Macbeth questions

1. Yes, I feel sorry for Lady Macbeth. Some people may think that her wrongful and distorted thoughts resulted to her demise. That, to a great extent is true. However, when I think about it, we as humans are all "tragically flawed" just like Lady Macbeth. So often our greed overcomes us into doing incredibly stupid things - Hopefully not murdering anyone like in this case. Her flaw as a person is identical as mine. I feel sorry for her mistake because when she realizes what she had done to other people, it is already too late and she becomes mentally unstable. I'm a person who believes in second chances and also try to give other people second chances. In this case, before Lady Macbeth could repent, she unfortunately hangs herself to overcome the guilt. Another reason why I feel sorry for her is because she is so much like myself. My greed produces irrational and unhumane thoughts exactly like Lady Macbeth.

2. I think Macbeth is a perfect example of how humans are fundamentally flawed. Though I'm not a committed believer, I do share the notion that humans are born a sinner. This is shown everywhere and to everyone - even among children. Scientific research has already proven that humans are completely capable of lying even at a very young age. We were never taught how to lie but I guess this sinful nature is innate. I believe Macbeth (and of course all humans) was from the beginning a very sinful man. Yes, the witches are evil but if the words had not affected Macbeth like it did in the story, his life would not have ended tragically. Banquo, who is frequently known as the righteous man is not so righteous when looking at the text. As Banquo witnesses the witches prophecy becoming true, he too is incredibly confused and at first tempted. However, he quickly dismisses the idea of being disloyal. So although he did not actually carry out his "ambition" like Macbeth did, he had the potential to become like Macbeth.
I don't think the witches in the story are to blame because if Macbeth decided to be loyal and fight off his horrible temptation, the witches would've never succeeded into making Macbeth's life miserable.

3. I think I wrote this down when I had to write a journal response during the "Master Harold and the Boys" unit, but I'll share it again because it was one of the horrible moments in my life. In 6th grade, for a brief period of time I attended KIS in Seoul. In the school there was this one kid who came from Malaysia. He, I think, was a committed Muslim and didn't eat beef at all. That's why he always sat outside the cafeteria eating his sandwich because the school almost everyday served beef or pork. I guess because of this (and his ethnic background) he never had much friends. So my friends and I took advantage of this and started to isolate him. For no reason I would make fun of him and tried to agitate him. I still clearly remember his disturbed look and it is a segment in my life where I just want to cut and throw it away.

I think Lady Macbeth's response to her crime and guilt is completely plausible. It's hard to understand that anyone with a decent mind would commit such a horrible deed and still live on perfectly fine. If I were her I would be haunted by the images of the dead. Not only that I would be terrified of getting caught. However, the human mind plays in mysterious ways and there are people who slowly become addicted to murdering people. Now since I've never really killed anyone (thankfully) I have no clue how I would react or respond after. But I can't say for myself that I would completely break down and be remorseful. Rather, I myself can turn into a hideous and horrifying murderer. Well, who knows. Let's just say that I wouldn't kill anyone in my lifetime.

4. I've never had any predicted dreams. Nor did anyone predict what would happen to me in the future. Or... maybe I forgot. I don't really remember. But if anyone did vividly portray a picture of myself in the future, I think I would listen to what he/she had to say. I don't think the person's prophecy would immediately affect my acts. However, if the person's prediction comes true as intended, then I guess I would be more careful and also be kind of cautious at what the person had to say.

Wait, as I was about to hit the 'Save Now' button, I suddenly thought of something. My mother sometimes goes to a fortune teller to see what kind of future lies ahead for my family. She once said that the fortune teller told her that I was going to have a certain job, get married and have a pretty decent earning. For some particular reason, that kind of stuck in my head and whenever I was worried about schoolwork (haha) I would assure myself by thinking what the fortune teller told my mother. Call me irrational and I normally don't believe in those things but I guess it does have a great impact. Kinda scary.