Macbeth Poetry Assignment
Directions: Read the poem below and write briefly in the space provided what
you think it means. Then answer the corresponding questions. Once completed,
select any one character from the play and, focusing on his/her emotions, write
your own soliloquy poem about that character. Your poem should be around
same length as the sample below. Be sure to give it a title. Final copy of poem
must be typed.
Poem
What you think it means
“Macbeth”
by Master
A heart will always see the crime
Which is transparent to the eye;
For hearts do know, truth lies in time.
And time will prove that truth does lie,
And words to bind us to our dreams,
Which then, compose the fated plot.
And nothing's ever what it seems,
And nothing is but what is not.
Disgrace does wear a pretty face,
Which I do hate with all my love.
And blood does have that wicked taste
Of which one sip won't be enough.
All sense is lost in mind's battle
In which, uncertainty has won.
All of the glory's overshadowed
By darkened fate of Scotland's throne.
While minutes weave a solid web
To catch the dreamers in their flight,
God, give me room to take a step
To walk away and look aside!
This poem is meant to be a soliloquy from Macbeth’s point of view. What
do you think this poem is suggesting about Macbeth’s feelings regarding
the events that have occurred in the play?
Do you agree with this poem’s assumptions about Macbeth’s emotional
response to his deeds? Explain why or why not.