lady M./Beatrice comparison

     I guess I can see why someone might say that Lady Macbeth and Beatrice are similar characters. After they both manipulate their husband/to-be into doing their bidding by pushing them to be "men" it does seem as though they are in the same state of mind. But I can't disagree with that more than I currently do. Lady M would have considered her husband weak if he had not complied, Beatrice would have considered Bendick unloving. Lady M wanted and even at times considered herself a man to do a mans work, while Beatrice only had some wishful thinking at the spur of the moment. And lastly, lady M saw manliness as a power and willingness to do whatever for personal gain, whereas Beatrice thought of it as the willingness to stand up for what was right(at least what she thought was right).

Review questions 4 and 5

?4
      Obviously Claudio is angry at Hero because to him she is worth less after being disgraced. While anger may be warranted his violence is not. How he reacts is proof  that he really hasn't changed from solider to the lover/husband-to-be, but instead just wanted to apprehend a "jewel" to show off to others.
?5
     I think that Claudio didn't go  after the supposed "defiler" of Hero because he simply didn't care. For him it would be like calling the manufacturer before going to the store when sold a broken item. If he really loved her as a person that would be the thing to do but as a replacable commodity?... Retrieving his original investment from the "store" was his best option.

lesson 2 "much ado about nothing" T? 7

While Hero helps with the "gulling" of Beatrice she mentions, so as to be even more convincing, that she plans to dissuade Benedick's love for Beatrice by disgracing her name. Here Shakespeare uses some "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" because Hero's statement foreshadows the slander that comes to her name later in the play. It even happens that both circumstances were brought about by deception. Also just as Beatrice's part ends well so does Hero's.

"Much Ado About Nothing" thought ? 3

             Beatrice compared Benedick's friendship to an expensively cured disease, I would assume, because she is desperately in love with him, a result of his wit and good looks, but won't admit so because she fears his stinging remarks about her mean that he dislikes her. Thus resulting in her life being consumed with trying to convince everyone that she despises him. Which as she said makes him a disease expensive to cure. Though in reality the same disease that he is for her, she is for him.

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."