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Volume 1, Issue 1

Hilda Gomez
Period 2
7 April, 2016

The Wall Street Journal

Letter To The Editor

Special points of interest:
Macbeth ambitious personality
Lady Macbeth contributes in the fact of Macbeth being a victim
Other things influenced Macbeth to be a victim

Inside this issue:

Letter To The Editor	1
Acceptance Speech	2
Duncan Eulogy	2
Psychological interview	3

Author: Kate Adie
Right in the beginning of the play we notice Macbeth personality change drastically. But who made this drastic change? Macbeth ambitious state of mind cause him to be the villain in this play. “Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black desires. The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see” (Shakespeare, pg31). Macbeth is already wishing for the death of King Duncan after he was named Thane of Cawdor to make the Witches prophecy of him becoming King of Scotland to come true.
Macbeth wife Lady Macbeth contributes with her own ambitious personality to make Macbeth a victim in this play. While Lady Macbeth was reading her husbands letter she is determine on one thing and that is to make Macbeth the King of Scotland. Her determination led for Macbeth to kill King Duncan and other characters in this play. Lady Macbeth has greater strength of will and she will never think twice in doing something specially if it interferes with her plans. Lady Macbeth is perfectly aware of her strength and the influence she posses over her husband. “Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue al that impedes thee from the golden round” (Shakespeare. Pg33). In this phrase she demonstrate the fact that she wants to drive out Macbeth’s fears and anything that stands in the way of the crown. This shows that Macbeth was a victim of Lady Macbeth and her influence she had towards her husband, driving Macbeth to kill King Duncan and anyone that interfere in his way for the crown to please Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth was influenced to be evil in this play. In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth herself says that he has too much milk of human kindness, “It is to full o’ the milk of the human kindness to catch the nearest way” (Shakespeare, pg33). Macbeth argues with Lady Macbeth in act 1 scene 7 that he did wanted the crown but he wanted to obtain by his own good deeds. Macbeth reminds himself that Duncan is a good person that he had never abused his royal powers and that there is no real reason why he should kill him except his own ambition and those of Lady Macbeth.
The three Witches also influence Macbeth on his decisions that he makes. They cause Macbeth’s rise to power and his downfall even his death. The Witches prophecy that Macbeth will be the new Thane of Cawdor and the King of Scotland. “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (Shakespeare, pg17-19). Through the influence of the prophecies, Macbeth transforms from being a noble military general into a cruel dictator. This prophecy also creates Macbeth to be with madness for power and even leads to his own death.

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The Wall Street Journal

Malcolm Acceptance Speech

I my people am grateful for this new name I was given over the course of one night. Thank– you all for helping and being part of this outrageous fight against Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. I want to give special thanks to the army that fought next to me. Also to England’s King Edward for giving me refugee and for helping me created the army that was needed to fight off Macbeths own army.
Malcolm thank-you for helping me fight Macbeth and kill him on time before he would do more damage to this wonderful place; Scotland. I promise I will put my dad’s name in honor by doing the best to help out and bring up again Scotland. I want to take this crown on the name of all Scotland especially to my dad the previous King of Scotland, I know he would liked for me to take this crown and to help all of the people of Scotland. I promise I will make this place even better. I will make sure there is more jobs available. I will work in providing more free services for the needed families. I will create more public schools in were children will be able to learn more and have a better future. Since they are the future of Scotland. I just want to say one last time Thank-you everyone for giving me this opportunity of being King of Scotland.

“I go, and it is done. The bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven, or to hell” (Shakespeare, pg51)

Duncan Eulogy

“I have begun to plant thee and will labor to make thee full of growing” (Shakespeare, pg29). This is a phrase that I will always remember from Duncan since he was always a person that believed the best of everyone. “What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won” (Shakespeare, pg13), here is the phrase in where Duncan had officially named Macbeth as the new Thane of Cawdor. Not knowing that his trust towards Macbeth would become his own death. Duncan wanted the best for everyone especially for his country Scotland, that he even sent the execution of the traitor of the previous Thane of Cawdor, “Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not those in commission yet returned” (Shakespeare, pg27). Duncan has always been a generous person that he would even wait for Macbeth in his house while he prepared himself to be ready to attend his hosts “Where’s the Thane of Cawdor? We coursed him at the heels and had a purpose to be his purveyor; but he rides well” (Shakespeare, pg39). Duncan we will always have you in our hearts, not only because you’ve been a great King but because of your lovely personality and the way you would treat everyone. “We love him highly and shall continue our grace towards him. By your leave, hostess” (Shakespeare, Pg39), he would always have great respect for everyone and he would trust them without him knowing that they will be the cause of his last breath. Thank-you Duncan for being a great person and we will always remember you for all of your good deeds you’ve done for all of us.

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Lady Macbeth Psychological Interview

Dr. Ashton: Hello Lady Macbeth nice to see you again, we will continue with our previous section.
LM: Hello Dr. Ashton I have many things that I have to talk to you about. Bad things that I have made.
Dr. Ashton: Okay, let’s start with how are you feeling right now?
LM: Right now I feel guilty. I want to pay for everything I’ve done.
Dr. Ashton: What do you feel guilty about?
LM: I feel guilty for convincing my husband in killing King Duncan. I have not been able to sleep since this occurred.
Dr. Ashton: Is their any way we can help you to make you feel better?
LM: No, that is the problem I seem to not be able to do anything that will make me feel better.

Dr. Ashton: Okay since we can’t help you their, lets talk about other things you’ve been feeling?
LM: I feel numbness with the relationship I have with m husband, I don’t know how to talk with my husband and let him know how I am feeling?
Dr. Ashton: have you consider in making a especial dinner for him and talk with him of what you are feeling. You know what you don’t have to talk to him write him a letter letting him know your feelings ever since the death of King Duncan.
LM: I actually might try the letter, but we rarely get any sleep anymore we both are tire of what is occurring.
Dr. Ashton: So you are saying that you lack in sleep lately?
LM: yes, I have actually had some sleepwalking episodes.
Dr. Ashton: How do you know this?
LM: Some of the servants have told me they have seen me walking with my eyes open but not responding them when they ask me something.
Dr. Ashton: Is there anything else that I should know about?
LM: Actually, I have considered in committing suicide to end with all of this torture I am having.
Dr. Ashton: You are saying that you want to end your life?
LM: Yes.
Dr. Ashton: Why?
LM: Because I don’t want to be a bad influence for my husband especially right now that our relationship is on the border line. I want to end this guilt that is killing me alive.
Dr. Ashton: We can always fix this problems and suicide is not one option to fix the problems you are having right now. The first thing you should do is talk to your husband, have that communication that you need to save your marriage.
LM: Okay, I will talk with Macbeth as soon as I get home, thank-you again Dr. Ashton for seeing me again.
Dr. Ashton: You are welcome Lady Macbeth, and this ends our section for the day. Have a nice day and remember what we talked about.
LM: I sure will. Have a nice day Dr. Ashton
Dr. Ashton: Thank-you, and you too.

Doctor Ashton

Macbeth imagining himself as king

King Duncan

Malcolm receiving the crown

Lady Macbeth