Macbeth LRJ# 2

Aaron Fernandez

10IB English

Ms. Peifer

March 3, 2009

1) Macbeth is innocent in the beginning of the second act.  He is afraid of murdering somebody, and he still does it, he regrets killing Duncan, but at the same time he does it because his wife told him that he would be less of a man if he didn't do so.  After Macbeth has killed Duncan he tells his wife, "Lis'ning their fear, I could not say 'Amen' When they did say 'God bless us'"(2.2. 32-33).  This is a positive quality about Macbeth that he does know what is right and what is wrong, and he realizes it.  He is able to except what was in the past.  The negative qualities of Macbeth are that he is very easily persuaded to do things.  Event though he knows what is wrong and what is right he still does the wrong thing, and he does not see the downfall in his plans until after they are done.  He speaks to his wife after he kills Duncan and says, "' Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more"'( 2.2. 46- 47).  Macbeth feels awful about what he did, but nothing can take away that he has committed murder.  He was persuaded to do so, and he is not strong enough of a individual in order to think for himself about his own actions.

2) Lady Macbeth is a strong willed woman, who comforts Macbeth when he commits the murder.  She is the one who is running the operation.  She tells Macbeth, "These deeds must not be thought After these ways; so, it will make us mad"( 2.2. 37- 38).  She tells Macbeth that he shouldn't worry about anything, that they will go crazy thinking about it.  The positive qualities she has is that she is very persuasive, and strong.  The negative parts is that she forces Macbeth to do bad things.  She also convinces him to do bad things by doubting his manhood.  She tells Macbeth, " 'Tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil"(2.2. 58-59).  She mocks him in order for Macbeth to do what she wants him to do.

3) Sleep a large image pattern in Act two.  Macbeth, "' Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep'"( 2.2. 39-40).  When Duncan is sleeping that is when he is killed.  Macbeth feels like he will never sleep again because he disrupted someone's sleep.  Macbeth is haunted by the fact that he killed someone.  The importance of this quote was to show when Macbeth killed Duncan, and that Macbeth feels awful about what he has done.