Thursday, March 19, 2009

Macbeth

 

When Mr. Morone first announced we were reading I thought, “How am I going to do this?” Macbeth, by William Shakespeare is a very complex, confusing book. Though it takes sometime to figure out what everyone is saying, it is very intriguing. Sometimes the longer it takes you to figure something out, the better the outcome. It also helps that every few paragraphs or so, we talk about what we have just read. It makes the book more enjoyable when we discuss what their complex diction means. For me, this book is in the middle of like and hate. Lady Macbeth though one would think was kind and considerate is actually the opposite. She has very vulgar mind. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan. She also portrays to be a much stronger person than his husband, Macbeth and is more willing to fight than him. While just reading the first act, I can’t say I relate to any of them. Most of the characters actions is about fighting and getting the throne. Though I understand people have to fight for what they want, but I think they could go about it in a different way. So far the book isn’t that confusing. Mr. Morone answers all of our questions. In scene two I think Duncan will be killed by Lady Macbeth instead of Macbeth. I don’t think Macbeth will have the guts to do it.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Quality of Like Beats Quality of Mercy

The article of Quality of Like Beats Quality of Mercy is a very interesting article. It deals with unfair punishment.  It seems like the more awful the crime, the easier they are on the punishment. In the first paragraph, a ten year old gets shot, but the media doesn’t even care. In the second paragraph a person is convicted of adultery. The punishment was ten minutes in jail. That doesn’t seem fair, does it? The last person gets a parking ticked and he has to pay. We does the law apply for him and not others. A limousine driver parked in front of a fire hydrant. One would think this would get proper punishment too, but since he was in the car, the police officer let him go. Why should the law be exempt for everyone else except the man who got a parking ticket?