sexta-feira, 12 de novembro de 2010

Macbeth - Scenes 1.6 & 1.7

My understanding of the scenes so far and why we have planned to use the EQ's that we have chosen.

The first scene we are presenting is scene 6 in act one, it's a very short scene, but it's also very important to the play because it shows that Lady Macbeth is completely capable of lying to the king without any remorse. When they meet in the castle where she lives with Macbeth, she is very graceful and respectful, exactly what the king would expect from his hostess, but in her mind the plan to kill him is very clear and welcoming him so nicely is just the first step to it. For this act we choose the EQ: "What is integrity?" because Lady Macbeth's lack of it is just absurd.
Our second is scene 7 still in act 1 and it's by itself a pivotal moment in the story, is in that scene that Macbeth is so confused that he has to leave a banquet in honour of the king to take some air and think of what he's about to do. After a moment thinking about Duncan, how he is a great king and trusts Macbeth, he decides not to proceed with the plan, and the story would have been completely different if Lady Macbeth hadn't interrupted him. She comes to check on him and as soon as she understands that he is getting cold feet, she accuses him of cowardice and unmanliness, with some strong arguments she finally convince him of stick with the plan. Because of Macbeth's confusion and how nervous he is, plus the fact that "his" final decision is not even his decision at all, we selected the EQ: "How do we deal with conflicting elements within our personalities".

2 comentários:

  1. You have good insigth and understanding of the scene. I like how you are bringing in quotes and that you are using EQ. You may want to bring in more egs as well to help further develop youor EQ's.

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  2. Praise: I really like how you fully explained why you chose each EQ and brought in direct examples from the scene, and also connected them to the personality traits/emotions of the characters mentioned.

    Polish: Is it possible to have connected the two EQs that you chose together? This would make your explanation even more fluid than it already is.

    Ponder: Your vocabulary has a really wide range, that's not really a ponder but that's all I could think of... Anyways, I liked the words you used in order to add affect to your meaning.

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