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Aug. 7th, 2003 05:56 pmActually last night wasn't bad. After I had my sutures out, I went to get dinner and watch Macbeth in the Boston Common.
While I had read the play and did a paper comparing Seneca's plays and that, there were things I didn't pick up on the first time. Like Macbeth arguing that killing Duncan was not only, you know, wrong, but as a host, he is expected to protect his guest. In other words, uphold the virtue of hospitality (I notice that is one thing Celtic and Near Eastern cultures have in common). Lady Macbeth counters that he is only hestitating because he's a coward, and that it is much better to do a wrong act, and do it decisively, than just hold those desires in your head. In other words, a twisted form of valor.
Valor was what got Macbeth the Thane of Crawdor, but his wife's version of it leads him down the path he takes.
Also, the sunset coinciding witht the lighting was really cool. My only complaint was I was too far away and I got tired by the time intermission came. So, I went home, passing the flatest rendition of gospel ever.
While I had read the play and did a paper comparing Seneca's plays and that, there were things I didn't pick up on the first time. Like Macbeth arguing that killing Duncan was not only, you know, wrong, but as a host, he is expected to protect his guest. In other words, uphold the virtue of hospitality (I notice that is one thing Celtic and Near Eastern cultures have in common). Lady Macbeth counters that he is only hestitating because he's a coward, and that it is much better to do a wrong act, and do it decisively, than just hold those desires in your head. In other words, a twisted form of valor.
Valor was what got Macbeth the Thane of Crawdor, but his wife's version of it leads him down the path he takes.
Also, the sunset coinciding witht the lighting was really cool. My only complaint was I was too far away and I got tired by the time intermission came. So, I went home, passing the flatest rendition of gospel ever.
