Saturday 29 October 2011

Macbeth Soliliquy Act 1 Scene 7

If we are really going to do this business, we must do it fast.
If we are going to get away with killing Duncan,
It could be the be all and end all of our worries tonight.
As we stand at the edge of the River Styx, we still can be judged here in the real world.
If we kill him, then we teach people it’s ok to do violent things and it could bite us in the ass.
If we kill him, karma would come back and kill us in the end as we drink the poison from the cup.
I have two reasons not to kill him.
First, I am his family and under his command.
Also, I am his host. If someone is visiting me, no harm should come to him.
I should protect him from the crime I am about to commit against him at all costs.
Besides, Duncan is mild-tempered and he has done a good job as king, so that angels would play trumpets if he were to die because he has led such a virtuous life.
Pity, the news of Duncan’s death, like an innocent child or a winged angel will spread on invisible horses flying through the air telling this horrible deed to everyone everywhere.
People will cry so much it will look like a rainstorm on every face.
I don’t really want to do this deed. But my ambition wants me to.

1 comment:

  1. These are good. Concise and clear and show that you have a good read on the play and on the language. Nice work, so keep the last few coming.

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