Ms. Peterson started off the class with some basic housekeeping for the class.
Then, we decided upon new team names for our groups, with the new ones being:
Double double toil & trouble
The King’s Man
Thane of Taco Bell
Nefarious Guard
Thane of Thanes
Traitors
Macbad
Following this, we had a team discussion about some questions based upon lines 40 to the end of Act I, Scene VII of Macbeth. In this discussion, my team determined that Macbeth doesn’t really want to kill Duncan as much as his wife does. Lady Macbeth offers to do the killing for him. From Macbeth’s refusal to do the killing, we can determine that he is indecisive, and insecure, but still HAS a conscience. Unlike Macbeth, Lady Macbeth doesn’t seem to have this conscience.
This team discussion then turned into a class discussion where we determined that Macbeth has a conscience that disallows him to kill Duncan. But, from Macbeth’s decision to not want to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth got upset. Lady Macbeth was under the impression that Macbeth would carry out his plan, but, in his decision, she felt he had broken a promise. Lady Macbeth then described to him how she felt, and in Lady Macbeth’s descriptive words, we learn that you cannot break a promise in a marriage.
It was also determined that Macbeth most likely fits the characterization of a dynamic character as his mindset changed from extremely wanting to be king, to not wanting it anymore. He is flawed in a sense that he is indecisive. Not only is he indecisive, but he is also easy to manipulate. We can see this in Macbeth because he easily gets convinced by his wife, Lady Macbeth, to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth is now seen in a good light by others because of her Xenia with King Duncan, but underneath the seeming kindness, is a cold blooded and goal oriented woman, who won’t stop until she gets what she wants.
At the start of our second lesson, which was on Act II, Scene I of Macbeth, we had an activity in which we had to determine the meaning of a drawing from our partners. This activity then branched on into the discussion of symbols, which are visible characters or things that have meaning, or symbolize something.
I drew this image which has the encoded message of “I can’t stand Macbeth.” I chose to say this because I am not a fan of how Macbeth is so indecisive. We then, as a class, used this idea of using drawings for words to talk about symbolism. Following the mention of symbolism, we talked about dreams. Ms. Peterson brought up a specific example of an interpretive dream that we may have never known about. What she stated was that when one has a dream of falling, they usually have something guilty on their conscience. This was given to us as another example of symbolism in our lives. Before we could further continue the discussion, the bell rang, marking the end of the period, so we had to leave.
Reflection:
Today’s lesson was focused upon taking a closer look at the characterization of Macbeth. Not only did we focus on Macbeth’s characterization, but we also focused on his influences, and how they affect him. In examining Macbeth’s thoughts and behaviors, we, more specifically, I, learned more of who he was, and how we could expect to see him act in the future. From our discussion about symbolism, I learned that we can see it in the world around us, and that it isn't bound to a book. In examining characters, and the usage of symbolism, I have determined that I will now become a much better close reader, who can easily find main ideas.
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