Macbeth pre-reading work

Macbeth Anticipation Guide

Directions: Read the following statements. Write if you agree or disagree.  Write two sentences and a personal experience to support your thoughts about each statement. There are no right or wrong answers! 

1.     Behind every great man is a great woman (every great man is supported, guided, helped and even pushed by a great woman).

2.     Witches, demons, and evil spirits actually exist.

3.     Sometimes it is necessary to do something wrong to get what you want.

4.     What goes around comes around (karma).

5.     Human beings are easily tempted by things they want, even if it’s wrong.

6.     If someone feels that the ruler/s of his/her country is destroying the country, that person should try to overthrow the ruler/s.

7.     There are circumstances or events that justify murdering someone.

8.     Success is worth any price you have to pay.

9.     Kings are appointed by God, and they rule as His representatives on Earth.

10.  Your astrological forecast (your horoscope) is a good indicator of how your day will go.

11.  Traitors should be executed.

Once you are done with a partner look at the following questions and answer them together. Your answers need to be in complete sentences and you need to provide what you and your partner discussed. PROVIDE AT LEAST A PARAGRAPH PER ANSWER. Please list who your partner is. 

1. Is evil inherent in human nature? That is, are some people just “born evil,” or is evil caused by circumstance or environment? 
2. Are our lives determined by fate, or by the acts of our free will? 
3. Is redemption truly possible? That is, is it possible to commit an act of genuine evil and truly recover from it? 
4. Is it possible to admire or respect a person whom you know has committed acts of genuine evil? 
5. Do “the ends justify the means”? That is, if one uses morally evil methods to acquire a goal, is that goal forever tainted or polluted by the actions one has taken to achieve it? 

PLEASE POST ALL ANSWERS ON INDIVIDUAL BLOG AND LABEL "MACBETH PRE-READING WORK." THIS IS DUE AT THE END OF THE CLASS.