BLOG QUESTION:
1. Fate
vs. Free Will:
The
weird sisters make many prophecies regarding Macbeth and his actions throughout the course of the play. Are the choices and events predicted by the witches predestined by fate, or are
they a result of Macbeth’s own free will? Discuss the role of fate,
free will, and prophecy in the decisions made by Macbeth. Support your answer
using supporting evidence from the text.
2. Who
is to blame? Macbeth or Lady Macbeth?
At
the start of the play, Macbeth, a good and noble Thane, sought only to serve the King.
By the end, he has become an arrogant, paranoid murderer. In your opinion,
who is more responsible for this transformation, Macbeth himself or Lady Macbeth? Use supporting evidence from the text.
3. Good
vs. Evil?
Some
have portrayed the play Macbeth as a classic story of good and evil, with the witches and Lady Macbeth on one side,
Banquo, Malcom and Macduff on the other,
and Macbeth somewhere in between. Others feel that it is more complex, that there are deeper psychological
themes involved beneath the initial layer of good
vs. evil. Is Macbeth a story of good vs.
evil, or of complex psychological issues? Support your response with evidence from the
text.
Directions: You will be writing an
initial response and 2 comments responding to your peers' responses. Your
initial response must be 8-10 sentences in length and thoughtful. There are 65 students (both periods combined) so there will be 65 initial posts.
Of these 65, you must respond to or comment on a minimum of 2 of them. These
must be thoughtful responses and/or comments, at least 2-3 sentences in length.
Please identify the person you are
responding to in your comment so that it becomes more of a connected
conversation; for example, "I hadn't thought of the point Hermione
Granger raised about the blah, blah, blah, etc. Initial
response is due by Tuesday night, December 15th by 11.59 p.m. Your responses will
be due by Thursday night, December 17th by 11:59 p.m.
Remember to be good
citizens here -- no hurtful comments. Remember you can respectfully disagree
with others. Show some thought here! I look forward to reading another great conversation!
Mrs. L
