feelings of guilt for their actions. Starting with the Murder of Macduff's wife and children, Lady Macbeth begins to be plagued with quilt for her assisstance in the murder of King Duncan. In the end, driven by unbearable guilt, Lady Macbeth commits suicide. This action only furthurs Macbeth's madness, as he now has no one whom he feels he can trust.
In the end, the prophecy is proven to be a deceving one, as Banquo had claimed. Macbeth is killed after this realization.
Macbeth graduately becomes paranoid of everyone and kills innocent people in order to keep his supposed threatened position. As Macbeth becomes increasingly mad, his wife, Lady Macbeth begins to feel her first feelings of guilt for their actions. Starting with the Murder of Macduff's wife and children, Lady Macbeth begins to be plagued with quilt for her assisstance in the murder of King Duncan. In the end, driven by unbearable guilt, Lady Macbeth commits suicide. This action only furthurs Macbeth's madness, as he now has no one whom he feels he can trust.
In the end, the prophecy is proven to be a deceving one, as Banquo had claimed. Macbeth is killed after this realization.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
"Leda and the Swan" & "Daddy" Response
"Leda and the Swan" (Pg. 781) - William Butler Yeats
I really did not understand what was going on in this poem. To me it sounded like Leda was being killed by a swan, but that really does not make sense. I thought that the overall tone of the poem was very depressing. The poem was definitally not meant to be a happy one. I know who Leda is, but I am unfamiliar with all the stories related to her.
"Daddy" (Pg. 1074) - Sylvia Plath
"Daddy" has to be the strangest poem I have ever read. I found everything about this poem to be confusing, wierd, and rather creepy. I thought it was about a part Jewish girl and her relationship with her Nazi father. But it was actually just a metaphor idea that Plath used to describe her relationship with her father.
I really did not understand what was going on in this poem. To me it sounded like Leda was being killed by a swan, but that really does not make sense. I thought that the overall tone of the poem was very depressing. The poem was definitally not meant to be a happy one. I know who Leda is, but I am unfamiliar with all the stories related to her.
"Daddy" (Pg. 1074) - Sylvia Plath
"Daddy" has to be the strangest poem I have ever read. I found everything about this poem to be confusing, wierd, and rather creepy. I thought it was about a part Jewish girl and her relationship with her Nazi father. But it was actually just a metaphor idea that Plath used to describe her relationship with her father.
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