Macbeth Pre-Reading Work Part 2

1. Evil is caused by circumstance or environment; no one is born evil. Everyone starts off with a clean slate, knowing nothing about good or evil. In my mind, that means that everyone is pure. Evil is implanted by influence and environment, by either experiences or people they're around. Humans take notice and adapt to their environment in order to survive, get by, or be comfortable. For some, this means being more cruel or adapting to the evil around them.

2. Lives can't be determined by fate; it's always determined by free will. The definition of fate is " the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power." If people are allowed to freely make their own life choices, I don't see how there could be a future predetermined for someone. Of course, there would be the situation where there would be a greater possibility of choosing one thing over the other, but that's still not something you can call fate.

3. True redemption is possible, although it depends on the victim of the act of evil. If they can find it in their heart to forgive the culprit of their heinous crime, then they are by all means redeemed (unless they don't forgive themselves). If not trusted by others, the one deemed evil could do acts such as community service or something corny like help the elderly in order to regain the trust of the public and others.

4. If someone had once been evil and is now good, you can admire them for their actions of when they were evil, what they accomplished on their journey to become good, or what they currently do as a good, responsible citizen. I would rather respect someone for when they're good, and you can admire them for their good deeds. It must be hard in order to completely change your life around, especially your morals and lifestyle.

5. If one uses evil methods in order to achieve a goal, I believe that it would be tainted due to the fact that it was not done fairly or equally. If how you achieved the goal was not how others would normally achieve it, it seems wrong in a way, like cheating. It's like a test: if you get an A by studying hard and paying attention in class, you feel more accomplished and proud of your achievement. If you get an A by cheating off of someone else, you have your A, but you're not as satisfied as you would be since you've done a wrong to get what you want.