lesson 4 thought question 8

           "They say he parted well and paid his score. And so, God be with him! Here comes newer comfort." It would seem that Siward's reaction to his son's death is quite logical to say the least( I wish I could say the least (: hehe). He bluntly asks if his son had been a coward or a man then, upon receiving evidence that he fought bravely, states,"Had I as many sons as I have hairs, I would not wish them to a fairer death.". Although his lack of mourning may appear cold and heartless Siward has shown that he's proud of his son for passing from life in such an honorable fashion. It's interesting, the way he hides his deep emotion, but still has them, adds yet another view on how men should act along with lady Macbeth's and Macbeth's own ideas on the subject.

lesson 3 thought question 10

       After hearing about the deaths, nay! Murders of his entire household Macuff purely displays the first stage of intense grief... Daniel.  " My children too?"..." My wife killed too?"..." All my pretty ones?"..." All?" I don't think Macduff had any lack of love for his family. though soon, he moves to the second stage, anger, and shows how he feel responsible," Sinful Macduff, they were all struck for thee!". Seeing Macduff's human morality, Malcolm is encouraged and concludes that they're ready to confront Macbeth

lesson 3 thought question 5

           "In the poisoned entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone"..."boil thou first I'th' charmed pot" What is it that witches have against poor cold toads! Perhaps they're jealous that toads have more warts than them? Anyway, in 4.1.1-21 the witches continue taking turns throwing in more bits of helpless animals, mostly other amphibians and reptiles, and shuffling about chanting and moaning, but the question is why. The answer lies in their repeatedly chorusing," Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble. It would seem they've got a," really bad day" recipe with Macbeth's name on it! Macbeth shows up right on cue, being rude and demanding as ever, and is pushed into the last stage's of the witches well planed revenge. So the morel of this scene is," Tread carefully in the land of toads, for in them lies great power."     

lesson 2 thought question 2

Three creepy witches with beards are definitely nightmare material and it would seem that's the case for poor Banquo. What is it that people do when they have a problem they can't handle?  1st they deny it( like when someone tells you that you spelled a word wrong) and 2nd they share it with others( like A.A meetings). When given the opportunity Banquo tells Macbeth," All's well(denial). I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters(sharing):" I believe that's reason to think that Banquo knows he's got a problem. Macbeth on the other hand denies and ignores, the sign of something to hide." I think not of them" is his response to Banquo's revelation, Because unlike Banquo he wants to hide that the witches have made him ambitious to the point of murder. 

lesson 2 thought question 1

"The air nimbly and sweetly recommends its self unto our gentle senses" I would say that king Duncan has a high opinion of Inverness castle... Or at least its air. Because Duncan is the king you can't really blame Banquo for immediately concurring with him whether he agrees or not. However the way gives such wonderful examples for his agreement makes me think it's quite possible that he actually does agree rather than is trying to butter him up. It's a little funny how Duncan speaks so highly of the castle that he is brutally murdered in.

thought question 6

            "You should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so" I think that's a pretty blunt way for Banquo to say that the witches were some unnatural and foul creatures. However while Banquo might be disgusted and Macbeth too, Macbeth is far more curious and even convinced they might speak the truth. Banquo is immediately suspicious when it seems that witches knew some of the future saying,"can the devil speak true?" which also shows that he believes that the witches are servants of the devil. Because Banquo sees the beards on the witches, showing that they seem both male and female, it kind of connects how lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to commit murder by making him feel unmanly when he dislikes the notion of guilt. As well as how she feels that she is worthy of being a man because of the willing brutality of he demeanor(giving her a kind of beard of her own).

thought question 5

          To be honest I have pretty much no idea what the three witches are talking about in the beginning of scene 3 but here's my best guess. I want to say that they were amusing themselves by discussing how they will extract revenge on some poor dude who's fat wife wasn't very nice to witch number one, but being Shakespeare there's probably more to it. After the sailors wife rejects one of the witches, a viewer would assume she got what she wanted, the witch goes on her way leaving the wife seemingly unharmed. However the wife will eventually get the horrible news concerning her husband. in a smiler fashion Macbeth and Banquo are a bit disgusted by the witches and then receive a prediction that fuels Macbeth's lust for power. Eventually resulting in his demise along with many other innocent victims. Who know!