Those Meddling Witches

The Witches in Macbeth are incredible troublesome for reaveling Macbeth's prophecy. Do you beleive that the Witches predictions came true because of them telling Macbeth his fate? Fate doesn't sound very humanistic to me. Is Hamlet more humanistic than Macbeth or is it the other way around?

Macbeth Vs. Hamlet

Although we are still in the early acts of Macbeth, I think we know enough context to make a comparison to Macbeth's characterization opposed to Hamlet's. Are there any distinct similarities or differences? I think both Hamlet and Macbeth seem very vulnerable emotionally--they where their hearts on their sleeves. As far as a difference goes, Hamlet was more brazen in his actions. While Macbeth has been more timid, weak in mind, and allows himself to be haunted by his guilt over the murders of Duncan and Banquo.

The Color Purple

For my independent read I just finished reading The Color Purple, an altogether highly interesting and controversial read I recommend it to all of you. But I really wanted to talk about an aspect that I really found interesting in the development of the main character, her exploration of her sexuality. In modern times it is very common for people, at least in the area we live in, to be okay with coming out, or being curious about who they love. Having a similar experience, Celie really comes off as a modern 2011 character which I found interesting especially since it was written and placed in the 20th century. With her exploration of sexuality she dismisses the bible and the 'white man with white robes' image that is commonly conjured up with thinking of God or a divine figure but believes in a transcendental view of divinity as an omnipotent force in everything, not secluded to the sky. My question is, do you guys think that modern (20th and especially 21st) century literature has more of an unorthodox transcendental religious themes than previous literature?

The house of night series

Hello classmates.I have been reading the above mentioned series for i think the past two years (if not three). the reason for this is that they have been coming out since, i just read the ninth book DESTINED and i so loved it! i love every single book that has come out, the 10th will probably be out sometime next year:/ so until then i"ll know if its the last book or if it truly is never ending. Anyways, has anybody read this series? if not, i highly recomend it, its a ficiton about the power of friendship, love and overcoming great obsticles. Its sort of a twilight vampire sort of series but i like that its based on the world we live in and the essence of it feels almost normal. If anybodyhas read these books please comment:) i would love to hear your opinion on them. if you haven't,then i woud love to hear about your favorite series and the story behind them. Thank you:)

The defendant is found... Guilty?

The biggest concern in Macbeth was originally whether Macbeth himself was completely guilty for the murder of King Duncan. My feelings at that point were "no" because Lady Macbeth was the sole reason for him even thinking of such actions. However, I now see the kind of scheming person Macbeth can be. He had one of his close friends, Banquo, murdered for the sake of guaranteeing his successful "ascension" into greater fortune. McBeth has become more committed to pursuing his fortold future. He has a will of his own and as a human being is not impervious to making mistakes. However, Macbeth has chosen to take fate into his own hands and disrupt a balance in nature. This has swayed me to believe he was full fledged guilty of killing King Duncan and should blame no one else but himself.

What do we think about Hamlet?

Do we think he is insane? Do we think he is an intellectual? Both sides are equally able to be argued.

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Android Blogging

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