Lady Macbeth: Then and Now

I). Act III Scene 2 Line 14

"What's done is done."

Then: In Act III Scene 2,Lady Macbeth have already done the deed of killing
innocent people. Since they have done the deed, then it is done meaning that nothing else can be done.

"What's done cannot be undone."

Now: In Act V, Lady Macbeth says "What's done cannot be undone" referring to the fact that she is feeling guilty and wants to go back which she is unable to do now.

A). Act I Scene 5 Line 57

"Come, thick night
And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell."

Then: In Act I Scene 5, Lady Macbeth would like change from being a gentle woman to someone who is hungry for desire and power.

"Hell is murky"

Now: In Act V, Lady Macbeth says that she might have done more than what was necessary.

B). Act III Scene IV Line 88,90

"What, quite unmanned in folly? Fie, for shame!"

Then: In Act III Scene IV, Lady Macbeth is talking to her husband about how embarrassing it is to see the ghost of Banquo.

"Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afread?"

Now: In Act IV, Lady Macbeth says that while is walking in her sleep, she talks about Macbeth in a dream regarding the killing of Duncan.

Innocent People

"When bad things happen to good people"
Knowing that Macduff is in England, Macbeth sends murderers to Macduff's home. The murderers kill Macduff's wife and young child. In Macbeth, bad things happen to innocent and good people. The same is true of our world. In this blog post, consider an example of bad things that happen to good people. Explain a situation, and then explain how YOU make sense of it -- or how you deal with the fact that you can't make sense of it. You can make this post as personal or as abstract as you want. Try for 300 words.

In the play Macbeth, several of the characters are described as both good and innocent. They all get murdered for something that they are accused of. It ranges from killing a ruler to just men. In the real world, bad things happen to good and innocent people ranging from being abused, killed, molested, or robbed.
An example to fit the topic relates to a family friend. This family friend was described as being both innocent and trustworthy. He was involved with many things in life from starting organizations, running for a board position, and controlling his business. During one of the organizations that he was considered a board position, some of the other clients were giving some of the members a hard time. He would help to mediate the clients as well as the members. The situation worked out making everyone feeling cheerful and glad. Two years after this situation, he was diagnosed with a serious disease. The medical doctors who tried to help him said that they are unable to save him and only time will tell. After about three weeks, he died. About two weeks later, some of the people at one of the organizations were starting a conflict by removing board positions randomly and organizing events without notifying anyone about them. This really had an effect on me because he is one of my parents’ closest friends. My parents have known him for about 12 years. He was the type of person who worked strenuously and always had a sense of humor. As a student, I believe that he should have taken a day off from work and rest his body. By doing this, he would not have died early. At the same time, people should take care of their own conflicts and prevent them from letting others worry about it.

Blood Map

The word blood is used in Act I-III of Macbeth. Some of the words that are related to blood include birth, bloody, cold, death, evil, flow, gore, guilt, guts, hate, health, heart, kill, kinship, murder, red, sad, and stab. The word blood is associated in the book because Macbeth kills Duncan, gets the murderers to kill Banquo and Macduff’s family. It comes to place because Banquo, Duncan, Lady Macbeth, Lady Macduff, Lady Macduff’s son, and Macbeth die. The word blood points to evil and guilt because the Macbeth household plans the killings and ask the murderers to kill each character that Macbeth wants dead. When someone dies, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begin to feel guilty for their actions and decide to cover things up by washing off blood and putting on a different outfit. They also wipe blood on the guards, that way others will think that someone else pulled off the killings.

Word Map

Death, guilt, and murder are descriptions that links to Macbeth. Macbeth is described to be very guilty for what he does and making plans to murder Duncan. Macbeth wants to be the king of Scotland. Guilt, kinship, and gore are descriptions that connect to Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is ravenous for power and would do anything for her husband to be the new king. She is the wife of Macbeth who is described as being cruel, harsh, and violent. Lady Macbeth puts her life in jeopardy in order to be the sovereign of Scotland. She is very good at creating problems for people, in order to get them out the way so she can help win her husband’s goal. For example, a massacre was planned for Duncan that will put jeopardy on his life. She and Macbeth both want to be rulers of Scotland. One is to be the king and other to be queen. Since Duncan is the current king of Scotland, he does not realize that he will be murdered in the near future.