Act 1 Notes

Questions 1.5

1. Macbeth was honest with his wife when he informs her of his new title as "Thane of Cawdor." He refers to the witches as "weird sisters" probably because he doesn't want her know that he is associated with the "evil servants."

Lady Macbeth responds by saying that she thinks Macbeth is playng things off as if everything is fine. By saying "but be the serpent under't", she describes him as someone that lies to make everything appear under control. This doesn't really match the characterization of Macbeth so far in the story which implies that there is something the audience doesn't know about him. 

2. The wife was confident about the guests visit. She also seemed prepared and a little cocky about the way her and her husband would handle it.

3. Lady Macbeth. Yes she wants to kill Duncan. No, he isn't sure whether he wants to follow through with Lady Macbeths orders or not. She tells him not to let Duncan see tomorrow. 

4. The question appears to answer itself. 

Pictures

Masterpiece

Reasons behind my masterpiece

"I owned every second that this world could give. I saw so many places and things that I did. Yeah with every broken bone, I swear I lived." One Republic

I chose my topic which involves  photography and perspective, because I wanted to expand on something that I'm passionate about and normally don't have time to do. My masterpiece may just be more of a hobby, but it is a way for me to express myself. Also, I've decided I want to create a hard copy once I figure out how I can print and use these pictures!

Spring Break Work-Prose

The fear that everything you believe to be true is actually a lie encompasses the theme of Young Goodman Brown, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. He exploited this emotion, which is common and yet still provided an interesting perspective. The authors purpose was not to divulge in a detailed and novelist writing, but to advance on an idea to provide a moral truth. One of the truths that he infers to is that of inward questioning and outward conformity. With the use of the character Goodman Brown, the inter workings of the moral of the story is better understood. In the case of this writing, the characters questioning took control of his sanity.

One idea that is portrayed well through Goodman Brown is the power that emotions have and how quickly a character can change from flat to round. He has an underlying suspicion that those around him are evil, which also is ironic when putting into comparison that his name has 'good' in it. The walk in the forest symbolizes the turning point in which he looses himself within the vast forest of emotion inside his mind. He succumbs to a false reality and decides to live in the exclusiveness of himself. It seems as though his quality of character has easily shattered which took him off the straight path he was headed on. Although it adds more depth to his character, Goodman Brown becomes shackled by his fear.

 

Spring Break Work-Poetry

A comparison between "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T.S Eliot and "The Convergence of the Twain," by Thomas Hardy (2002 prompt).

2002 Poem “The Convergence of the Twain” (Thomas Hardy)

Prompt: Read the following poem carefully. Then, taking into consideration the title of the poem, analyze how the poetic devices convey the speaker’s attitude toward the sinking of the ship.

The title "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a direct contrast to the actual theme. This contributes to the meaning of the poem with the usage of literary techniques such as irony and foil. It is ironic because the title leads you to an imagery displaying a romantic sunset or maybe the day the anonymous Alfred Prufrock meets the love of his life. However, to the contrary, he watches the waves and days as they crash past him. He has given up on love and merely gives up to fade away to nothing. His optimistic character described in the title is the direct opposite of the longing man that he actually is. Similarly the title "The Convergence of the Twain" seems to provide a sense of a sort of coming together. In reality, the ending lines show cases an attitude toward a sinking ship. Both these titles relate, as they are misleading to the realism and hidden tones.

Poetry Analysis of 'Out, Out' by Robert Frost

1. Meaning- The poem tells a story of a boy working with a saw. He gets called for dinner in which, the saw rumbles and cuts his hand. When the boy is taken to the doctor he tells his family to not let him cut his hand off completely. Then the doctor places some kind of drug on the boy which kills him. His family is unaffected since it wasn't them and "turned to their affairs."
2. Antecedent Scenario- The boy had been out cutting wood with a saw that had human qualities (personification). Everything changed when his mom called out for dinner time. It seemed as if the saw corresponded dinner with the boys hand.
3. The poem can be divided into what seems as a tone that is unattached.. literally and physically. The theme that I derived was to always stay conscious. It also had an undertone that people are only out for themselves. The scenario reminded me much of The Black Box.
4. What makes the poem stand out is the absurdity of the whole situation. The boy and the saw seem to be the only two who have any emotion and their emotions are foils of each other.