Thanks

The person in our english class whom I am most thankful for is Matthew Patrick. This year, after Jonny got kicked of the team, and Ryan sustained an injury, we needed someone else to run Varsity.  Matt really stepped it up, improving more in one year than most athletes do in four. His improvement allowed us to only be a slightly pathetic team, as opposed to a shamefully atrocious one. For this, I thank you Matt Pat. Hopefully, you will join us next year on a team that is significantly more respectable.

Then He is Dead?

Were Macbeth King for 17 years, as he was in reality, then almost all of his acts would have been worth it. The deceit, the treachery, even the regicide; everything, save the murder of Banquo. Banquo is Macbeth's colleague and seemingly his best friend. When Macbeth is killing Duncan, it is not that much of a difference from when he is killing Macdonwald or his men, as he doesn't personally know Duncan. While he feels guilt and remorse for having killed his liege, his mental anguish is nothing compared to when he has to kill Banquo. There is no title worth having that one must kill their best friend to claim. The experience of ordering the killing of Banquo quite literally drives Macbeth to insanity. His lust for power and insatiable ambition lead him to make a decision that destroys him. Macduff's killing of Macbeth comes as a mercy, for it spares him from having to live with his actions.