The first act in “Macbeth” was an interesting one, for lack of a better word. Although all Shakespearian plays involve the characters naming their actions, I dislike it. I would much rather have them put the actions in parentheses than them telling the other characters what they would be doing. Also, the early modern English that Shakespeare uses in his plays make it confusing for us “modern folk.” His use of words and reversing of words results in awkward sentences and confusing paragraphs. Every time a character speaks it can be simplified to three simple words. I was called on to translate a few sentences for the rest of the class. And I simplified it into three simpler words “I’m in debt,” which was about 70% shorter than the original sentence.
I can relate to Macbeth in the sense that I tend to be indecisive with my actions when I think of the consequences. Sometimes I even need someone else to make the decision for me, like Lady Macbeth did for Macbeth.
I also find it kind of awkward that none of the women in that play have a name. The witches are merely named “Witch 1, Witch 2, and Witch 3.” Also, Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff don’t have names either. They must have been very unimportant back then to not even be worthy enough for a name. Then again, they had names in Julius Caesar and Romeo & Juliet. For some reason unbeknownst to me, however, they don’t have names in Macbeth.
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