The Escape

The moon has set. I am in England and the clock hasn't struck yet, I remain restless, my dreams conquered by spirits of the deceased. Oh dearest Duncan and Banquo… why must your visions continue to disrupt my peace? Even so, I cannot help but think of both of your demise … equally mysterious and inexplicable. Lately, I have been visited by daunting apparitions who continue to haunt me. Once Methought I heard a voice cry. “Macduff….Macduff… kill Macbeth for he is a treacherous liar! He shall sleep no more! You must AVENGE us!” Was it a dream or have I become crazy? Sadly, I am unsure at this point. Yet, there is one thing that I am certain of… that despicable Macbeth hath put both Duncan and Banquo to rest. The drastic change in his status from the inferior “Thane of Glamis” to the mighty “King of Scotland” is quite mysterious indeed. Methinks Macbeth’s loyalty should be questioned as his guilt is apparent.

Macbeth does not deserve the privilege of “LIFE”. He is the evilest upon evil. The wickedest upon wicked. Why should I give him permission to destroy more lives? That bloodthirsty mongrel hath put all of our kind, praising words to shame. “Loyal, Brave Macbeth” hah! I scoff upon such words of gratitude. I feel ashamed for once referring him as “a friend”. It’s all just a bloody disguise I tell you! First Duncan, then Banquo who’ll be next? His kindness is akin to a conniving mask which upon first look seems caring and sympathetic whilst underneath the surface lays a cruel, merciless serpent! Thou poisonous earth-vexing death-token!

His treachery makes that of “The thane of Cawdor” seem tame. For he is the most horrible ghastly, backstabbing, despicable man I ever met. Yet, I know his plan very well. Macbeth cannot shelter his deceitfulness for long. For him and his cunning lady have played this game of deceit for too long. AGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no other word that makes me cringe more than the utterance of the revolting word “MACBETH”.

Yet, I still have this horrible intuition that something dreadful will happen in Scotland. No matter how discrete my escape was, Macbeth would have become suspicious by now. Thus, he will certainly take advantage of my absence by performing yet another horrible deed to my people.THAT SCOUNDREL! I pray that my beloved wife and child shall remain in safe hands until I make my return to Scotland. Oh my lady, and dearest son Fleance. It pains me to abandon the two of you at such a time but, I believe it was a must. Being apart from the two loves of my life was the hardest part of this venture. But, some day you will understand my intentions . For the fate of Scotland lies solely in my hands. Ay, Macbeth will be conquered! With the help from the King of England, Banquo and Duncan will be AVENGED!

I believe that this image truly depicts the reality of Macbeth’s character. Like MacDuff stated, his rival Macbeth is very good at sheltering his emotions underneath a mask of deceit. Upon first look, Macbeth appears to be a loyal and compassionate person. But, it is upon closer examination where Macbeth’s true character is revealed. Like this mask, Macbeth’s character appears to be bleak and somewhat one-dimensional to the other characters. As a result, he became skilled at sheltering his true emotions, and is consequently able to convince the other characters of having “genuine intentions”. However, MacDuff was the first to question Macbeth’s loyalty, which shows that he could see past the disguise. Macbeth’s guilt becomes increasingly apparent and by the end of the novel everyone begins to question his sincerity.

-Benesha Viji

My personal experience with karma

An act, action or deed which later on has a cause and effect is defined as karma. Last night, I heard a song which called “What goes around comes around” by Justin Timberlake. “What goes around comes around” generalizes the meaning of karma. As i was listening to this song, i thought about what karma was. It is known that when a person commits any sort of act – good or even bad- it will always comes back in the form of karma. This is a very religious thing which was believed by the Hindu's which is now a common concept believed by most people. I was thinking about how the world would become if everyone were to accept their natural placing and accept the consequences. To me, karma is all about giving unfairness a fair chance. In “What goes around, comes around” Justin Timberlake speaks of how karma is going to avenge his ex-girlfriend for cheating on him and how she is going to get what she deserves. Personally speaking, I have known many people like this throughout my lifetime. This relates back to my acquaintance Macbeth, as he was not able to accept his own fate and therefore convinced himself that he was powerful enough to change it which in the end resulted in this horrible tragedy. Macbeth’s actions caused him to become evil which threw everything off balance. Sooner or later, his evil deeds caught up with him and he got what he deserved. Unfortunately, I had to be the one to punish him and had to make sure he got what he deserved – because as they say “What goes around comes around”.

Song lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/what-goes-around-comes-around-lyrics-justin-timberlake.html

The concept of karma. What goes around comes around.

- Naseha Chowdhury

Heaven or to Hell?

“O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee.” Our great king had died of two drunken slaves that night of the dinner. My fellow enemy had killed them after finding out the king Duncan was murdered. Our kingdom is living with no ruler king in this moment, and no one should live like this. Our lives should not end like this with sorrow, and with no hope. We should be on top of our toes and find a miraculous plan to defeat Macbeth before her decides on being king. I Macduff should be future king of Cawdor, and will follow King Duncan’s foot steps.

After releasing the horrible news to King Duncan’s sons Malcom, he replied back with “o, by whom?” like a don’t care reply.

I’m not king Duncan’s sons but I feel like I’m swimming in a bucket of sorrow and guilt, while his son questioning about his fathers death without pain inside. “2 of the king’s sons are stol’n away, and fled, which puts them suspicion of the deed”. Our lives depend on King Duncan and if his not here with out today, then our lives are in danger. That’s why I should be future king and will give anything our country needs in order to survive this tragedy.

Later on today I will arrive to Macbeth’s castle and will find out who killed our worthy king.



I choose this dagger because this is the dagger that the slaves used in order to kill King Duncan.





- Hodan Mohamed

The test of LOYALTY

As they say “life can catch you in the most unexpected turns” and yes indeed for me it did. It was a challenging morning when Malcolm and I were discussing his qualities and Macbeth’s actions. Questions were brought up and things were getting tougher as the conversation proceeded. As always, I was completely honest as I believe that there’s nothing worth more than integrity. It was hard because at the beginning I felt like he was accusing me of being a bad person and that’s when I told him that I [wasn’t] treacherous. I must confess that Macbeth was once a friend to me, but after what he’s done in all fairness and equality, I’m starting to think that perhaps he deserves to die just like what he did to those innocent people. Selfishness isn’t a quality that a king should have and that’s what Malcolm had described as him being that person. At that moment I was put into a situation were I didn’t want Malcolm to be king what so ever. This was because as he kept describing his character traits a part of me kept saying that if a king is this way that means the country will be run my a role-model in which would be a bad example for everyone.
I wasn’t a perfect man myself but I made sure to be honest and have good morals in which I follow through out my life. It was clear to me that Macbeth was completely a selfish man and always wanted things for himself. While being questioned, I didn’t lie at all not even when Malcolm was describing himself. I just kept saying that things would change and eventually he would be able to get rid of those bad habits. Yes, it was hard: to be honest and straight forward when you’re being questioned but I kept thinking that by doing so I could set a good example my self. I’m glad that Malcolm told me the truth at the end because these qualities that he made up certainly don’t fit him at all. By the end of it all, I felt like an inspiration and was relieved of what has happened but questions kept running in my head would things end up changing? Or would everything corrupt into the worse?




In the picture the plants are shown in a way that there’s pureness and are completely detailed. The pictures also show what’s within the leaves and that how MacDuff’s character is played throughout the play. He’s played that when he’s put into the situation where he’s being tested it seems that he wasn’t being fake and making up answers at the spot. It felt like he was just being him and nothing more. Also, when looking at the picture, you tend to see that everything’s placed out and nothing is being hidden. MacDuff is also a person just like the seeds are shown; he is completely honest and very pure. He doesn’t hide things and has one strong personality.



- Isra El-Bashir

REVENGE

Today was a very depressing day for me. I have been betrayed by someone that I trusted. Why does the lord let this happen to me? I haven’t done anything wrong. I’ve always been a good person. Loyal and honest, what more do you need? Today Macbeth killed my wife and kid. My young child, he had a bright future. Why kill an innocent little kid? Also my lovely wife, oh I loved her so much. Why Macbeth? Why do you torture me like this? What did I ever do? Macbeth you evil slum, you couldn’t even do this awful crime when I was there. Also the rest of the people lied to me and told me my family was well, but they all lied. Just wait Macbeth soon I will get my revenge. You will suffer for what you have done. You’ll wish you were never born. Today Macbeth, you have gained a great nemesis. You’ve backstabbed me you fool. Now what shall I do? Without my beloved wife and my handsome son I have nothing to live for. Macbeth is my only problem in life now. He better be careful. This crazy fool Macbeth doesn’t know who he has started a battle with. I Macduff shall take the life of King Macbeth.













The humans are what eat the chickens but now the chickens turned things around. Similarly Macbeths usually the one to do whatever he wants without being stopped, so now it is Macduffs turn.

-Kirushanth Kirupakaran