Today I will be speaking about how lines 139-140 from Act 3, Scene 4 reflects a significant problem humanity faces even 400 years later. In this scene, Macbeth states,"Strange things I have in head that will to hand, Which must be acted ere they may be scanned."
The scene opens with Macbeth welcoming his guests to the banquet as well, Banquo's ghost making an appearance. This startled Macbeth in that just when he thought Banquo was out of his way, his ghost reappeared and was visible only to Macbeth. This delusional state resulted in the guests' departure, after which Macbeth reveals his having evil plans in his head. He does not wish to give himself enough time to think over these plans as he knows about the cruelty they hold. By giving himself …show more content…
There are many people who have done or are still doing inhuman acts to achieve what they may desire. We may later on regret ever doing such harmful things but, may ignore them at the time. People often choose not to think over the plans or thoughts they have in mind because they know that by doing so, these plans will not get done. They may act irrationally or impulsively to achieve their ambitions. Our conscience may constantly warn us that our actions are wrong, however, we may not act accordingly. This may be due to our inner voice being unsatisfied with the potential results that may occur in acting a certain way. Many decisions made in our modern society revolve around the idea of being sudden without much elaborate thought. Such instinctive decisions don't often end with a positive result/impact. Many of us make decisions based on our emotions while disregarding the logical or right thing to do. The negative impacts of such a form of decision making can be seen in a lifestyle of many humans today. When we commit horrible things we may not find a way to turn back and fix them so we continue on this path evil. We may do this as much as we now the cruelty it
The scene opens with Macbeth welcoming his guests to the banquet as well, Banquo's ghost making an appearance. This startled Macbeth in that just when he thought Banquo was out of his way, his ghost reappeared and was visible only to Macbeth. This delusional state resulted in the guests' departure, after which Macbeth reveals his having evil plans in his head. He does not wish to give himself enough time to think over these plans as he knows about the cruelty they hold. By giving himself …show more content…
There are many people who have done or are still doing inhuman acts to achieve what they may desire. We may later on regret ever doing such harmful things but, may ignore them at the time. People often choose not to think over the plans or thoughts they have in mind because they know that by doing so, these plans will not get done. They may act irrationally or impulsively to achieve their ambitions. Our conscience may constantly warn us that our actions are wrong, however, we may not act accordingly. This may be due to our inner voice being unsatisfied with the potential results that may occur in acting a certain way. Many decisions made in our modern society revolve around the idea of being sudden without much elaborate thought. Such instinctive decisions don't often end with a positive result/impact. Many of us make decisions based on our emotions while disregarding the logical or right thing to do. The negative impacts of such a form of decision making can be seen in a lifestyle of many humans today. When we commit horrible things we may not find a way to turn back and fix them so we continue on this path evil. We may do this as much as we now the cruelty it