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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Macbeth essay questions

 Macbeth is about various kinds of murder (among other things). Does the play distinguish between honourable and dishonourable violence? Can this very bloody play be seen as a plea for peace and human harmony?

What is the image of manhood that Macbeth presents? What questions does the play raise about the soldier as hero?

Discuss the Macbeths as a typical "political" couple similar to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Bill and Hillary Clinton, or Barack and Michelle Obama

Discuss the genre to which Macbeth belongs. Is it tragedy, history, or both? In what way does the play conform to the standard definitions? How does it contradict them?

 Discuss Macbeth as a real character out of history and contrast the historical Macbeth with Shakespeare’s version.


Friday, April 4, 2014

TOMORROW, tomorrow,tomorrow

When assigned with a speech everybody freaks out of course but I was mildly calm about this one. For some reason there was no tension or groans associated with this speech.
Then when I viewed it and witnessed the 10 lines I memorized it almost immediately. It really only took me about 45 minutes at home to memorize it. 
Then I realized on the day of recitations I would not be there so I went a day early and said it to the whole class 
Turns out that the day of reciting students only had to say it to 5 of their peers and I had put myself through publicspeaking turmoil for no reason. Although I recited it with no errors and therefore I have no regrets.