Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Followers
Blog Archive
-
▼
2008
(54)
-
▼
October
(54)
- Act V
- Act V scene viii King Malcolm
- Act V scene viii Not Born of Woman
- Act V scene viii
- Act V scene vii
- Act V scene vi
- Act V scene v Tomorrow and Tomorrow
- Act V scene v Lady Macbeth's death
- Act V scene v
- Act V scene iv
- Act V scene iii
- Act V scene ii
- Act V scene i Lady Macbeth
- Act V scene i sleepwalking
- Act IV scene iii Macduff's family
- Act IV scene iii power of healing
- Act IV Macduff and Malcolm
- Act IV scene ii
- Act IV scene i Macduff's family
- Act IV scene i Macbeth and the witches
- Act III scene vi
- Act III scene v atmosphere
- Act III scene iv the relationship
- Act III scene ii the banquet
- Act III scene iii the murder
- Act III scene ii changes in character
- Act III scene i the murder plot
- Act III scene i the witches and Macbeth
- Act III scen i Banquo
- Act II Dirty Hands
- Act II Characterization
- Act II Elizabethan Audience
- Act II Figurative Language
- Act II scene iv Nature
- Act II Scene iv the suspects
- Act II scene iii Malcolm and Donalbain
- Act II scene iii Lady Macbeth
- Act II scene iii killing the others
- Act II scene iii the Porter
- Act II scene ii reactions to the murder
- Macbeth Act II scene ii voices
- Act II scene ii the murder
- Act II scene ii hallucinations
- Act Scene i Reaction to Prophecy
- Act I Ambition
- Act I the plan
- Act I the language
- Act I the assassination
- Act I Lady Macbeth
- Act I King Duncan and Macbeth
- Act I the prophecy
- Act I the three weird sisters
- Act I scene i impressions
- Act I Scene i
-
▼
October
(54)
7 comments:
The three weird sisters (witches) tell Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor and also king. The only issue here though is that the three sisters mention that Banquo's son will be king in the future, which could mean that eventually Banquo will take over the throne after Macbeth is king. Macbeth seems scared, because Banquo is a very good friend of his, but that doesn't stop him from keeping his status.
Sachi Ohara
Ms. Hogshead
English 12-1
3 November 2008
In Act I, the three witches has given the prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo in which Macbeth shall be the next king, but Banquo shall be the father of a king. Both Macbeth and Banquo had a very hard time to understand what they have being told, but Banquo than believes that it is strange dark creatures would tell something truthfully and warns Macbeth to be careful with this prophecies and the creature, but Macbeth ignores Banquo’s warning in a way, and believes that if is fate, it will come to him someday.
Sachi, I do not think that Macbeth thinks that fate will come to him. from what I understand of Macbeth's words, he plans to make his way to fulfill the prophecy, He does not expect destiny to come to him, but rather that it is waiting for him to come.
JP, does he believe that or does Lady Macbeth impose that view on him? Macbeth and Banquo begin to believe the warnings when which prophecy comes true? How does that play a part of his belief in fate?
Macbeth and Banquo begin to believe the propheces when macbeth becomes king?
Ms. Hogshead, when I wrote the last post I had a quote by Macbeth in mind that I could not find then. And now I have found it! (or think I have). Macbeth says, "If chance will have me king, why chance may crown me / Without my stir" (1, 3, 142-143) I understand from this quote that Macbeth meaning of "stir" is taking action. So in modern words, Macbeth is saying, "If luck will make me king, why shouldn't I do anything about it?"
Macbeth, after being influenced or brainwashed by his wife, shows more determination in taking action.
Macbeth begins to believe in the prophecy when Ross calls him by the name of Thane of Cawdor. Banquo is more skeptic and warns Macbeth on the witches' possible equivocations. They could "predict" trivial events that are surely going to happen, in order to make Macbeth believe that the more important prophecy will become real as well.
Ah, never mind. I interpreted the first quote wrong. In No Fear Shakespeare it is translated as, "If fate wants me to be king, perhaps fate will just make it happen and I won't have to do anything." At least I checked, =)
Post a Comment