Macbeth+Project+–+Alec+F+–+acrostic+Poem

**A**ttacking him in bed, **C**rushing sleep of the kingdom and **B**urning hope to the ground to **E**nlarge your inflated ego. **T**ruly you deserve a special spot in **H**ell for pride is the deadliest sin. The first two, M and A, are more of a summary of Macbeth killing Duncan which sets the scene for the rest of the poem. The C and the B show the extend of the damage Macbeth did to Scotland. When using the word sleep, I'm using it symbolically to represent peace for when one is asleep, they are at peace. This is linked back to when Macbeth hears voices that said he killed sleep right after he killed Duncan. This again links back to M and A which talk about Macbeth killing the king. Now, E is necessary for without it the the part in the last line about pride wouldn't make sense. I'm using ego instead of ambition for the sake that Macbeth must have a really large ego if thinks he can be king and a better one than Duncan. It's closly tied with ambition, but I chose ego because it fits better with the sin of pride which is brought up in T and H. I choice Macbeth deserving hell for several reasons. First, killing someone especially the king who is supposed to be God's chosen ruler should be a direct ticket to hell. Also Macbeth is manipulated by witches which are spawns of hell. But the main reason I put Macbeth in hell is I'm comparing him to the fall. Both are faithful and arguably the greatest servants of their leader. Both think they would be a better ruler. Both end up commiting a crime against their leader. Both rebel against the system. Both fall to hell because their pride. This is even reinforced by Macbeth having a servant named Seyton. **L**ittle woman you may be, **A**trocities are your child causing **D**ead to be littered through your kingdom, **Y**our victims of dangerous lust for power. **M**orals are thrown aside for **A**mbition rules your heart **C**oming before husband or land **B**reaking homes and families **E**xcept maybe you do have a heart **T**wisted and demented but still a **H**eart filled with regrets and doubts. For the L line, I decided to start off with gender roles which Lady Macbeth is subversion of the current ones of the time. She did many things that would have been considered unwomanly and a man's job so I felt this one something important to point out in the beginning. A, D, and Y are pretty simple. They are linking Lady Macbeth back to all the crimes that were committed for she is the one that actually Macbeth to kill the king to take the throne for she wanted that power and didn't mind of she had to killing to get it or what happened to Scotland in the process of stealing the throne from the rightful ruler. The lines just summarizes this a little better. M, A, C, and B seem to be continuing on this fact going on how she doesn't seem to have morals (she was willing to bash a baby's head in) and how she cares more about power than she does about her country or even her own husband who is pretty much destroyed in this process of taking and keeping the throne. This disregard for things like family and home links back to how easy for it is for her to destroy such things. However E, T, and H give us a different look at Lady Macbeth. Maybe there is a good person still inside her somewhere. Maybe she isn't a complete monster. Look how it doesn't excuse her of her crimes, but instead explains that she is human. She feels things like regret and doubt. She wonders if she made the right decision. Was it worth it to kill the king and throw Scotland into chaos? When dealing with Lady Macbeth, you must show she isn't completely evil for that hint of good is what makes her such a compelling character. **M**otivated by love of land **A**gainst the butcher of lives who **C**ut down the noble lord's family **D**estroying the ones closest to his heart **U**niting him with the true ruler **F**laming the fire of rebellion and **F**inishing the fraud. I chose to do Macduff instead of Banquo because I feel Macduff is the true hero of the story. All he believes in is what is best for his land. He exemplifies what a lord should be and won't let a crooked king stand in the way of the good of his country. He faces the true tragedy when his family is all murdered because Macbeth fears Macduff will oppose him. This is a character that has lost everything and goes on fighting still. That is a hero and why I feel he deserve this acrostic poem. For the actual poem, I wanted to point out Macduff's motives for killing Macbeth for they are what drive him in the story. I did this obviously with the M where I directly say what motivated him, but with A, C, and D I also provide a little more personal motivation, the death of his family. After the motivation, U, F, and the other F just shows the rest of the events that follow Macduff. This is when he joins or unites with Malcolm, rebels against Macbeth because technically he is the real ruler and slays him for he is a fraud because he doesn't deserve to be king.
 * M**urderer of the king