VHS LAC2 S2 LC 07 Journal GA Final

Name: Yasmin Walker
Date: 4/27/15
Graded Assignment
Journal: Macbeth
Answer these questions in complete sentences. You will need to turn in this assignment to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit.
(10 points)
1. Macbeth is a play that remains relevant and interesting over 400 years after it was written, as is the case with many of Shakespeare’s works. Why is Shakespeare still worth reading?
Answer:
Shakespeare is still worthwhile reading because it teaches you valuable life lessons with the morals of his stories.

(10 points)
2. Is Duncan a fool for going to Macbeth’s castle and not suspecting the danger posed to him there by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? Why or why not?
Answer:
Yes, because he should have seen it coming with knowing the Macbeths personalities.

(10 points)
3. Describe Macbeth’s behavior in the aftermath of Duncan’s murder. Does Macbeth’s behavior leave any room for readers and audience members to feel sympathy for him? Why or why not?
Answer:
Not really, you see that he doesn’t really feel much for him and that he is very unsympathetic. Most people do not feel sympathy for an unsympathetic person.

(10 points)
4. Think about Macbeth’s position at the conclusion of Act III. In what ways has his ambition, which allowed him to obtain the Scottish throne in the first place, begun to be detrimental to him? Cite specific examples from the play in your response.
Answer:
It has begun to be detrimental because he is now overly obsessed with his ambition and sees almost everyone as a threat to him and his ambition.

(10 points)
5. Do you think the ways in which the predictions of the witches come true in the play’s final act are satisfying and appropriate? Or do you find the fact that the predictions are based on doublespeak and misinterpreted meanings to be disappointing? Explain your position.
Answer:

I think that it is satisfying but not very appropriate. I find the doublespeak and misinterpreted meanings to be interesting and not disappointing. It makes a story much more interesting and you tend to enjoy it much more.