Reading Notes Macbeth Act 2

Scene 1:

• Banquo and Fleance up at night. Unable to fall asleep.
• Macbeth enters
• Banquo tells him that the Duncan is sleeping and has brought many presents with him
• Macbeth and Banquo have a conversation about the witches' prophecies and how they are on point with what is happening.
• Shortly after Macbeth is contemplating weather to kill Duncan or not: being dramatic, comparison to Hamlet's soliloquy...
• He finally decides he is going to kill him... "Duncan for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell."

Scene 2:

• Lady Macbeth got  servants very drunk 
• Macbeth kills Duncan in his sleep
• Lady Macbeth says she would have killed him herself if he did not remind him of her father while he slept.
• Macbeth is feeling sorry/guilty about what he did. He stares at his hands and describes the murder as a sorry sight.
• Lady macbeth gets bothered by this commentary and brushes it away.
•   Macbeth starts getting very guilty and starts speaking non sense about never being able to sleep. 
• Lady Macbeth insults him calls him a coward and gives him the instructions on what to do with his bloody hands. 
• Lady Macbeth is determined to do what Macbeth is not. 
• Macbeth is getting paranoid with every noise.

Scene 3:

• Drunk porter knocks on the door
• He starts saying who could potentially be on the other side knocking: a farmer, English tailor, etc
• Macduff and Porter have a conversation about what drinking does to you.
• Lennox and Macduff greet Macbeth
• Macbeth tells them the king is arranged to leave
• Lennox w/o knowing about  Duncan death...there was death in the air last night, cry in the air etc
• Macduff breaks the news to Macbeth and Lennox that Duncan is dead
• Lady Macbeth joins the fun just in time to appear innocent
• Banquo is shocked about the death
• Malcom & Donalbain enter and Macbeth breaks the news to them
• Macbeth tuns himself in by saying he killed him??
• Malcom & Donalbain decide to grive later but leave right away
• Lady Macbeth makes a scene and is taken away 
• A meeting will take place in the hall
• Malcom headed to England
• Donalbain headed to Ireland
• They have both figured out that there is no mercy for their loss and everything is fake and they would rather be away from danger and drama

Scene 4:

• Old man and Ross speaking about the night of Duncan's death...dark and unlike any other
• Rumor has it that his horses went wild & ate each other
• Macduff & Ross speak of the death and servants

                -They believe someone paid the servants to kill Duncan

                - Suspect the sons of Duncan b/c they have fled

LOOK AT MY BRAIN

Describe how your masterpiece and/or work in general reflects your inner thinking and capability for creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

My inner thinking is a mixture of many thoughts and many feelings, but when it comes to speaking of injustice and inequality is goes a a spiral and intensive process. I get riled up about it and will not be able to stop talking about it. My masterpiece is about the social injustices the campesinos pass day-in and day-out. My masterpiece does not only reflect my inner thinking, but also my community. My masterpiece reflects my understanding of collaboration and connection with my community. It also reflects how collaboration in the fields can too be oppressed and go unnoticed to the ignorant. The creative thing about this masterpiece that I will not only portray some of the campesino's lifestyle to you in my masterpiece, but I will be a part of the labor as well. I plan to work in the fields for about 2-3 days to witness what the campesino's go through for that little amount of time. Of course my 2-3 days of labor will never sum up to their experiences because I do not do it day-in and day-out, and because I do not have a family to feed. There are a lot of factors that go into this masterpiece, but as to not give it away I will leave at this: You will never see campesinos (farm workers) the same way ever again.