Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-03-28
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Last Lecture Of the Epworth
League Course G,vsnby
Rev. w. II. Easton. AZ

The last Ut the cuurse Of lectures
on ''shakrspesrr and the Bible was
given Nv Mr.. EsstOn Thur~day even
Inv His subject was Macbeth :
The lecturer said: shakespeare is
a perennial source 10 us 81 iDstruc-
tinn and revelation In human life.
Each play shows 4 different side
from tie Others. Macbeth Ia in
strong opposition to Hamlet the
latter being a drama IL contempla-
ton. while the former IL one Of Wig
OrOIa and continuous action. Mac
hetli l. 4 man Of generous impulses
and noble resolves, not u coward,
and full Oi energy ami vim. The
Weird Sisters Objectify the evil that
wae IL the mind ri Macbeth. Thev
interpret the whole plot Of the play !.
In general, and 10 particular, the
cha -acter and motives III Macbeth.
The three characters Of the play
which viii be discussed are Macbeth.
!, ady Macbeth and BapqnO.
Macbeth is earnest, excitable. i'm.
aginative; he IL weak morally; h
has not courage to face an act with
its consequences, hence his hesita-
ton before the mu, der of Duncan.
There ia Il strong contrast bet ween
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth III the
matter If Imagination, Macbeth
sees 'atr.dra wn daggers. hears voices
crying steep no more Lady Mac
beth hears and sees>nOne Of these
things; she is matter-Ot fact, prac-
tfcai. concrete,
Macbeth alsO is keen In the inter.
probation of character; but .hs does
not understand himself az we'll as he
does Others. When he IL with men
he IL at his easa; but In meditation
he becomes quickly uncertain and
troubled s
81 akespeare always shows the
steady. on ward movement .Of char
acter. In Macbeth this is illuetra ted
by his increasing callOusness to fear
and his final indiffpra nee toward his
wife Macheth's end shows plainly
that Shakespeare believed : he selfish
life Ia doomed tn failure. %. e T..
Lady Macbeth, az was said. is
practical, concrete. She 10 not to be
regarded as the cause Of Macbeth'a
crime, hut as a strong external pow
er brought to beAr upon Macbeth in
order tn make, him do that against
" bich he had been struggling. She
was 4incprely attached to her hus-
band; but instead Of helping him she
perverted his ambitions. She was
unfit TOR murderexcep a. abe neryed
herself To q supreme effort Oi SELL
control. Her womanly nature is
not all dead, but 1t IL prevented.
Her conscience strongly asserted
itself, and harassed her until she
Violently took her own life. In de-.
spair, because the one for whom she
had labored had ceas' d to care for
her. being separat ted from her by the
canker worm OF q common crime.
In tbnth Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
we find that coincidence will finally
assert itself. and have it's revenge.
Banquo is ideal in gentleneas,
truth and honor. The Weird Sisters
have no influence upon him, because
his mind and life are pure and up.
right. The life of Banquo shows
that purity. though abused. will
eventually re-assert itself The mys.
teal element in Banqno may be a
weakness. He savs!t that he stands
in the great hand Of God and then
he does not take qnite the pains he
should to help himself AMI make him.
self muster, a the situation. He
trusts in God but does not keep
his powder drv.s His life also ia the
result Oi his character, as Ia the life
of Macbeth" ~ :
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