Showing posts with label shakespeare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shakespeare. Show all posts

Monday, November 18, 2013

Fair is Foul, and Foul is Fair

Yet another post on the same day. I'm on a roll. But this is a really short one. This blog is probably go
ing to be more of small updates on my thoughts then long meditations. I wish I could write long meditations haha.

I finished Macbeth today in British Literature. I kinda enjoyed it. I came to hate Macbeth, love Banquo and mourne with Macduff. Last week I had to do a research paper on Shakespeare Tragedy and Macbeth. I found it interesting to note that Shakespeare composed Macbeth during the reign of King James and most historians believe that he was trying to make a point and show James up through this play. Originally a tale of a great king who was admired for bravery and good kingsmanship, Shakespeare twisted it around into a conscience- riveting and twisted tragedy in which ambition kills sense of duty, honor and leaves people tormented by guilt.