Lily's IB English Blog

This may shock you, but the only music I listen to (or even know, for that matter), is showtunes. Therefore, all of these songs I’ve picked out are straight from Broadway. The best part is that Lady Macbeth can’t object to my “awful music taste” like the rest of you, because she’s dead. Enjoy :) #1: I Will Prevail, Wonderland This song comes from the musical Wonderland , which is a spin-off of Alice in Wonderland centered around The Mad Hatter. However, in this version, The Mad Hatter is a woman, and is completely set on destroying Alice, and taking control over Wonderland (a sort of reversed Wicked). In this song, The Mad Hatter is promising her rise to power- much like Lady Macbeth when she first presents her husband with the idea of killing King Duncan. This song has the perfect mix of evil and determination, which I’m sure would really get Lady Macbeth’s blood pumping (Haha get it?). The ambition demonstrated through the lyrics of I Will Prevail is an incredibl...

I’m going to start this post by talking about Macbeth’s CHOICES , as I feel very strongly that it was these, as opposed to fate, that led him “down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire” ( Macbeth, 2.3). *Not pictured: The everlasting bonfire* Nothing in Macbeth’s story was predetermined. Period. His encounter with the witches was a chance scenario that could have happened to just about anyone else (at the very least any other thane in his general region), and everything from that point on was free will. When Macbeth first received the prophecy, he is shocked and confused, for he knows that in order for the witches prophecy to (fully) come true, King Duncan will have to die. However, the witches say absolutely nothing that suggests that Macbeth has to be the one at fault for the murder. Based on everything the witches told us, King Duncan could have just as easily died in a tragic horse drawn carriage crash on his way home from the Macbeths. However, Macbeth finds h...