Spider Web Discussion

Overall, I think our discussion went really well. I high point of ours that I noticed was that there were some really insightful questions asked, and the answers to those questions were on topic and thought through. I really didn't think we had any clear low points, because everyone contributed with something meaningful. I felt pretty good with my contribution to the discussion, although next time I'll try to speak more than twice. The discussion contributed a lot to my understanding of the text. A lot of the questions I had or things that I wasn't sure about in the story were cleared up or answered. I liked how the whole class was involved rather than splitting up into two groups because that way there were less pauses of no one speaking. Also, we got to touch upon all different topics in the story, without having to worry about the topic being taken by the group before. I think we had a very successful spider web discussion.

2.1 Macbeth

In act 2 scene 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the dagger has more of a meaning than just a hallucination that Macbeth sees. For example,  in Macbeth's soliloquy he says, "Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressèd brain?" (2.1.49-51). In this line Macbeth is starting the realize that the dagger isn't actually there, and that its just in his imagination. When he says, "Proceeding from the heat-oppressèd brain" he is hinting at the fact that his mind isn't in a good state, and that his brain is fevered from the plan of murdering Duncan. In addition, in Macbeth's soliloquy he also stated, "There’s no such thing. It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes. Now o'er the one half-world Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse The curtained sleep" (2.1.48-52). Now Macbeth knows for sure that the dagger isn't actually there. In this line he is stating that he now knows that the murder he is about to commit is making him see the dagger. Then he goes on to talk about how half of the world is asleep while the other half is being fooled by evilness. In act 2 scene 1 of Macbeth, the dagger symbolizes the murder of King Duncan, and Macbeth sees it because he feels guilty for what he might do.