In class we are reading the Shakespeare play Macbeth. Macbeth is pronounced as Thane of Cawdor because of being such a brave and loyal component in the war. The king who appoints him is Duncan, who can't read people well, trusts people too easily, and is genuinely a nice person. Macbeth has a wife who seems crazy in this play, because she wants Macbeth to kill Duncan so he can be king. Macbeth doesn't like this idea one bit, because he says that Duncan has been so nice to name him Thane of Cawdor, and he has already gained a golden opinion from the people. Lady Macbeth says that she can't believe that Macbeth is such a coward and says he isn't a man. Macbeth, of course, gets defensive and says yes I am a man. He is still hesitant, so asks what would happen if it fails. After Lady Macbeth challenges his manly-hood yet again, he agrees to it.
Once it comes the time for Macbeth to kill Duncan in his sleep, Macbeth starts hallucinating daggers in the air. Once he shakes it off and grabs the real one, he sneaks into Duncan's room. Lady Macbeth talks to him from outside the bedroom, talking about the guards being drugged. Macbeth does the deed, and proceeds to freak out. Macbeth is hearing things, thinking he is hearing men screaming about murder and Macbeth killing the king. Lady Macbeth tells him to clean his hands with water, when they heard a knocking at the front door. Macbeth starts to wish he didn't do it, and says that he wishes he could wake Duncan with the knocking. Once everyone found out that Duncan was murdered, Macbeth started to act weird and over did it a little. No one noticed, but the guilt was too much for him.
Thanks for reading, Taylor
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