Fire & Ice

What I like most about the poem "Fire & Ice" is how it talks about how the world will end. It's a little bit depressing through the 30 seconds the poem lasts but it speaks to me. It makes me wonder, will the world end in fire? Or in ice? This poem is good and worth reading if you have 5 seconds to read a poem in your free time.

Trees

TreesBy Joyce Kilmer

(For Mrs. Henry Mills Alden)

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; - This is my second favorite line because i like how joyce made it 

                                                                                       seem as if the trees trunk was a mouth up against the earths    

A tree that looks at God all day,                        breast.

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain; - This line just makes me chuckle when i read it along with another one 

Who intimately lives with rain.            earlier in the poem.

Poems are made by fools like me, - This is my absolute favorite line. the early parts of this poem could be 

But only God can make a tree.            written by a kid but the part, just makes the poem great

I like this poem because i have had the opportunity of using it in the past. But what i really like the poem, and the reason i picked it the first time i used it is because it talks about one of the earths most important qualities... "Trees". When i read this poem i feel all warm and excited on the inside. Without trees we may not be able to breath, and because i love life, i love trees. I also enjoy using it because when i recite it, it is very easy to remember.

Antigone

From Antigone s point of view I see where she gets off on wanting to break the law. Even though the king made the law where she cant burry the one brother that betrayed his country, he shouldn’t be mad enough to where he kills her over it. Even if Polynecis went against his country, it was for a cause. I would probably do the same if my brother tried to seize all the power for himself.  My opinion on what Antigone is doing to burry her brother, I am all for it.

But I can also see where Creon is coming from with this law and his anger about wanting no one to burry the body of Polynecis. He can’t come off soft to his kingdom and let a traitor be buried, so as his punishment Creon is not allowing his soul to go to heaven. This really in a complicated pickle, considering after Antigone “buries” Polynecis, Creon wants to kill her, but he can’t because his son Haemon is going to marry Antigone.

What Inseme is doing though “I” think is really stupid. When her sister Antigone is taking the full fall, why should she want to go down with her? I understand that from her point of view she may feel diffidently about Antigone than I do but still, if I had a get out of jail free card I would take it, Not get executed

Bad things happen to good peeps

In our world today, bad things happen to good people everyday. For example: in Somalia those ships captain and crew, that are taken hostage and in some cases killed. These people didn't do anything to deserve getting hurt. They are just ordinary people trying to make an honest living. Good people can also have bad things happen to them not only by people but also by disease. People can die from cancers, birth defects, or other disabilities. Some people might wonder why could something bad happen to a good person. Like the situation in Macbeth where Macbeth kills Macduffs family because Macduff is trying to impeach Macbeth and get Malcolm in his right full place as king. Macbeth is trying to intimidate Macduff by killing innocent people and two of those people being his kid and wife. A situation that could relate to this is if a modern day country like Russia wants an American to spy on America. But if he wanted him and his family to live he would have to supply helpful information. I don't think this is the right or even a good thing to do, but if you are in the place of a leader trying to stay alive, all that is going through your mind is to do what ever is necessary.

Then and now

G:
Then (Act III, Scene IV)
Lady Macbeth says "Why do you make such faces? when all's done, You look but on a stool.
Lady M, is saying why are you acting weird, there is nothing here. (Macbeth sees Banquos Ghost)

Now Act V
Lady M says " i tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; he cannot come out on's grave.
I think lady M in this scene is re-living the moment in Act III when she was at dinner with Macbeth and he went crazy.

H:
Then (Act II, Scene II)
I hear a knocking at the south entry. Retire we to our chamber.
Lady Macbeth heres a knocking and feels like someone might have found the body.

Now Act V
To bed, to bed. There's a knocking at the gate.
When Lady M is saying this in her sleep she now feels scared she will get caught.

The hand Act III

 Some holy angel
Fly to the court of England and unfold
His message ere he come, that a swift blessing
May soon return to this our suffering country
Under a hand accursed!
Act III, Scene VI- Lennox


Summary: Lennox is saying to Lord, go to england and give the message that he can come home, and that he has gotten to have the chance to come home to his suffering country.


Comment: In this line, "Hand" most nearly means under the person is under someone else who has been accused. And i think hand means blame.

The hand Act II

My hands are of your colour; but I shame
To wear a heart so white.
Act II, scene I- lady Macbeth


Summary: Lady Macbeth says to Macbeth that they look the same but she does not have to carry the guilt that he must.

Comment: In this case she is referring to "Hands" as an example of what she looks like in the eye of guilt.