Macbeth
Macbeth is great story written by shakespeare. What fasinate me the most in the story is not Macbeth's tragic nor the evilness of Lady Macbeth, it is Banquo. Banquo is one of the best warrior in Scottland. He is also a general and a loyal servent to king Duncan. This is what others think, but I think differently.
If you look into the situation closely, you can find something is wrong with Banquo. If Banquo is loyal to Duncan, he is supposes to report any unusual movements around the Scottland, but when the three witches predicted that Macbeth is going to be the king, he did not report this to Duncan, after the first two predictions become true, he still did not tell this to Duncan. Instead, he keeps this secret between Macbeth and him. Why does he do that? It is easy to figure out; because the witches also predicted that his children will be king after Macbeth.
If Macbeth really becomes the king, then as his best friend, Banquo can get a good position too. If nothing happens, then he can continue his life as a general of Scottland, another reason is that Banquo’s children are going to be kings, if the witches prediction is correct for Macbeth then the prediction must be true for him. He wants to see his kids to become the king. So that, as their father, he can get alot of benefits.
From these issues, I think Banquo is not loyal to Duncan, since he keep secrets from Duncan which cause his death and did not tell everyone about it is Macbeth who killed Duncan since he knows about it, he does not do what he was suppose to do. That is why I think Banquo is not a loyal servent to Duncan.
List of websites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth
http://library.thinkquest.org/2888/
http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/
http://legends.duelingmodems.com/shakespeare/macbeth.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/macbeth.htm
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/macbeth/macbeth.htm
http://www.engl.uvic.ca/Faculty/MBHomePage/ISShakespeare/Resources/Witches/Witches.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/
Personal introduction about Banquo
Banquo is a Scottish general in the king's army and Macbeth's friend. With Macbeth, Banquo helps Duncan's forces claim victory over the king of Norway and the thane of Cawdor.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Banned Book
Ulysses by James Joyce
The book I read is Ulysses by James Joyce. It is a very well organized book. The plot follows very tight to each other. The protaganist does not appear until Chapter 4, this is odd for a story but I think this is the best time for protaganist Leopold Bloom to appear in the story. First four Chapter focused on the antaganist Stephen Dedalus, with alot of coarse languages and homosexuality. From this book I learned we should just let things go by themself. We can not try to control everything around us in the world. The book was first being challenged on 1921 for "obscene, indecent, immoral or surrilous". In 1930, Random House took US government to court and won the right to publish the book. In 1934, Ulysses finally first found in the US's book store. This book talks alot about homosexuality, it has been banned because of that, but now, homosexual is consider "right" rather than before. For coarse languages, I think, every book has some swear languages, that is what makes books real and makes us feel like we are part of the story in the book. That is why I think it is a good book and we should not ban it.
The book I read is Ulysses by James Joyce. It is a very well organized book. The plot follows very tight to each other. The protaganist does not appear until Chapter 4, this is odd for a story but I think this is the best time for protaganist Leopold Bloom to appear in the story. First four Chapter focused on the antaganist Stephen Dedalus, with alot of coarse languages and homosexuality. From this book I learned we should just let things go by themself. We can not try to control everything around us in the world. The book was first being challenged on 1921 for "obscene, indecent, immoral or surrilous". In 1930, Random House took US government to court and won the right to publish the book. In 1934, Ulysses finally first found in the US's book store. This book talks alot about homosexuality, it has been banned because of that, but now, homosexual is consider "right" rather than before. For coarse languages, I think, every book has some swear languages, that is what makes books real and makes us feel like we are part of the story in the book. That is why I think it is a good book and we should not ban it.
Macbeth
Macbeth is a great story. After I watched Macbeth's film by Roman Polanski, I have a better understanding of Macbeth. The film is very well presented, it clearly shows the inside of those people, especially Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, they feel guilty of what they did, we as the readers can hear their thoughts and understand their fear. Roman Polanski presented this with well organized thoughts and I truely like Macbeth through his emotions. It makes me feel like I am part the story. I also learned, what is done by night appears by day. This means if you never want people to know the guilty things you did, you should not do it in the first place.
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