Week 7 - Fair is foul and foul is fair...

Your task: Watch this short clip of Act I, scene i from Macbeth. (There are actually lots of great Macbeth video clips on YouTube. Some are even school projects by other high school students.) Does this video clip portray the witches as you had imagined them? Is there another video that does a better job? Or had you pictured something entirely different as you read about the witches in the beginning of the play? Watch the video, create your own post about your idea for the witches, and comment on another post by Monday, April 6. Have fun! Fair is foul and foul is fair....

Macbeth Blog

Destiny,to me, parallels Faith. I was granted free will, and the ability to voice and follow it, this doesn't mean I have the exclusive rights to my future, or Destiny if you must, but that God has given me the power to make my own decisions, even though he already knows what they will be. Because I am a human, with inherant flaws, I will make mistakes and the wrong decisions. So to say that the means ALWAYS justifies the end is arrogant. We all stumble and slip up and with the privelage that is free will, comes the responsiblity to admit when we are wrong and accept the consequences to it.

Character analysis

Willy- I think that he was kind of a selfesh man. Really all that he wanted was the best for his family but tried making it happen in all the wrong ways. All he seemed to care about was money and being well known and it ended up mkaing him have a major downfall.
Biff- Biff in high school seemed to be the all american boy. He was a good athlete, good looking, and well liked. He seemed kind of careless though about the things in life that really mattered. He just wanted to be in the country.
Hap- He seemed to be the peacemaker. He would always try to tell everyone what they wanted to hear to make all the problems go away.
Linda-She was happy with what she had and how things were and she seemed to just want Willy to be happy with everything. She really loved Willy too. She just wanted everyone to get along.

Destiny?

Statement 1: I totally agree with it. Everyday we face choices about our lives whether they be big ones that will effect our lives as a whole, or little ones that just effect the present. You have the opportunity to choose your own path. Your destiny is set by you.

Statement 2: I also agree with this statement. I think that if you reach your goals, then the result will be what you wanted. You will get a sort of reward at the end of the journey.

Macbeth

In answer to the two statments that were posted:
Statement 1: You are the maker of your own destiny.
Statement 2: If you reach your goal, the end always justifies the means.
I believe that we are free to make our own chocies but we can't choose the consequences to our actions.
In response to statment 2, I believe we should not go against our moral standing to get to the end, for if we do then I believe we never really got to the end.
Glenn

Master of you Own Domain

I believe we are the makers of our own destinies to an extent. The choices we make ultimatley affect our position in life. There is a higher force than us that has set the path for us to make the choices that will lead us to our destinies. I also believe that if you achieve your ultimate goal in life you will be completely happy with all the costs it took to achieve it. The feeling of confidence and achievement is on that is not earned easily. We all must make sacrafices in order to achieve our goals in life.

Whats Between The Lines In Destiny?

The Statement that we make our own destiny is for the most ways true...we can't choose our birth right but our future is ours to mold into what we find comfortable and interesting. With hard work your dreams and ambitions seem to fall into place. The statement that the means is justified is somewhat true in my mind. Everyday people compete for jobs in this strickened economy and the loser goes home. This is a natural way that business grows and thrives. We must push others to survive. Although we as a species have grown to be more intelligent the rules of nature still apply. "kill" or be "killed" if you will. This world isn't always fair so the means rule can be bent a little in my opinion.