Macbeth Act IV Notes

Since the thought of taking notes while reading in class didn't cross my mind, I'll give a summary as best as I see it

The witches, along with Hecate, are planning on cursing Macbeth once again because in the past the three witches messed up. Hacate stepped in and, from the sidelines, supervised the witches.

Macbeth is losing respect from the people around him because they think he has gone crazy which leads to suspicion. Without trust, the people around Macbeth don't revere him as much

Lady Macbeth's son gets stabbed. (it happened out of the blue)

Macduff and Malcolm talk about how angry they are at the tyranny of Macbeth. Instead of crying their eyes out and hiding, they are going to take their swords and uphold their honor. Basically revenge.

"Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware of Macduff!"

Macbeth Act II Notes

Scene one:
Banquo seems bothered by the witches but Macbeth doesn't. I find that a little unusual since "thane of cawdor" should make him think. Maybe his ego is just too big?
 Macbeth see a bloody dagger but it is only his imagination. He lied about not thinking of the witches and the prophecy because clearly it is bothering him, and the last lines suggest that he is going to kill his father.

Scene two:
Macbeth hears voices telling him not to sleep anymore but he has "murdered sleep" (what ever that means)

Scene three:
Duncan, the king of Scotland, has been murdered which has put the whole castle in disorder. While all except Donalbain and Malcolm go to investigate, Donalbain and Malcolm think about running away somewhere to be safe.

Scene four:
Since Donalbain and Malcolm fled, they are under the suspicion of killing the king. Because of that, Macbeth has been named the king to replace Duncan. Part of the prophecy has been filled. Though personally I thought Macbeth was going to kill Duncan himself. 

Macbeth Act I Active Notes

 Scene V- End of Act I
It seems to me that Lady Macbeth is some sort of super whore. It was hard to pick out specifics but I get the feeling that her character is really shallow in the sexual spectrum.

"we but teach
Bloody instructions" - interesting because Shakespeare is revealing the dark nature of Macbeth

"False face must hide what the false heart doth know." - not sure what this means but its sounds important.

It seems like Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are discussing the prophecy that the witches told. But I caught a glimpse of murder and sex somewhere in there.

Main point. I need help understanding this. 

Brave New World : 7

I always thought of soma as a drug that just made you feel happy, but now I'm starting to get the feeling that soma is some sort of hallucinagen to make you see happy things in place of unhappy things. For eample, Lenina saw ropes instead of snakes at first.

I can see the signifcance, plot-wise, of the director telling Bernard an ancedote. From what I just read, Linda was the girl l that the director couldn't find, and she got picked up by the reservation and she got placed in that society. Linda was saying how difficult it was for her to adjust. I'm getting the vibe of foreshadowing from Linda because I don't know if i should call it coincidence that Linda and Lenina have small similarities both in their name and personas.

Brave New World : 6

Bernard Marx- Karl Marx? I figured that there would be a connection there because the names are too similar to be unnoticed. How about George Bernard Shaw? The playwright/economist. He was also into the whole socialist movement and advocated for equal rights for women.

Bernard and Lenina's difference of opinion in way they see the sea, moon, and night. Lenina cried because it was horrible, but Bernard got reminded of himself. *this disturbs me* Just how different is Bernard even though he is still an Alpha? Beyond just a mix of alcohol in his test tube.
Then immediately after that, (suddenly) Bernard fondles Lenina's breasts and sleeps with her. I'm confused

Malignant- very dangerous in influence
Solecism- a breach of good manners

Lit Terms Applied

I walked out of the classroom thinking that I did the best that I could. But I know I could have done better now. I need to get over all the pressure that I am under in those circumstances because I know the terms, but i couldn't put it on paper when I needed to. The test did frustrate me because roughly a minute and a half on each slide to read, identify, and analyze was too short and frankly it was unrealistic. Granted the fact that if we trained under that pressure for the rest of the year, the AP test would be over in an hour.

Brave New World : 5&6

On page 64, I found indirect and direct characterization of Bernard.

On page 78, there is an allusion to the clocktower in London, but in the case of the book it is called Big Henry

On page 85, personification of Big Henry by saying the clock sung 11

On page 85, synesthesia by saying the night was calm and warm

Those were the only terms I caught while reading