How much of what happens in our lives do we actually control? This question is pointed towards two selections of text, one being “Macbeth” and two being “Outliers”. On the one hand “Macbeth” is based on a prophecy of becoming king and on the other hand “Outliers” is based on a study done to show the innate talent of students in the music academy. The play Macbeth portrays how something can control your life, even in the midst of second and the article from outliers shows that with self-discipline and dedication you can achieve a high goal. “Life.. is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” This quote from the play Macbeth speaks to the question from before.
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Shakespeare portrays this scene with witches and having them share the prophecy for Macbeth and Banquo, for instance, he uses the quote “All hail Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor”. Shakespeare uses this quote to portray Macbeth’s character by emphasizing the prophecy itself and the nature behind it, specifically the “All hail Macbeth” portion of it. The smaller part of the quote acts on the question from the beginning as the scene itself proves that he does not have much control over his life. When Lady Macbeth is told about the killing she becomes a little psychotic over the course of the Act. For instance, Shakespeare writes “My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical shakes so my single state of man” he is saying that Macbeth’s character is continuously contemplating the murder of the king when he says “whose murder yet is but fantastical” Macbeth is saying this in the sense that the murder will be great to do and also make him happy. This quote also says “shakes so my single state of man” which gives the sense that Macbeth is not feeling up to the task of killing Duncan. Shakespeare is showing the audience that Macbeth is having regret about thinking of …show more content…
Shakespeare uses a lot of details especially when it comes down to how everything is gonna play out, for instance when he writes that “This nights great business into my dispatch, which shall to all our nights and days to come” it shows how they plan to attack him without any suspicion or alarming the king's men. Another part of the quote that speaks to the question is “This night's great business into my dispatch” and it does so by stating that they are prepared to kill the king with no witnesses. Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to have them make her more “evil” so to
The piece from the story “Outliers” shows the idea of …show more content…
Shakespeare portrays this scene with witches and having them share the prophecy for Macbeth and Banquo, for instance, he uses the quote “All hail Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor”. Shakespeare uses this quote to portray Macbeth’s character by emphasizing the prophecy itself and the nature behind it, specifically the “All hail Macbeth” portion of it. The smaller part of the quote acts on the question from the beginning as the scene itself proves that he does not have much control over his life. When Lady Macbeth is told about the killing she becomes a little psychotic over the course of the Act. For instance, Shakespeare writes “My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical shakes so my single state of man” he is saying that Macbeth’s character is continuously contemplating the murder of the king when he says “whose murder yet is but fantastical” Macbeth is saying this in the sense that the murder will be great to do and also make him happy. This quote also says “shakes so my single state of man” which gives the sense that Macbeth is not feeling up to the task of killing Duncan. Shakespeare is showing the audience that Macbeth is having regret about thinking of …show more content…
Shakespeare uses a lot of details especially when it comes down to how everything is gonna play out, for instance when he writes that “This nights great business into my dispatch, which shall to all our nights and days to come” it shows how they plan to attack him without any suspicion or alarming the king's men. Another part of the quote that speaks to the question is “This night's great business into my dispatch” and it does so by stating that they are prepared to kill the king with no witnesses. Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to have them make her more “evil” so to