Macbeth- Act II

Act II begins with Banquo and his son Fleance roaming Macbeth's castle because they can't sleep. Banquo basically tells his son to take his sword because he will not need it because the castle is calm and safe. Then Macbeth walks in with his servant and greets Banquo and his son. Banquo, wondering why Macbeth is up so late, asks him and Macbeth simply replies that he can't sleep as well, however as the reader we know that he is not asleep because he needs to kill Duncan. After Banquo goes off to bed Macbeth begins to walk towards the King's room. As he's walking Macbeth sees a floating dagger before him and the closer he gets to Duncan's room, the more the dagger bleeds. The play does not show Macbeth killing Duncan but it is implied. Next we see Lady Macbeth dumping out the wine that she drugged to stop the guards from catching Macbeth. Macbeth startles her by coming out of the shadows to let her know the deed is done. At first she seems happy but as soon as she sees him still holding the murder weapon she becomes outraged and tells Macbeth to take it back and cover the guards with the blood and put the weapon beside them. When Macbeth tells her he cannot go back she decides she will have to be the "brave" one, and go back and do it herself. They wash the blood from their hands but Macbeth  cannot wash it from his conscience. In the morning the king's nobleman, Macduff, arrives at Macbeth's castle and goes to wake the King. When he realizes what has happened he runs out to tell everyone. Macduff tells Macbeth to go in and see for himself what has been done. Macbeth already knowing goes in and decides to kill the guards as well so that they cannot deny that they killed Duncan. Macbeth comes out of the room and tells the others that he killed the guards in a moment of rage against them for killing the beloved king. Lady Macbeth pretends to not be able to bear the scene and flees away with the help of one of the men.


I predict Malcolm will become king, and when Lady Macbeth sees this she will seduce Malcolm in order to kill him so that Macbeth may become king. Also,  Banquo will witness one of the murders and Lady Macbeth will be forced to kill him as well.

The Curse of Macbeth.

As many people already know, the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare has always had some supernatural effect on the players. It is said that there is a curse put on the play that if you utter any quotes or especially the name when not practicing you shall be destined to a bloody stage death. Rather than using the name Macbeth, the play is often referred to as "the Scottish play" or simply "the play". This is by far Shakespeare's bloodiest play of all time and the curse does not help that fact.


The Legend of the Curse
Throughout the play Shakespeare writes of three witches and some of their rituals, giving step by step instructions. It is said the the real witches, angry at him for sharing their secrets, put a curse on the play, making it one of the most dangerous plays of all time.


The Curse In Action
The many examples of the curse began with the very first performance of the play in 1606 when Shakespeare himself was forced to play Lady Macbeth due to the fact that the boy cast to play her had come down with fever and died. Another example is of a 1942 production of Macbeth where three actors- King Duncan and two witches- died and the costume and set designer committed suicide.


Getting rid of the Curse
Many people believe there are ways to get rid of the curse but to many they seem outrageous. One example is that upon muttering the word Macbeth you must immediately leave the building, walk around it three times, spit over your left shoulder, say an obscenity and then wait to be invited back in. All of the methods to dispel the curse are more or less the same with just a few changes.


Many people often wonder if the play is too dangerous to perform but the crowd always wins out and the play goes on.


The Most Famous Example of The Curse
The most famous and well known example of the curse on the play is a riot breaking out at Astor Place Theatre in New York in 1849. The National Guard was called in and began shooting into the crowd killing at least 25 and injuring around 120 others. Many say this was due to two of the players cast as Macbeth from two rival theatre groups' rival support but later was said to be just social class issues in New York at the time.


There is no hard evidence whether the play is cursed or not but there are definitely many examples that would lead to that conclusion. 

3 reasons to turn down a marriage proposal.

There are many reasons a person may have for turning down a marriage proposal but some stand out among the rest.

The First and perhaps most obvious one is that you may not even like this person. They aren't "the one" or the "perfect man". Obviously you have some sort of attraction to them to be dating them but that's as far as it goes. You can't quite put your finger on it but there's juts something about him that throws you off. Whether it's his style, personality, or outlook on life there's just no connection there.

Second would be that you two don't get along, AT ALL. He gets up too early, she never cleans up after herself, he never puts the seat down, she leaves her clothes all over the bedroom. What's the point of getting married if you can't get along when you aren't. Nearly half of all marriages, in Canada, end in divorce before the 30th anniversary. Why waste time and money on lawyers and court dates that you don't need. Just don't get married in the first place.

The Third reason, and my favorite, is that they don't have enough money. Many people marry for money and often if you can't support her lifestyle you're kicked to the curb. It's not his fault that he doesn't have the money to fulfill her "needs". Face it, women can be very high maintenance, me included, and we just want someone who can take care of the check and bill and anything else that's thrown at us. Face it, if you have money then your chances of getting the girl are much higher than if you were broke. Of course there are the old movies of the poor guy winning over the rich girls heart but in reality that's not very likely. However, you can always keep your hopes up that if they married a much older rich man then he may die soon and you can snag the girl before another man gets to her; but that's also not likely.

The reasons for turning down a marriage proposal are infinite and these are just my top 3. You're reasons may be different and everyones opinion is unique to them. 

Novel Journal- The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle is an amazing book. I started reading it thinking I probably wouldn't like it but I've found it so interesting and  insightful. My favorite character so far is the dad, Rex Walls. His way of looking at the world and teaching his children important life lessons is very intuitive and fun. When his daughter, Jeannette, thinks there is a monster in her room he goes on a demon hunt with her. While on the demon hunt he tells her "They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run. 'All you have to do, Mountain Goat, is show old Demon that you're not afraid.'". He teaches his daughter through a story that in life you have to face your demons and if you run away they just get worse and worse. He looks at life as an adventure and his kids mean the world to him. When we look at his parenting skills we may think of him as a bad father but his outlook on life is just a little different. They are a poor family and for Christmas they couldn't afford presents so their dad took them out and said "pick out your favorite star". He loved his kids so much and when he couldn't give them presents he came up with the idea of giving them a star. This shows he wants to give the world to them, and he can, he just has to be a little creative. Rex Walls may not be a good father in some peoples eyes but I think he's a great Dad in his own way.

Moral Dilemma

I chose to save Mrs. Ada Artlover. She had a family and friends. The Mona Lisa didn't have either. Mrs. Artlover was an active member in the community; plus she was a human being and the Mona Lisa was just a painting. The Mona Lisa may be a famous art icon but I've personally never really been into art and I would much rather save a human being. Even though I would probably get alot of hate mail from art lovers Mrs. Ada Artlover is a much more fulfilling task. Mrs. Ada Artlover is a living human being whereas the Mona Lisa is just a famous painting. I saved Mrs. Ada Artlover because she is a human being and her family would be very appreciative. However Mrs. Ada Artlover was an avid art lover and I'm sure she would fight you if you tried to grab her instead of The Mona Lisa but Grabbing a human being is much more fulfilling.

Book Blurb

Meet Marrissa,
A young teenage girl in the middle of her high school life. Throughout her life there have been many struggles and adventures. It definitely has not been easy but so far she has pulled through. From annoying little brothers, to rose bush "attacks", to almost car accidents her life has definitely been an adventure. No matter how small something is she never lets it go. Now everyone has that one annoying person in their life and hers just happens to live with her too. Oh Joy! Her younger brother, by one year, never lets her forget that all though she is older he is much bigger and can still beat her up. Their personalities definitely do not mix well, with Marrissa trying to control everything and Eythan trying to do anything to annoy her things get ugly pretty quick. But that's just what siblings do , I guess.

Projects

Operation Fabulous

As we all know too many women in this world have self confidence issues. I feel it's our job to show those women that they are wrong about themselves, that they are beautiful, and they don't need to try all these crash diets or excessive exercise. I saw this idea when i was out at a mall. When you are out and about, take a pad of sticky notes with you, write something nice such as "smile" or "You are beautiful", leave them in public places where you know they will be seen. It doesn't have to be extremely incisive just a simple little phrase that you think would make someone feel better. Even the smallest compliment can make someones day. I know that if I saw a note on a bathroom mirror at the mall that said "smile" I would feel great about myself and it would cause me to want to put a smile on someone else's face. Too many women now feel bad about themselves, they think they are ugly, too overweight, or aren't fun. All these thoughts can lead to eating disorders, excessive plastic surgery, or drinking and drug problems. We need to stop this, we can stop this! One simple compliment can mean the world to someone. So let's start something amazing! It doesn't even have to be leaving a note behind in a bathroom or store either, come up with your own ideas of how to make someone feel better, because we have the power to change things.

My Top 3 Movies of All Time

My top 3 movies of all time would have to be The Goonies, The Lost Boy's, and The Wizard of Oz. My criteria for  these three picks is the storyline. It must have a good message, some adventure but not alot, good music, and good acting. I believe all movies should have this criteria, unfortunately alot don't however these three films contain all the criteria.


My top #3 movie is The Princess Bride. It's a classic love story with some humor thrown in. The acting was great and it's a movie classic that everyone loves to sit down and watch. This movie was written very well with lines that will be remembered forever. I could watch this movie over and over and never get tired of it. This was a truly great movie.


My top #2 movie is The Lost Boys. It's exciting and intriguing to watch. Once you start watching it you don't want to stop. The story has many odd twists that keep you guessing which makes it impossible to hate. I could watch this movie 1000 times(and i probably have) and never get tired of it.

My Top #1 movie is The Goonies. I never get old of this movie. It's exciting, has great music, great character's, and lots of adventure. This movie, in my opinion, is amazing and I LOVE IT! This is by far the greatest movie of all time.

Superpowers

If I had a superpower I would want to be able to push thoughts into someones head. I would like the feeling of being able to make someone do anything I wanted them to. I think it would be pretty cool to be able to think of someone doing something then just by pushing the thought make them do it. I picked this one above all else because I think with this superpower you can pretty much control all other superpowers, so in a way it's like having all of them in one. Alltogether I believe that this superpower would be pretty amazing.