my parts paraphrased

Act 2 scene 1

MACBETH

A friend.

 

MACBETH Because we were unprepared for the king’s visit, we weren’t able to entertain him as well as we would have wanted to.

MACBETH

I don’t think about them now. But when we have an hour to spare we can talk more about it, if you’re willing.

MACBETH

If you stick with me, when the time comes, there will be something in it for you.

MACBETH

Rest easy in the meantime

MACBETH

(to the SERVANT) Go and tell your mistress to strike the bell when my drink is ready. Get yourself to bed.

The servent exits

Is this a dagger I see in front of me, with its handle pointing toward my hand? (to the dagger) Come, let me hold you. (he grabs at the air in front of him without touching anything) I don’t have you but I can still see you. Fateful apparition, isn’t it possible to touch you as well as see you? Or are you nothing more than a dagger created by the mind, a hallucination from my fevered brain? I can still see you, and you look as real as this other dagger that I’m pulling out now. (he draws a dagger) You’re leading me toward the place I was going already, and I was planning to use a weapon just like you. My eyesight must either be the one sense that’s not working, or else it’s the only one that’s working right. I can still see you, and I see blood splotches on your blade and handle that weren’t there before. (to himself) There’s no dagger here. It’s the murder I’m about to do that’s making me think I see one. Now half the world is asleep and being deceived by evil nightmares. Witches are offering sacrifices to their goddess Hecate. Old man murder, having been roused by the howls of his wolf, walks silently to his destination, moving like tarquin, as quiet as a ghost. (speaking to the ground) Hard ground, don’t listen to the direction of my steps. I don’t want you to echo back where I am and break the terrible stillness of this moment, a silence that is so appropriate for what I’m about to do. While I stay here talking, Duncan lives. The more I talk, the more my courage cools.

I’m going now. The murder is as good as done. The bell is telling me to do it. Don’t listen to the bell, Duncan, because it summons you either to heaven or to hell. (macbeth exits)

Macbeth and his wife

I'm choosing to write my paper on the relationship between macbeth and lady macbeth. Lady macbeth plays a large role in the story and, at times, seems to control macbeth's actions. I will discuss how lady macbeth used her role to influence macbeth's decisions, and what the motives were behind lady macbath's actions. Lady macbeth was macbeth's head advisor and had a major influence on him.

How ill you expand the idea bout lady macbeth's manipulation skills? (Cole)
I will point to specific instances in the play where lady macbeth tries to persuade macbeth and hopefully draw parallels between her persuasion techniques

How do you know she wasn't always that way? (Spencer)
I have no way of telling, but I can develop and opinion based on the facts.

Macbeth

The story really took a turn for the worst in the last two acts for Macbeth. He became obsessed with power and control. His character was transformed from a noble warrior to a greedy king. He became paranoid with the witches professes. I think the story shows how power can distort your thoughts and actions and how perceiving to know the future can be detrimental to yourself. I thought this was a cool story and ,having never read it before, was interested throughout.

Macbeth relationship with the witches

If it were not for the witches, I don't think Macbeth would have killed Duncan. Macbeth was a trustworthy and honest man before he came in contact with the witches, he fought for his country and king. The tempted Macbeth with their story of fame and riches. After seeing the first part of their story come true Macbeth seemed to be interested in the next part about him becoming king. Until that point Macbeth couldn't have imagined himself becoming king; but the witches planted that seed in his mind and Macbeth eventually would become obsessed with the witches foresight's and base his actions on them.

the love song of j. alfred prufrock

I have no idea what this poem was about. Maybe a sailor, because in the end it talks about water and waves. I really have no idea. In the beginning of the poem I thought it was maybe about a relationship between a man and woman that was very tense. He talks about himself going bald a few times so i think its an older man. I'm not sure about this poem.