Macbeth

1. To be honest, I really do not know. I do feel sorry for Lady Macbeth, but at the same time I do think that she deserved everything that happened to her. As a fellow human being on this earth, I understand why she did what she did. If I was in her position, I would be very tempted to have done the same thing that she did. In this way, I do feel sorry for how she was tempted and how things ended for her. I can’t imagine just how much internal strife she must have went through to eventually end her own life. Of course what she did was “wrong,” so I do not feel sorry for her in the sense that she did deserve the pain. As the saying goes, “whatever goes around comes around.”

2. Macbeth seemed like a really good guy at first, but I started to hate more and more as the play went on. He seemed like a good guy before he met the witches. I think that it was the encounter of the witches and the influence of Lady Macbeth that turned Macbeth into the evil man he becomes. At first, I understood the trouble Macbeth had. Who wouldn’t be tempted to pull a few strings to become king? However, as time goes on, his actions are way beyond comprehension. He becomes way too paranoid and goes too far to ensure his safety of the thrown. I would say that the witches have most of the blame as they are the ones to first give Macbeth the idea of committing the first treacherous act, which leads him to commit more. Macbeth had no idea of murdering Duncan at all and I do not think that he would have if the witches had not said anything.

3. Yes, there is a personal incident in my life I would like do erase. I think her response is plausible, but I do not think I would respond like her. I would probably be consumed with some guilt but I do not think that I would completely wrap myself in it. Perhaps the reason behind this is that I have God on my side. I know that no matter how hard I try, I cannot be perfect – I will always fall short. However, Jesus will forgive me of my sins because he is a loving God no matter how bad of a crime I commit (I am not saying that I want to commit a bad crime). As Lady Macbeth did not have God (I think), I am not surprised at how she reacted. I think most people would have acted in a similar way if they had any moral conscience at all.

4. Yes, I have experienced predicted dreams before. I have had dreams personally that came true and I have had people tell me dreams that came true as well. In general, I tend to be good at predicting/guessing so I have some influence on others. There are some people that suggested something about my future that has come true, but it has not really influenced my actions and the results that followed. I tend to be very skeptical when it comes to things like this. I tend stick with my gut instinct or try to think logically through things.