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Monday, April 14, 2014

MACBETH ACT 5


  • Lady Macbeth's servant brings a Doctor to watch Lady Macbeth sleepwalk. While sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth confesses her guilty conscious. 
  • Lennox and other soldiers are marching to Birnam Wood to fight. They want to replace Macbeth, whom they think is insane, with Malcolm. 
  • The English troops are coming for Macbeth, Macbeth still believes the prophecy that Malcolm cannot hurt him. Macbeth prepares to fight.
  • Lady Macbeth dies, Macbeth does his tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow deal
  • Macbeth embraces the upcoming battle and is ready to die
  • Macbeth kills young Siward
  • Macduff kills Macbeth and Malcolm will become king

Sunday, April 13, 2014

MACBETH ACT 4


  • The three witches are making a potion that is complimented by Hecate
  • Macbeth shows up and demands that the witches tell him what they know
  • They show him three apparitions. The first is a head that tells him to beware of Macduff. The second is a bloody child that tells him that no one can harm him. The third is a crowned child that says Macbeth will be safe until Birnan Wood mobilizes.
  • Macbeth finds out that Banquo's children will reign. Witches vanish.
  • Macduff fled to England. 
  • Macbeth plans to go to Fife, seize Macduff's castle and kill his wife and children. He plans to start carrying out his actions as he thinks of them "To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done"
  • Lady Macduff accuses her husband of being a traitor. Denounces him to her son and Ross.
  • She tells her son that Macduff is dead. 
  • A messenger comes to warn Lady Macduff of danger.
  • Murderers come kill the son and chase Lady Macduff offstage.
  • Malcolm doesn't trust Macduff. 
  • Macduff says he is not it to be a king.
  • Ross tells Macduff his family has been killed
  • Macduff prepares for revenge. 

THE CROSSROADS OF SHOULD AND MUST

We have all come to that crossroads of should and must and know what it's like to like to make the difficult decision between should and must. If you're lucky, you've chosen must at that crossroads most of the time but many of us are stuck in the routine of choosing should. Should is outwardly directed. It is what we think others want to see us do. Should is based upon expectations. Must, on the other hand, is personal. It is our innate, instinctive passions and ideas.

In my life, I am happy with my balance between should and must. I live by my passions and I do the things that I love to do everyday. Being a high school student I still have to do a fair amount of shoulds but more and more as I become more independent, I notice myself focusing more on the musts. I know what work my heart is with and slowly, I am pushing myself to live in that direction.