We make our own choices everyday. We decide whether we want to go to school or work, whether to skip practice or not, whether to hold the door open for someone behind us, or even to decide whether or not to attend certain events. We all don’t have the same decisions to make daily, but something everyone can agree on, is that some decisions are harder to make than others. Shakespeare creates a story that makes his audience understand how hard these choices can be and the power of influence that others could have on our own decisions. In the novel, “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare, although everyone comes face to face with difficult decisions and people who may influence their decisions, everyone ultimately is in control of themselves and their actions.
Macbeth started out as someone who seemed like a noble soldier, loyal to King Duncan, but when his wife starts to call him out, he gets pressured into making decisions that he wasn't fully comfortable with. “When you durst do it, then you were a man;/ And, to be more than what you were, you would/ Be so much more the man” (1.7.54-56) Macbeth knew that murdering King Duncan was wrong, but he did it. Although Lady Macbeth was the one who persuaded Macbeth to commit the crime, Macbeth was ultimately the one in control of his actions. This part of the book shows that he can be easily influenced which also means that his mind isn't very strong. Another example of when Macbeth was persuaded was with his encounter with the three witches. "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king/ hereafter" (1.3.51-53). Although they aren't saying to directly kill anyone or commit any sort of crime, their predictions of the future fuel his own ambition, because he thinks what they're telling him is true. To make their vision true, Macbeth follows the path to become king with Lady Macbeth insisting that he needs to murder King Duncan in order to do so. Even if the witches were telling him something, he still had the choice whether to act based on that or not. Act according to that or not, and in the end he ended up acting according to what he heard and not following morals and what was actually the right thing to do. Not only was Macbeth facing consequences because of his poor decision making, but so was his wife, Lady Macbeth. "Here's the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand." (5.1.43-44) In this part of the book, Lady Macbeth is reflecting back to the murder of Duncan. The audience learns that with her decision to be bold and drive her husband to murder King Duncan, came with the price of having heavy shoulders. At this point in the book, she kind of realizes that what she did was so terribly wrong that there wouldnʻt be anything that she can do to fix it. The death of Duncan was not only Macbeth but it was also her fault because she posed as a heavy influence to Macbeth and his actions related to this situation. She had the chance to influence her husband the correct way and to remind herself to do the right thing, and let Macbeth achieve the throne the correct way but she didnʻt. The weird sisters were a huge part in the story and also another heavy influence on Macbeth and his decision making process. The weird sisters are telling Macbeth that no one born of a woman will harm Macbeth, and he interprets this the wrong way. "Be bloody, bold, and resolute: laugh to scorn/ The power of man; for none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth." (4.1.79-81)” He starts to feel as if no one will ever be a real threat to him, but he fails to realize that Macduffʻs mother actually had a C-section, which does mean that he is a proposed threat to Macbeth and his ruling. It was in his decision to be ignorant and to even believe them in the first place. Heʻs taking in and believing all this information about them which leads to Macbeth being a big cause of Macduffʻs familyʻs death. Macbeth is weak in the sense that he was choosing to believe the witches and take the easier route. Macbeth is influencing the murderers to kill Banquo. ““Both of you/ Know Banquo was your enemy.” (3.1.12-13)” Although he didnʻt actually commit the murder directly, it was his decision to get other people to kill Banquo for him. This situation is somewhat parallel to the situation with Lady Macbeth influencing Macbeth to murder King Duncan. Although Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, werenʻt the murderers, they both had people kill for them in a way. It still was their decision to influence other people to do the dirty work for them. It wasnʻt needed to murder Banquo but Macbeth let his insecurity get the best of him. Although his decision making might be clouded, it isnʻt an excuse for him to go against what is morally correct. Macbeth is doing whatever it takes to ensure his place on the throne and make sure nothing gets in his way, and this includes murdering the family of someone he barely knows. ““The castle of Macduff I will surprise,/Seize upon Fife, give to thʻedge oʻthʻsword/ His wife, his babies, and all unfortunate souls/“ (4.1.150-152)” It was unnecessary to murder Macduffʻs family, and foolish because it was also all based on his prophecy… But this was Macbethʻs decision. In the beginning of the book, Macbeth was even hesitant to follow through with the crime of homicide, but through his rise of more and more inhumane actions and decisions, he insisted on murdering Macduffʻs family although they caused no harm to him. In the end, whatever decisions we decide to make, consequences and outcomes will always follow. Consequences have no sympathy, and whether we were influenced or not, this novel tells us that the effects will never fail to show. Macbeth written by William Shakespeare shows us that throughout the book, Macbeth comes face to face with his consequences of the murders he has committed and Lady Macbeth the same, and also how the weird sisters are an influence on some of these decisions. Macbeth started out very civilized, acting very accordingly to the rules but he comes into tact with all of these influences and just loses himself throughout the book. Itʻs important for everyone to remember how decisions can affect our future and this includes our thoughts and also related decisions that we have to make.
0 Comments
PLAN ON HOW TO GET RESCUED:
Basically, the explorers will go around the island, and get familiar with our surroundings. Next, we will find the highest point of a mountain that is close to the ocean, and not in the middle of an island... to start a fire. Similar to Lord of The Flies, we will use glasses to start the fire if we can't start it with wood. BUT IN THE MEAN TIME: The builders will make sure to have huts or houses for the classmates. The hunters will usually be in pairs if hunting in a forest area, and the other two will be fishing. They can switch so that they won't get tired of trying to catch the same thing, and so all of them can become familiar with the environment. The chefs and farmers will take the food from the hunters and prepare it for the rest of the class. The explorers are usually in their own pair looking around for anything harmful, any useful resources and again to get use to/familiar with the surroundings. The other people are Austin, who is the motivational speaker so we can all stay positive, Frances Michelle who is our weather lady which will help the rest of us to plan accordingly, Rhynne is our recorder so in case there is anything harmful around, anything resourceful or mainly things we need to remember, she will remember that for us. And lastly there is Kayley and Lehua who will basically do practices like praying for all of us, making sacrifices (with like food and NOT people), just so that there might be a little more chance of us surviving. AND IF THERE IS NO RESCUE: Everyone will continue to do their job until we feel completely ready to set off the island. After we are settled, the farmers will get enough food for our trip, the builders will make a canoe and test it out until it is safe, the hunters will keep hunting and fishing, and everyone else will help each other so that we are all doing something and people aren't just sitting there doing nothing. And if they are doing nothing, they're going to go climb coconut trees and chrooooo net! We make our own choices everyday. We decide whether we want to go to school or work, whether to skip practice or not, whether to hold the door open for someone behind us, or even to decide whether or not to attend certain events. We all don’t have the same decisions to make daily, but something everyone can agree on, is that some decisions are harder to make than others. Shakespeare creates a story that makes his audience understand how hard these choices can be and the power of influence that others could have on our own decisions. In the novel, “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare, although everyone comes face to face with difficult decisions and people who may influence their decisions, everyone ultimately is in control of themselves and their actions.
In the novel, "Macbeth" written by Shakespeare, although everyone comes face to face with difficult decisions and people may influence these decisions, everyone ultimately is in control of themselves and their actions.
THEME
In the book, Night, written by Elie Wiesel, someone can perform callous acts towards others and dehumanize people, but still think that their actions are unerring. CHARACTER While experiencing something that is onerous or challenging and difficult, Elie displays that having a purpose as to why he continues to fight, is what separates someone from life and death during this time. “My father’s presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. I had no right to let myself die. What would he do without me? I was his sole support.” (pg. 87) “My father had huddled near me, draped in his blanket, shoulders laden with snow. And what if he were dead, as well? I called out to him. No response. I would have screamed if I could have. He was not moving. Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight. ” (pg. 98) 1. Define dehumanization: the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities.
2. In the beginning of the story, the Jewish people were unknowing of what would happen next, but they had faith that whatever was to come, they would still be okay. Deeper in the book, they start to understand and accept their fate, and the fact that there would really be no one to save them from the camps. I think for some people too, death sounded easier than the conditions they were going through, so they weren’t really scared to move on to the next life. 3. Eliezer also changed, because knowing that thousands of people were dying everyday was the usual, and it didn’t affect him as much overtime. It was kind of just something where after a while, he knew wasn’t going to stop and there wasn’t anything people could really do about it either. 1. "I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name." (pg. 42) Having this code instead of a name is kind of like the beginning of all of the prisoners' dehumanization. They aren't being treated as people from the start, and the conditions of the camps add on to this. 2. "I watched other hangings. I never saw a single victim weep. These withered bodies had long forgotten the bitter taste of tears." (pg. 63) Not many people cried when their time was coming up, because they were so use to being beat, to eating only the bare minimum, going through selections and working all the time... I think that in their head, to them there were things that were worse than dying and people die so often that it wasn't something to keep crying about anymore. 3. "I could hear my heart beating. The thousands who had died daily at Auschwitz and at Birkenau in the crematory ovens no longer troubled me. " (pg. 59) The Eliezer in the beginning of the book, it would have been really difficult for him to know what's happening and kind of come to terms with it, but these things have been happening around Eliezer for a while so he's getting use to it. 1. “A Jew no longer had the right to keep in his house gold, jewels, or any objects of value.” (page 8)
We talked about how in this community at the time, like the families had a pretty comfortable life. I think that when this happened, it was kind of like a shocking moment for them because like these are the things that they value and that they have worked hard for… If someone just came in and told you that you can’t have anything that is valuable to you, I think that it would be really upsetting. 2. “The ghetto was to be completely wiped out. We were to leave street by street starting the following day” (page 11) If I was put in this position, I think I would be kind of scared. To just get up and move is really weird, because you would have to adjust so fast and just move from this place that you’ve been connected to for a good amount of time. 3. "Her husband and two eldest sons had been deported with the first transport by mistake. The separation had completely broken her.” (page 22) I think that this part was kind of sad too. It was kind of like when Elie and his father got separated from the girls. But I think that the difference was that Madame Schachter may have had less time. This part was also kind of sad because I feel like even though she still has the younger son, her family was everything and it was all she had. 4. “And I did not know that in that place, at that moment, I was parting from my mother and Tzipora forever. I went on walking.” (page 27) I can’t imagine really separating from my family. I think at this point where the event happened, there may have been a part of Elie that knew they weren’t going to see each other again, and a part of him that still hoped that they would reconnect somehow. If that was me I would constantly be thinking about them and if they’re doing okay. Elie also might have been thinking about what life would have been like if they didn’t get separated. 5. “How could it be possible for them to burn people, children, and for the world to keep silent” (page 30) I think that a lot of people can relate to this one question that Elie stated on page 30. It’s really hard to come to a good idea of what was going on through those people’s heads if they thought that burning people was the way to go. And it wasn’t like they burned five people either. Do they not get tired of it? Doesn’t it hurt them the least bit inside? Always finding my way
Back to the water The ocean being my first choice To ease all of my adversities The water being the one place That can easily bring my family together There's no place I'd rather be Than on my surfboard Out at sea "You won't be disappointed" The words that are constantly coming from my mouth Having to prove myself Especially when it comes to Cobra Bubbles But even though life gets hard And even though not everyone is on my side I've never been one to give up Cobra Bubbles will see what I can do I refuse to give him a reason To doubt me I know my priorities And that’s how I’ve always been I feel bad for not making time for David But I have things to take care of I can’t always go surfing Or go out to dinner But it’s only because I’m trying To take care of my responsibilities Lilo always aggravates me But no matter how many times The doors slam Or we yell across the room My love for her will never ease She has the most peculiar taste in things But I'd go as far as Getting a blue dog for her If that made her happy Aloha ʻOe The Holocaust was a catastrophic event that resulted in the death of six million Jewish people. It happened over the course of a few years and included events such as the invasion of Poland, establishment of ghettos, and the killings at death camps. “Nazi Germany occupied or influenced many countries during the war, and killed nearly two out of every three European Jew as part of the ‘Final Solution’. To commit a mass murder and take out so much of one population is beyond cruel. The only reason why the Holocaust had happened was because Jewish people were discriminated against, and Adolf Hitler wanted to get rid of all of them. It’s difficult to think that because one person doesn’t like Jewish people, a group of people would agree and decide to kill as much of those people as they could. “By mid-1942 Nazi German authorities deported millions of Jews from Germany, from occupied territories and from the countries of many of its Axis allies, to ghettos and to killing centres or extermination camps.” There were so many ways that these people suffered. As Jews were deported, they were also forced split up from their families. In most situations, they were separated by gender and didn’t have a high chance of seeing their families again. The Holocaust was terrible as it is, but it doesn’t stop there. Even after the Holocaust, the victims had to go through even more hardships. The victims of the Holocaust faced numerous hardships following this catastrophic event. “In 1945, when Anglo-American and Soviet troops entered the concentration camps, they discovered piles of corpses, bones, and human ashes”. When Jews were sent to concentration camps they were forced to either work or be sent into a large chamber of fire to be killed and cremated. But if they felt you were strong, useful, or worthy enough they would send you straight to the chamber. Most of the time they sent babies and young children straight to the fire chamber. They were sent to die in such a gruesome and cruel way. “Soldiers also found thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish survivors suffering from starvation and disease”. Jewish Holocaust survivors were scared to return to their former homes due to anti-semitism. This left them out on the streets with food or water and exposed them to many different diseases and illnesses. Just because they were afraid to return their homes that they weren’t able to require basic necessities. While these survivors were living on the streets they were forced into very harsh environments where there were pogroms, violent anti-jew riots, everyday. Even after the holocaust “ended” they still faced cruel and horrible treatment. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7005060/what-happened-during-the-holocaust-when-was-it-who-was-involved-and-what-was-the-death-toll/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16690175 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-aftermath-of-the-holocaust |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
May 2019
Categories |