Scarlet Letter #2

Through the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne presents his conception of the Human Condition- what it means to be human. What do his views say about humanity? What do you feel is at the core of the Human Condition? Love? Curiosity? Fear? Sin? Evil? Why do you think so? What in your life has shaped your views on man? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_condition

-Two posts by october 2

Macbeth #2 "Fair is Foul, and Foul is Fair"

In Macbeth, Shakepeare creates a world of Moral Complexity, a place where the lines between reality and illusion are blurred, where ambiguities distort Macbeth's vision as well as ours. In a place like this, values can easily invert leaving readers with enormous challenges as they attempt to place blame. What about our world forces inverted values and moral dilemmas? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilemma Where in your life have you seen these? How do you deal with them? How do you determine right and wrong?

Macbeth Question #1

Shakespeare's Macbeth is a great warrior on the battlefield. He seems to be in line for greatness. He is a character of great ambition and it seems he will stop at nothing to achieve that greatness. But how far is too far? Is ambition dangerous? To what extent would you go to reach your goals? Would you hurt someone else?

Please repond not only to the question but also to eachother.

Scarlet Letter Question # 1

It seems to me, every work we have studied up to now leads us to questions of identity. Why is it that the great writers and thinkers of America are constantly struggling with who they are? To what extent do you struggle with this? How much do we really know about ourselves?

please respond not only to the question but to eachother as well.