ryan and mitch's thing act 1 scene 2

Summary:

At a military camp near his palace at Forres, King Duncan of Scotland asks a wounded captain for news about the Scots’ battle with the Irish invaders, who are led by the rebel Macdonald. The captain, who was wounded helping Duncan’s son Malcolm escape capture by the Irish, replies that the Scottish generals Macbeth and Banquo fought with great courage and violence. The captain then describes for Duncan how Macbeth slew the traitorous Macdonald. As the captain is carried off to have his wounds attended to, the thane of Ross, a Scottish nobleman, enters and tells the king that the traitorous thane of Cawdor has been defeated and the army of Norway repelled. Duncan decrees that the thane of Cawdor be put to death and that Macbeth, the hero of the victorious army, be given Cawdor’s title. Ross leaves to deliver the news to Macbeth.

What Is Power?

This message connects to me personally, because the war is a very deadly thing that portrays countries actions. In this scene power is the act of winning a war by either killing the opponents or injuring them. War is a very powerful thing that can not just control a country or its actions but have a domino effect within the country. This wars domino effect was because the thane was defeated he had to die and that MacBeth could have his status. What is power? The ability to influence others either by being forceful or intelligent.