 Globe Theatre, London (wikimedia commons) After completing the Anticipation Guide for Module 10, post a response to the topics presented on the guide. Why did you answer the way you did? What was your thinking about the topics presented? Do you think your responses will change after reading Macbeth, and why?
Reply to one (1) other person in the class.
Tori McCaslin
3/25/2014 04:10:53 am
After reading through the Anticipation Guide, there were some that really made me think about my answer, and some that I didn't understand entirely. One that I understood well was the first question; if you reach your goal, the end always justifies the means. I think that is you put in hard work and effort and you achieve your goal, then yes, it does justify it. When answering the rest of them I tried to think more outside the box and not be so one-sided. I do think that my opinions will change after reading Macbeth because once I have a new perspective, there is a bug chance that my opinions will change.
Tori
3/25/2014 04:11:35 am
big chance*
Devin Blattner
3/25/2014 09:35:08 am
In all honesty, some of those statements were very confusing and hard to understand. I put "yes" for some answers, "no" for others, and then just left the ones I didn't understand blank. After reading Macbeth maybe I will understand them more, but as of now some of them confuse me. One statement that I fully understand now and agree with is the one that says "You are the maker of your own destiny". One part of me believes that everything happens for a reason and the other part of me thinks that everyone does things in life to make their own destiny. I'm sure some of my opinions will change after reading Macbeth.
Cole
3/26/2014 01:12:09 pm
I agree, some of them were worded weird and that made them hard to understand. I answered some yes and some no also. I liked the example you used. I'm a firm believer of having the power to create your own future. You can't let people hold you back from what you want to do. I love the quote "Shoot for moon, and if you miss, well at least you'll land among the stars".
Brian
3/29/2014 04:22:58 am
Your post reminded me of my own. I also have a lot of questions and even after reading the guide I am still clueless as to how to answer some of the questions. I agree with your comment regarding people having their own destiny and having to make choices that influence it. And although they may chose one or the other, there will still be one final outcome.
Cole
3/25/2014 10:28:23 am
I answered these questions all different ways. The questions that stuck out to me in particular are the ones that included family. Family is the most important thing to me and I'll be there with them through all the thick and thin. Loyalty to your family is much more important than loyalty to anything, let alone the government. Also when it said commitment to principle is more important than family, I also said no. When my family is involved, all principles are thrown out he window. In all honestly, I would help my cousin hide a body, and then harbor him and tell them I don't know where he is. I know that my opinion on those matters will change after reading, but maybe some of the others will.
Kasey Gallagher
3/28/2014 04:24:46 pm
I really like what you said about family because I've never really felt like that with mine! I definitely agree that loyalty to your family is more important than loyalty to the government. My favorite part of your post is definitely the part about your cousin!
Alyssa Saggio
3/25/2014 11:21:52 am
I have to say that I too think these statements are pretty difficult to interpret. However, I did answer each of these questions the best I could from what I understood. I do feel as though the authority should be respected because without it, how would there be any order? Also,
Alyssa
3/25/2014 11:23:50 am
I have mixed feelings*
Alyson
3/25/2014 11:35:53 am
A lot of the questions focused on where loyalties lie. Do they lie within state, family, or self? I think at the end of the day the only person who has your best interest at heart is your own, especially in times of crisis. Government easily becomes corruptted by those who had good intentions but were overwelmed by the beauty of power. When it comes to your future and your success, YOU are the only one with power and will to push yourself forward. The topics presented made me think of a tragedy and all the factors that could possible cause it. I think that my answers will change once I read Macbeth because I will be able to understand the values in context and what motivates the characters.
Kasey Gallagher
3/25/2014 02:58:08 pm
After reading the anticipation guide, I'm a little confused. Am I the only one who couldn't actually fill in answers on it?! I'm not exactly sure what we were supposed to be doing. But, anyways, like everyone else there were a lot of things I couldn't figure out what exactly they were saying. I put yes for some and no for others. One statement I agreed with 100% was number 6 "You are the maker of your own destiny." I personally believe that everything we do has a universal, karmatic effect on what happens in our lives. I think that after reading Macbeth I'll have a better example for each different topic and I think I'll be able to answer the questions easier.
Alyssa Saggio
3/28/2014 02:03:16 am
You're definitely not the only one who was confused by several questions. I interpreted most of them in my own way, if I wasn't completely sure what was right...but who knows if I was actually correct. I guess you could be the maker of your own destiny but I still feel like sometimes, things are meant to happen a specific way because since the day you were born, your destiny is chosen for you. I feel this because sometimes I am surrounded with bad choices and horrible outcomes in my life. Although I try to make the best of them, it never works. Then I think to myself, I never truly wanted this. Sometimes other people do or say things that influence your own destiny. Your parents, your family member, and even your own friends. So that makes me wonder if a person's destiny is realy based upon their own actions.
Devin Blattner
3/28/2014 09:41:50 am
You weren't the only one who couldn't fill in the answers on the PDF. I couldn't fill them in either. I just answered them in my head. I also 100% agreed with statement number 6 too.
Tori McCaslin
3/28/2014 04:56:11 pm
Like Alyssa said, I was also confused on several of the questions on this list. I kind of made my own interpretation of them and answered them in my own way. Everyone makes their own opinions and no one is wrong in how they feel about something. I agree with you about number 6 as well.
Brian Burke
3/25/2014 03:08:28 pm
Each of those questions could have been answered differently. I had a hard time deciding yes or no to most of them. They gave broad statements that hinted some points that are going to be in the play. Question 9 seemed understandable to me. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions", I chose yes for this particular answer because I agree completely. Some intentions are good in one person's eyes but may not be in others. People have made bad marks in history because their "good" intentions. My answer to this question will most likely not change after the reading of the play.
Alyson
3/27/2014 03:15:52 pm
Number 9 was my favorite from the list. I also agreed with the statement because it is so easy to become consumed by wanting to do good things that you inadvertently do bad things. You might not realize how far things have really gone until it's too late to turn back. Bad decisions don't make a bad person just like good decisions don't make a good person either. Comments are closed.
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