MACBETH - Soliloquy: Act 1, Scene 3 - pg.55

Two truths are told
As happy prologues to the swelling act
Of the imperial theme. –I thank you gentlemen.-
This supernatural soliciting
Cannot be ill, cannot be good.
If ill, why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a trust? I am Thane of Cawdor.
If good, why do I yield to that suggestion,
Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair,
And make my seated heart knowck at my ribs,
Against the use of nature? Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical
Shakes so my single state of man, that function
Is smothered in surmise, and nothing is
But what is not.

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Creatures have told two truths,
As happy introduction to my ascending
The throne. I thank you, gentlemen.
This supernatural gathering
Can’t be bad, can’t be good.
If it is bad, Why has it promised success,
Beginning with a truth? I am a worthy lord of Cawdor.
If it’s good, why do I slow down to that suggestion
Whose horrid picture makes my hair stand up,
And makes my heart pound so hard it knocks at my ribs,
Against the way things normally are? My fears currently,
Are not such horrible thoughts.
I think, the murder is still a fantastic idea,
Builds up my manhood, that functions
Is covered in strong evidence, and nothing is
Only what is not.

MACBETH - mr lobb is gone for 3 days!

3a) In act two Macbeth attempts to get Banquo's support by telling him that he has not thought of the 3 witches since they ran into them in the forest. Banquo responds by agreeing to talk about them later.

3b) Lady Macbeth and Macbeth act differently about the kings death because Macbeth was the one who actually murdered the king so he is feeling guilty about his doings, where as Lady Macbeth doesn't seem like she cares very much at all.

3c) In act one you get the idea that the king is a very kind man who is well respected. He thanks the two generals and the generals profess their loyalty and gratitude towards the king. Duncan is thought of as a great leader.

3d) Lady Macbeth responds to Macbeth's letter by calling him weak and she gets upset with him because he is second guessing the plan to murder the king.

4a) Macbeth's motivation appears to be coming from Lady Macbeth because she is a female who is saying that she isn't even scared and is acting more brave than Macbeth is at this point. The reason this could be what's given Macbeth all the confidence is because back then women weren't treated with respect; they were useless and meant nothing and here's this huge knight, Macbeth, who is frightened of doing something a girl says she's willing to do.

4b) "Fair is foul and fould is fair." REVERSALS:
* 'So foul and fair a day I have not seen.' - Macbeth

4c) The Tragic Death of Our King

King Duncan, Thane of Fife, was said to have been recently murdered. This is a huge shock to all of us due to the fact that Duncan was a loving, and caring man. He treated everybody with respect and got the respect he deserved. Nobody saw this coming, everybody loved our king! He was as worthy and trusted as all the leaders combined, he was the leader of our community for 10 years, chosen by our creator.
King Duncan was found murdered in the home that belonged to his very own nobleman, Macbeth, and his wife, Lady Macbeth, early one morning. Nobody in the castle said to have heard any cries of pain, shouts of fright, or sounds of death. Only the shriek of the earth. The natural order of things has been destroyed. He had been killed surrounded by all of his loved ones.
Two main suspects to the terrible death were the King's guards who had been outside his room all night long, who said did not hear even the slightest sound of dying come from Duncan's room during all hours of the night. General Banquo and other witnesses said that there was no poison in the dinner, the dinner was fine and that Duncan was having a wonderful evening. Duncan had even announced that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were the best hosts he could ask for. As soon as the night had come to an end, the King retired right off to bed.
Macduff was the one who found our Kings body the next morning. Our king had been slaughtered. Everyone else in the castle was said to have been sound asleep. Keep Duncan in your thoughts and prayers, and his royal legacy may live on.

MACBETH - Act 3, Scene 1

VOCABULARY:
verities - something is true
indissoluble - firm/stable
twain -
prosperous - favourable
'Twixt -
dauntless - fearless
Adieu - good-bye/ farewell
valour - bold and determined
rancours - hatred/malice

NOTES:

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 4

VOCABULARY:
Threescore and ten - implying extreme age
stage - world
minion - choicest
suborned - bribed
ravin' up - swallow
benison - blessing

NOTES:
- it's daytime; but it's dark.. eclipse as a "Universe response" to the kings death
- a smaller predetor attacked a larger one
- kings horses ate one another; un-normal
- world has gone crazy
- they think they sons have hired people
- they realize Macbeth is next in line to be king
- first sign that people don't believe

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 3

VOCABULARY:
Beelzebub - one of the devils
Porter - an old man
Equivocator - a liar
french hose - french pants
second cock - rooster
obscure bird - owl
lechery - lust
Gorgan - turns people to stone

NOTES:
- all the things that have happened make it seem like they're in hell
- Macduff is a mirror of Macbeth
- Porter talks about alcohol and makes dirty jokes
- Macduff is in a bad mood
- Macduff asks to see the king, Macbeth takes him there
- they heard crying last night and screams of death
- "we are the centre and the Earth reflects us"
- they find the dead king, are in shock and think it's terrible
- woman are 'too weak' but little does Macduff know that she had something to do with the killing of the king
- everyone begins to find out that the king was killed
- secret is well-concealed; hint of witchcraft
- Malcolm and Donalbain think they're going to be killed next; they assume everyone will think that it was them that killed the king so they must leave and trust no one and think they are safer far away

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 2

VOCABULARY:
Hath -
Hark - "What was that?"
Bellman - someone paid to ring bell outside prison
Possets - hot drinks of milk with wine, sugar, eggs, spices
Brainsickly - "brain disease" Machbeth applies to Lady Macbeth
Confounds - defeats

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth uses alcohol for braveness, she's drunk and paranoid now
- Guilt is making her drink, guilt is proof that she's not crazy or not 100% evil
- Lady Macbeth claims she couldn't kill the king because he looked like her dad, but he really didn't, she was just too nervous to kill him.. excuses, excuses.
- guilt and fear stop her from killing the king
- Macbeth couldn't pray because he has sinned and is now separated from God
- foreshadowing going crazy; gone against all natural orders
- Lady Macbeth takes daggers and whips blood onto the groomsmen to frame him
- it's not easy to kill someone, and hard to kill someone inside you
- Macbeth already regrets doing it; he feels terrible

MACBETH - Act 2, Scene 1

VOCABULARY:
husbandry - thrift
summons - to call to sleep
largess - gifts of money

NOTES:
- Banquo pleads with the powers
- order of angels to drive away all the demons that cause him to have evil dreams
- a diamond reputed to protect its owners against witchcraft and terror by night
- perhaps "cursed thoughts"
- Macbeth might be tense and afraid to think about the witches

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 7

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth gets frustrated because Macbeth is chickening out
- Lady Macbeth is seductive towards Macbeth trying to convince him to kill the king
- Macbeth gets a wee bit scared
- eventually Macbeth changes his mind and decides to follow through with their original plans

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 6

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth takes Duncan's reference to prayer
- Duncan's speeches are full of love and grace
- contrast and irony
- king really likes Macbeth's castle, he finds it very peaceful there
- guests in other cultures are protected by their host

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 5

NOTES:
- Lady Macbeth is sexually excited
- King comes to town
- Lady Macbeth will do whatever to make Macbeth king
- Macbeth is too nice to kill the king, second thoughts
- Lady Macbeth is a powerful woman

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 4

NOTES :
- Macbeth is sucking up to earn the kings trust, knowing h'es going to kill him
- king gives Macbeth a higher rank because he killed the kings enemy
- king announced that the next king will be his son, Malcolm and that he'll be staying at Macbeth's castle
- Macbeth imagines killing them both

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 3

VOCABULARY
witches - we will see them interact with Macbeth; sets real problems in motion
Banquo - Macbeth's best friend, slightly equal to Macbeth
userp - steal the throne and claim it without direct blood relativity
paradoy - contradicting in the same sentence

NOTES:
- witches are butch and have beards (power)
- witches say things from the past, present, future
- Macbeth's secret dream (to become King)
1) his secret dream 2) breaks natural orders 3) evil woman
- Macbeth wishes the witches stayed because he wants to know more about the future
- Banquo sees the witches go "poof" and now everyone believes Macbeth will be king

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 2

VOCABULARY:
revolt - battle
sooth - truth
anachronism - something that's referred to that isn't from that time period (referrence to cannons - no cannons in 1100's)
thane - a worthy lord or nobleman

NOTES:
- Macbeth kicks ass, he's the best! He is super brave and super awesome
- Macbeth just got a new title

MACBETH - Act 1, Scene 1

VOCABULARY:
Pathetic Fallacy - weather mirrors character emotions and tone of scene- simplistic? Maybe now, but it's used all the time
Witches - evil, women of power and threatening.
- they were real in the 1600's, the King was obsessed with witchcraft
- linked with nature and weather and spells and controls others
- linked with health, body, creatures and plants
- warts, crooked nose, one eye larger, straggly hair, claw-like hands
- could be attractive to be seen as powerful or dangerous or to be able to manipulate
Hurly burly - a big commotion, mainly in battle
Ere - before
Graymalkin - a cat
Paddock - frog/toad
Anon - in a short amount of time
Familiars - animals used/held by servants of the dark; cats, toads, snakes, etc.

NOTES:
- body form and physical attributes were linked with mental and emotional attributes
- ugliness might mean evil
- malformation might mean evil
- witches are a huge factor in this play, they set the scene off the top and continue to have power and effect
- p.39, spell sets entire play in motion; they're reversing the rules or an inversion spell turning good to evil (keep an eye out for other inversions)

The Boat - Avec Kendra

The Boat - pg. 261-278

In the story The Boat by Alistair MacLeod, the author did a great job on creating/portraying the father character. For a short story with little time to truly represent a character, all of the elements (appearance, actions, interactions, dialogue, and thoughts and feelings) were included.

2a) Although the narrator loves his father he does not idolize his way of life. He himself wishes for his life to be based upon "the boat" and wishes to be happy. In paragraph 4 on page 265, the text gives examples of his fathers unhealthy behaviour when he's at home. The narrator's relationship with his father reflects his main conflict in life by his father trying to make him more so like himself, by working on the boat. But the narrator, wishes to go to school and get an education and doesn't want to be like his father (page 272).
3a) The symbolism of a boat in this story almost means the opposite of "the journey through life". In the story The Boat, the author clearly states that the family's daily routine revolves around the boat, and how it's practically the same day in-day out. In the second last paragraph on page 262, the narrator states that the boat is the only thing they can talk about or have in common; there's no depth.

Describe the change that the narrator undergoes through this story. What does he learn? How does he learn it? How does the end of the story leave him?

Throughout the story, the narrator learns independence, and undergoes becoming his own person by dishonouring his parents and not following his fathers footsteps. During the beginning, the narrators life revolved around his parents decisions, never thinking for himself. After realizing what he wanted in life, and how unhappy he was, he progressed as a person, and began to think for himself. Near the end of the story, the narrator leaves to go to school. By doing so, he left his mother home alone, due to his fathers death from the tragedy of the boat accident. The story sort of has a sympathetic irony to it, because in order him to be truly happy, his parents must give up their happiness.

Examples of powerful imagery/description used in The Boat:
The Boat has a lot of powerful imagery used which really gives the reader a good picture of what is going on in the story. For example, the narrator briefly describes his father (paragraph 1 - pg. 262) and his mother. The boat was described very well (last paragraph on pg. 262) so the reader has a good idea of what the boat looks like, which makes reading The Boat more enjoyable.

Next, the narrator describes his house (paragraph 2 and 3- pg. 263) which is helpful because it proves that they don't care near as much about their house as they do about their boat. The house description goes into deep detail and you get an understanding that even though it's not the boat, they still have "odd fish hooks", "map of the marine area" and "bits of twine" including a huge window overlooking the sea.

The narrator described what the father looked like and acted like when he wasn't on the boat, which made you get a really good image about how depressed his father was when he was without the boat, for example: "When he was not in the boat, my father spent most of his time lying on the bed in his socks, the top two buttons of his trousers undone, his discarded shirt on the ever-ready chair and the sleeves of the woollen Stanfield underwear, which he wore both summer and winter, drawn half way up to his elbows." (last paragraph-pg. 265)

This story describes how the narrators parents are both disappointed in him because he doesn't want the lifestyle that his parents have given him, he would rather be his own person. You can imagine how upset the parents would be because the narrator describes how he feels about not living up to his parents expectations, and the letdown that their parents feel. At the end of the story the narrator talks about his father growing old, and how he doesn't interact with the family hardly anymore, for example: "Then during the winter that I was fifteen he seemed to grow old and ill all at once. Most of January he lay upon the bed, smoking and reading and listening to the radio while the wind howled about the house and the needle-like snow blistered off the ice-covered harbour and the doors flew out of people's hands if they did not cling to them like death." (paragraph 4- pg. 271)

The narrator describes the day of the boat crash very well because the death of his father is a huge part of the story and so in order to really understand what's going on, the narrator needed to go into deep detail about how awful the weather was that day and how tragic the death of his father was.

Overall, I think that the imagery in this story are very powerful and very helpful because this story itself is very moving and deep and by going into the great amount of description that they did, helped make the story connect with the reader.

Characterization of the father from “The Boat”

Appearance: Within the first mentioning of the father in the story, the text states that he has shaggy white hair, and wears red-soled rubber boots daily. He wore the rubber boots daily because he was always working on a boat. The long days of working on the boat could have also played a role in the aging of his hair. In the same paragraph of the first mentioning of the father, it also states that he has a ‘stubble’ beard, which smells of saltwater. The clothing he wears are based upon comfort and warmth because he sometime works in extreme weather conditions. On page 264-265, the narrator describes the clothes his father wears while he is undressing, I.e. Heavily woolen sweaters, mittens, woolen doeskin shirts, etc.

Actions: From the actions of the father mentioned in this story, we know that he was a very simple man, who enjoyed routine. For starters, he worked on the boat practically all his life, and came home each day being asked nearly the same questions, with the same replies (page 262).

Thinks and Feels: The father thinks that his son should be just like him, and be interested in all of the same things, especially the boat. The father probably feels disappointed that he can’t bond with his own son due to the fact that they have no similarities. This makes it hard for both the son and the father, and since they never really had a close relationship; they can’t talk to one another about the boat. The tension between the two makes the father feel uncomfortable because things are so awkward. He seems as if he is almost confused as to why his son can’t just take interest in the boat. The father almost turns to the mother for support on the fact that their son is an outcast in the family, which leaves the son with nobody really to turn to. The father probably feels more superior and thinks he doesn’t have to give his son very much attention. The whole story shows how awkward things are between the father and the son.

Examples of powerful imagery/description used in The Boat:

The Boat has a lot of powerful imagery used which really gives the reader a good picture of what is going on in the story. For example, the narrator briefly describes his father (paragraph 1 - pg. 262) and his mother. The boat was described very well (last paragraph on pg. 262) so the reader has a good idea of what the boat looks like, which makes reading The Boat more enjoyable. Next, the narrator describes his house (paragraph 2 and 3- pg. 263) which is helpful because it proves that they don't care near as much about their house as they do about their boat. The house description goes into deep detail and you get an understanding that even though it's not the boat, they still have "odd fish hooks", "map of the marine area" and "bits of twine" including a huge window overlooking the sea. The narrator described what the father looked like and acted like when he wasn't on the boat, which made you get a really good image about how depressed his father was when he was without the boat, for example: "When he was not in the boat, my father spent most of his time lying on the bed in his socks, the top two buttons of his trousers undone, his discarded shirt on the ever-ready chair and the sleeves of the woollen Stanfield underwear, which he wore both summer and winter, drawn half way up to his elbows." (last paragraph-pg. 265) This story describes how the narrators parents are both disappointed in him because he doesn't want the lifestyle that his parents have given him, he would rather be his own person. You can imagine how upset the parents would be because the narrator describes how he feels about not living up to his parents expectations, and the letdown that their parents feel. At the end of the story the narrator talks about his father growing old, and how he doesn't interact with the family hardly anymore, for example: "Then during the winter that I was fifteen he seemed to grow old and ill all at once. Most of January he lay upon the bed, smoking and reading and listening to the radio while the wind howled about the house and the needle-like snow blistered off the ice-covered harbour and the doors flew out of people's hands if they did not cling to them like death." (paragraph 4- pg. 271) The narrator describes the day of the boat crash very well because the death of his father is a huge part of the story and so in order to really understand what's going on, the narrator needed to go into deep detail about how awful the weather was that day and how tragic the death of his father was. Overall, I think that the imagery in this story are very powerful and very helpful because this story itself is very moving and deep and by going into the great amount of description that they did, helped make the story connect with the reader.




So by reading “The Boat” you find out about a young boy whos family owns a boat. But this isn’t just any boat, it was a boat that symbolically tied their family together. “They repeated ‘the boat’ at the end of all their questions and I knew it must be very important to everyone.” (page 262)The problem with the boat, and their family was that the young boy didn’t take interest in the boat like the rest of his family. His parents were very disappointed in him, which was the main reason for all the conflict in the story. This story has a tragic ending leaving the characters torn apart and going in their separate ways. “It’s not an easy thing to know that your mother lives alone on an inadequate insurance policy and that she is too proud to accept any other aid.” “But neither is it easy to know that your father was found on November twenty-eighth, ten miles to the north and wedged between two boulders at the bas of the rock-strewn cliffs where he has been hurled and slammed so many many times.” (page 277)

Twins - Questions

TWINS:

1.It has been said that a good detective writer is always honest with the reader. How does Eric Wright provide his readers with clues to the outcome of the story?
Erica Wright was really tricky when he wrote this because it gives you clues on the outcome throughout the whole story, which isn't easy to do! Starting with the wife trying to guess her husbands was plotting. That put emphasis on the fact that he was up to something that she that she would soon have to be involved with and that it would cause conflict later on. Then it turns out that the crime in his books almost matched their lives perfectly, and it talked about how they didn't have to change much in order to do this crime. Eric Wright did an incredible job on giving the reader an outlook on how the story was going to end.

3. In medias res is a Latin phrase meaning "in the middle of things." Explain how the term can be applied to the opening of this story and evaluate the author's choice in employing this technique.
"In medias res" can be applied to the opening of this story because at the beginning of the story the husband and his wife are sitting on a mine shaft arguing about one another which adds conflict to the story, so just as the story begins the reader is put into the middle of an argument between the two characters.

4. Describe the difference in narrative style between the two parts of the story. Determine why the author chose each style and the effectiveness of each.
In the first part of the story the narrative style foreshadows on what the rest of the story is going to be about because it starts off with the husband telling his wife all about his plot and so as a reader you get a better understanding if there will be conflict, what the conflict could be about, the imagery, the setting, the plot, and just the whole summary of the story. By the wife firing questions about the husbands "plans" the reader starts to wonder if his ideas are the best ideas, and that's where you start to see conflict happening between characters. The second part of the story has a different narrative style from the first, in this part the wife finds out that everything the husband has been talking about was actually what he was planning on doing. The two different narrative styles is what really gave the story that twist which helps give that "detective writer" a chance to be "honest" with the reader.

Wings Chips - setting

The setting is a huge part in understanding the plot in this story, because the setting is described as an old and simple town and also a French Canadian community. By gathering the knowledge of what these times may have looked like you can get a better idea, as a reader, where this story is going with the plot and you can understand more concepts. Since there is a second culture/language added to the story there is clearly going to be some conflict with communication and getting along well with neighbors. As you read on you soon figure out that in fact there is a huge conflict with the Wings Chips sign being French rather than English on it. This causes a lot of tension in the whole area. Without the understanding that they are in a small community where everybody knows everybody, and being in a French Canadian place; you wouldn't quite figure out why changing the language on the Wings Chips sign is such a dramatic change.

The Lottery Ticket - PoV, Characterization

Characterization:
In this story there is a protagonist, an antagonist, and also setting extras. The protagonist in this story would certainly be the husband. The whole story is written on his point of view, it's all his thoughts and feelings about everything. I think that it's very helpful because that way you can connect with Ivan and understand his way of thinking and his train of thought. The story describes Ivan as a middle-class man, with an average life and he seems only 'satisfied' with it. Which is exactly why you know why winning the lottery was such a huge deal to him! It was finally his chance to add some excitement into his life! He wanted the best for himself and his wife, which makes him a very caring man.
Next, there would be the antagonist of the story which would be the wife because she doesn't really understand what her husband wants and since the story is being told by the husband, you don't really get to know the wife as well as the husband. She could be recognized as the antagonist also because she is working against the husband since they both want the same thing, but in different ways, which causes conflict between the two.
Lastly, there are the setting extras; which creates the atmosphere. I believe that the children that are mentioned really create the atmosphere to make the story seem more real because now they are pulling in other characters outside of just the husband and the wife which gives the reader a better idea of their lives.

The Leap - Characterization of the Mother

The mother in the story is described as graceful and quiet because the narrator says she never bumps into anything and she's always very aware of her surroundings. She isn't the slightest bit clumsy. She is a pretty stereotypical old woman; quiet, organized, graceful and caring. I feel like she is being used to symbolize something such as peace because she is is never worked up and I think her actions make her a very delicate woman just because everything she does is very gentle. Her personality seems to also be very shy, because the narrator doesn't talk very much and when she does talk, she's incredibly kind. The narrator doesn't talk about the mother's thoughts and feelings so as a reader I get the idea that she keeps to herself. She also doesn't interact with many people because she is so timid and shy, therefor the over all characterization of the mother would be a very quiet, kind and gentle lady.

Children's Poem - HOW I BECAME THE SEA

How did I become the sea, you ask?

It really was a simple task.

I dug and dug and dug real deep,

Deep into the sandy heap.

At the bottom there was a great surprise,

I couldn't believe my very own eyes!

Because in the ground there lay a moon-beam,

I could have swore it was a dream.

But when I touched the warm, safe light,

Something happened and I squeezed my eyes tight.

The white waves crashed in,

They changed the colour of my skin.

The water sucked me in and I nearly drowned,

And that's when I heard a sound.

It all was quite a mystery,

but that is how I became the sea.