Lady Macbeth
What beast was't, then,
That made you break this enterprise to me?
When you durst do it, then you were a man;
(Act 1 scene 7 lines 53-56)
Context/paraphrase: Lady Macbeth is getting very angry and mad at Macbeth for being afraid to do the deed of killing the King. She calls him a coward for being afraid to kill the king and then she goes and actually finishes the deed herself because of his cowardliness.
Interpretation/explanation: In this quote Lady Macbeth cannot believe Macbeth broke the promise to her and is implying that what could stop him from doing this other than a beast which would be very unlikely. Shakespeare then states that when he finally does the deed then Macbeth will be a man.
Macbeth
I'll go no more
I am afraid to think what I have done
Look on 't again I dare not
Lady Macbeth
Infirm of purpose!
Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead
Are but as pictures. 'Tis the eye of childhood
(Act 2 Scene 2 Lines 65-70)
Context/paraphrase: This quote happens after Macbeth kills the king and comes back and talks to his wife. She asks why he did not leave the daggers with the kings body guards to make it look like they did it. Macbeth says he cannot go back and do the deed so Lady Macbeth mans up and does it herself.
Interpretation/explanation: This quite suggests that Macbeth is not much of a man because he cannot go back and finish the deed of smearing blood on the drunk body guards and laying the daggers with them. Instead since he is such a wussy, Lady Macbeth has to do it which she does and mans up to the task.
Malcolm
What will you do? Let's not consort with them.
To show an unfelt sorrow is an office
Which the false man does easy. I'll to England.
Donalbain
To Ireland I. Our separated fortune.....
(Act 2 scene 4 Lines 160-163)
Context/paraphrase: Malcolm and Donalbain are fleeing and Malcolm is going to England, while Donalbain is going to Ireland. They are leaving because of their fathers death and are splitting up also.
Interpretation/explanation: In this quote the kings sons are fleeing the city and hiding away till when they come back later. To me this is not manly at all since they are running away and hiding away. Although it takes some strength of mind to go to separate places away from each other. All in all the are not manly for running away from the situation where as they should stay and figure out the situation.
Macbeth
'Tis better thee without than he within.
Is he dispatched?
Murderer
My lord, his throat is cut. That I did for him.
(Act 3 scene 4 Lines 16-18)
Context/paraphrase: In this quote the murderer is reporting back to Macbeth that he has killed and dispatched Banquo. The only problem is t hat Fleance Banquo's son escaped which the murderer also reports.
Interpretation/explanation: This is manly of the murderer to kill a person that he doesn't really have anything against. he is just obeying orders from Macbeth. I know that if I was ordered to kill someone I didn't know, i would not be able to do it because it would not seem right. So it is very manly of the Murderer to kill Banquo.
Lady Macbeth
Sit, worthy friends. My lord if oftern thus
And hath been from his youth. Pray you, keep seat.
The fit is momentary;upon a thought
he will again be will. If much you note him
You shall offend him and extend his passion
Feed and regard him not {drawing Macbeth aside}
Are you a man?
Macbeth
Ay, and a bold one,that dare look on that
Which might appall the devil
(Act 3 scene 4 Lines 64-72)
Context/paraphrase: In this quote Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo and starts to freak out. Lady Macbeth pulls him aside and questions if he is a man and Macbeth replies that he is a bold one at that.
Interpretation/explanation: Lady Macbeth is questioning her husbands manliness because of his disruption at the dinner table with all their guest there. Macbeth replies that yes he is a man, and he calling Banquo a devil. No one else can see Banquo's ghost other than Macbeth so everyone thinks he is crazy.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
The Odysseys themes
The recurring theme in the Odyssey is that you must always stay loyal to your leader or king because they will get you through anything and if you are disloyal it will come back to haunt you or even kill you.
In book 12 of The Odyssey odysseus and his crew must make it through some tough passages and without the help of Odysseus their leader they will all perish and die. Without the leadership of Odysseus who knows about all of the obstacles they are about to face in the sea, and how to get past them with some of the crew left they must listen to him. To get past the Sirens Odysseus told his crew to tie him to the mast and then plug there ears with wax so they will not hear the sirens. "and I stopped the ears of my comrades one by one. They bound me hand and foot in the tight ship-erect at the mast-block lashed by ropes to the mast." (pg.276 Lines 192-194) By doing this Odysseus cannot steer the ship into the rocks and kill them because even if he did plug his ears he would still be able to hear them because he wanted to. Since the crew plugged their ears they could not hear the sirens and that saved them thanks to Odysseus. Thanks to the leadership of Odysseus it saved the crew from distruction and helped them pass the sirens on the quest to get back home.
In book 19 of The Odyssey Odysseus trusts the loyalty of his wife to see if he wants to return to her and remain married to her. When Odysseus returns to Ithacea, he sees if his wife has been loyal to him while he has been gone. In fact she has not married any of the suitors that were trying to marry her, but deep down in her heart she believed that Odysseus was still alive. "I yearn for Odysseus always, my heart pines away. They rush the marriage on, and I spin out my wiles.." (pg.394. Lines 151-152) This quote shows that she hopes Odysseus comes back because she is his true love. If she must she will marry one of the suitors but she will never love them like she does Odysseus, and when she finds out that he might be coming back she cries for joy but doesnt know if she believes it. Penelope stays loyal to Odysseus by not marrying any of the suitors and wishing and hoping that he will come back to be with her.
In Book 22 of The Odyssey there are some people that have not stayed loyal to Odysseus and they will pay for that. All of the suitors have not stayed loyal to him and they will all die for that. "You dogs! you never imagined I'd return from Troy- so cocksure that you bled my house to death,..." (pg.440 Lines36-39) Odyseeus unleashes his wrath on the suitors for trying to take away his wife from him and hurt his serving women. Odysseus gets back at them and kills every last one of them with his son Telemachus at his side. By not staying loyal to Odysseus the suitors pay the price with their lives, which is not a nice way to die.
In book 12 of The Odyssey odysseus and his crew must make it through some tough passages and without the help of Odysseus their leader they will all perish and die. Without the leadership of Odysseus who knows about all of the obstacles they are about to face in the sea, and how to get past them with some of the crew left they must listen to him. To get past the Sirens Odysseus told his crew to tie him to the mast and then plug there ears with wax so they will not hear the sirens. "and I stopped the ears of my comrades one by one. They bound me hand and foot in the tight ship-erect at the mast-block lashed by ropes to the mast." (pg.276 Lines 192-194) By doing this Odysseus cannot steer the ship into the rocks and kill them because even if he did plug his ears he would still be able to hear them because he wanted to. Since the crew plugged their ears they could not hear the sirens and that saved them thanks to Odysseus. Thanks to the leadership of Odysseus it saved the crew from distruction and helped them pass the sirens on the quest to get back home.
In book 19 of The Odyssey Odysseus trusts the loyalty of his wife to see if he wants to return to her and remain married to her. When Odysseus returns to Ithacea, he sees if his wife has been loyal to him while he has been gone. In fact she has not married any of the suitors that were trying to marry her, but deep down in her heart she believed that Odysseus was still alive. "I yearn for Odysseus always, my heart pines away. They rush the marriage on, and I spin out my wiles.." (pg.394. Lines 151-152) This quote shows that she hopes Odysseus comes back because she is his true love. If she must she will marry one of the suitors but she will never love them like she does Odysseus, and when she finds out that he might be coming back she cries for joy but doesnt know if she believes it. Penelope stays loyal to Odysseus by not marrying any of the suitors and wishing and hoping that he will come back to be with her.
In Book 22 of The Odyssey there are some people that have not stayed loyal to Odysseus and they will pay for that. All of the suitors have not stayed loyal to him and they will all die for that. "You dogs! you never imagined I'd return from Troy- so cocksure that you bled my house to death,..." (pg.440 Lines36-39) Odyseeus unleashes his wrath on the suitors for trying to take away his wife from him and hurt his serving women. Odysseus gets back at them and kills every last one of them with his son Telemachus at his side. By not staying loyal to Odysseus the suitors pay the price with their lives, which is not a nice way to die.
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