About Me
- Brian
- My nickname is Earl. I pretty much live for two things, music and baseball. I play ball for my school team and I go about 18 hours of the day listening to music. This blog is for my english class but I will use it as a means of album, concert, and movie reviews as well as other things.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
NOT GUILTY
Guilt is a feeling that people tend to feel when they do something that isn’t exactly moral, legal, or simply something you regret. Someone who does something that they don’t necessarily agree with, they feel guilty about it. Most people feel guilty if they steal from another person, or even kill someone. I guess I’m not most people. I can’t say I’ve ever felt guilt about anything. Honestly, I have never felt guilty about doing something bad in my life, and I’ve done some pretty bad stuff. Guilt has never played an important factor in my life.
In Macbeth on the other hand, guilt drives Macbeth practically insane. The most notable instance of guilt are the many hallucinations he had. Fearing that his kingship was in jeopardy, ordered his best friend and son to be killed. Even though it was what he wanted, there was certainly some internal conflict for Macbeth. This is why after the deed had been done, he saw Banquo’s ghost during the feast. This represents how he feels guilty about having his best friend killed and it might not be what he truly wanted.
In the Star Wars saga, the main protagonist Anakin Skywalker kills an entire village of sand people because they kidnapped his mother. He not only kills the men, but the women and children too. This causes an incredible amount of internal conflict within Anakin. This guilt makes Anakin’s conscience an incredibly angry one. Although it was not the sole reason, the anger eventually led Anakin to turn to the Dark Side and become Darth Vader. Darth Vader is one of the most ruthless movie villains of all time, and if you think about it, it’s only because he’s guilty.
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