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Write about the actions you regret taking so far this year.
As everyone knows every action leads to a reaction, and sometimes what we regret is not the actions we take but the reactions these bring. So far this year, I can proudly say that I do not regret any action or reaction…or maybe I do but it does not really matter because I do not remember. I have made many desicions and changed some things in my life and so far everything is fine. In the past years I do regret somethings. Like, I have a dream, this dream is something I want since I was like 13 years old. I really really really want to go to London, but not on a one or two weeks trip. It would be awesome if I could go and live in the hose of someone in somewhere near there, share with people, learn about everything, and be around there for three months or something.  When I was 15 years old my grandpa told me that he was going to send me there for three months at least or more. I was so happy but my mom said I wasn’t ready. Last week, three years late, we talked. She asked me if I still wanted to go for SIX months and live with a family and study something there a few months. I was so excited. Yesterday she came to me and said I was not going because she felt that parents there stop caring about their kids when they turn 18, and I am already 18. She said that if I was younger maybe it would be possible. So I thought, if had insisted more a few years ago may be she would have said yes, but now she thinks I’m not old enough for caring for myself in another country. In a few words mom’s overprotection at its maximum. She also told me that may be when I’m older I can do that, but I stop and think, there is no tomorrow for that…I’m growing up and I have to go to college and I have to work and med school is not that easy…is now or never. I guess it is going to be never.

Act I

1. List the character traits that influence Macbeth to become a criminal.
He is lead by the witches’ predictions, this shows how weak he is and how easily he can be influenced by others. Selfishness is also a trait that leads him to killing people as long as he is well as king.

2. List events that lead him to commit his crime.
The witches’ profesies and the influence of his wife who slowly convinces him it is a good idea to kill king Duncan.

3. After a period of indecision, Macbeth confirms his intent to carry out his and Lady Macbeth’s plan. Write 5 paragraphs describing his thoughts as he makes his decision. What are the reasons for his hesitation? How does he rationalize his choice? Use at least two examples from the play to support your ideas.
In one of his castle’s rooms, Macbeth contemplates the killing of Duncan, in a speech that begins “If it were done, when ’tis done; then ’twere well/It were done quickly.” He is deeply disturbed at the prospective sin of killing a king and a blood relative.

 Lady Macbeth enters and mocks her husband’s fears. When he asks about what would happen if the plan fails, his wife derides this possibility with the rhetorical question, “We fail?” Her bloody ambition overwhelms Macbeth who tells her that she should only bring forth male children, having no “feminine” side to her nature.

Macbeth is now committed to stabbing Duncan to death in his sleep and making it appear that he has been murdered by the king’s own guards. He feels guilty and fear too, so he goes back to Lady Macbeth, who could kill Duncan because it reminded her of her father, and he tells her he already killed the king but he went back with the weapons.

At last lady Macbeth goes back and leaves the weapon as if the guards killed him but the guilt that surrounds them is very notable.

Act II

4. Several times Lady Macbeth tries to ease Macbeth’s tormented remorse with comforting remarks. Describe some of these remarks and explain how they help her and Macbeth.
When Macbeth killed King Duncan and then came to her, she told him that they should wash their hands and that would clean both of them from their deed. The whole plan was perfectly realized and they just have to hide the evidence. This gives Macbeth confidence and she somehow believes for a moment that the guilt is gone.

5. Write 2 paragraphs describing the mood in Act II. Explain why this mood is appropriate and discuss why it will likely prevail in the rest of the play. Use at least two examples from Act II to support your ideas.
Act II is like of sorrow, thirst of vengeance, and surprise. First it was the murder of the King of Scotland by the Macbeths, and now they have their hands stained with blood, and it will stay like that the rest of the play. Then, when Macduff learn those news, he was suspicios of the sons of the king because they fled, and then Macduff feared the coronation of the new king, Macbeth.

After the murder, the Macbeths will always have to hide their thoughts and keep them from others, because now they are in real danger, because of treason. Everyone is starting to get suspicious from the rest of the people, no onw knows who really commited the crime, so that mood will stay for the rest of the play also.

Act III

6. Describe how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel about their activities in Acts I, II, and III. Briefly explain why you think both characters change in Act III.
Now they both feel culam and secure, confident that they have secured their posts in their and now nothing could happen with them. Their characters have changed because before they felt guilty and remorse, but now they grow up evil in themselves and now fell almost nothings. They also seem to be more far away from each other than before.

7. If the ghost of Banquo could speak, what do you think he would say to Macbeth? Would Banquo care enough about his former friend to give him advice, or would he berate Macbeth for murdering him? How do you think Macbeth would react to Banquo’s words? Write an imaginary conversation between Banquo’s ghost and Macbeth.
He will call him a murderer, and I think he would berate Macbeth because before dying he already suspected of Macbeth and did not tell him anything, did not helped him, so if Macbeth actually killed him, he would be more angry than anything else. Macbeth would react with a trauma and a lot of fear because of the apparatition of the ghost.”You murderer” said Banquo. “Oh no, it was a mistake, I did not meant to kill you, leave me alone please,” answered Macbeth. “No! I will follow for you forever, increasing your guilt until you die,” said Banquo. “Nooo! What I am going to do now,” answered Macbeth…

Act IV

8. Which of the following characters (Macbeth, Lady Macduff, son of Macduff or Macduff) arouses the most sympathy? Write which character you chose, the character’s  situation in Act IV, and the reasons for your opinion. Use at least one example from the play to support your ideas.
Macduff is the one that arises the more sympathy to me. He fled to Englando to make an army to fight Macbeth and restore the peace to Scotland. He also proves his loyalty to Malcolm and demonstrates he only wants the good to win. When he says that he would kill Macbeth beacuse he killed his wife and kids, he shows a lot of courage and bravity.

9. Write a few paragraphs describing how Macbeth changes from the beginning of the play to Act IV. Is he more good than evil in Act IV? More evil than good? Provide at least two examples of Macbeth’s words or deeds to support your answer.
He has changed a lot from Act I. First he was the one trying to save the country by killing the traitor, but then, after having dark thoughts, everything changed and killed a lot of persons. First he felt guilty, but then he killed without even thinking about it, he is deffinetely more evil. He kills Lady Macduff, her sons, and his cousin Banquo just for power or treason.

Act V

10. Are the deathns in Act V of Lady Macbeth, Young Siward and Macbeth inevitable? For each of these three characters, write a paragraph describing the circumstances of his or her death, and explain whether you think the death was or was not inevitable and why?
Macbeth’s death was inevitable, it had to happen because that would be the closing of the play and of course, the witches’ predictions would be right at the end. He had to pay for all the things he did in the past and all the murderers he committed.

Lady Macbeth’s death could be both. She had to die because she was the one that convinced Macbeth to kill King Duncan first, but the play showed that she felt very guilty because she had sleeping problems, so maybe that death could be ommitted and she could reivindicate.

Young Siward death could be ommitted, because he was very brave and everything he did was for his country. So he could only have a brave fight and be hurted, and then get well again later, but he was killed by Macbeth to show also his courage and that he would do anything to defend his country.