"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." ~ Second Witch by Daniel Rouel

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." ~ Second Witch by Daniel Rouel https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr Macbeth Quote Analysis: Padlet Project en-us 2016-11-13 03:00:57 UTC 2025-09-28 21:45:24 UTC hello@padlet.com http://f.tqn.com/y/shakespeare/1/W/F/2/-/-/GettyImages-600015457-1-.jpg "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." ~ Second Witch (ACT 4.1) (Lines 44-45) 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137240741 When I first saw the quote, I initial thought about the nature of evil and how every obstacle of life is not meant to be easy rather it is a process in which people do not want to continue because of the evil around us. In addition, from the context of the book, I thought it meant that the witches have sensed or predicted the presence of Macbeth. This could relate to real life situations, as many people sense the guilt they have enacted before they have actually made the action that could result in that guilt like someone going into a test they know they didn't study for. Along the same lines, I initial thought that the quote could be a situational problem as it could be perceived as someone being in a place that they are not suppose to be in like going to a party with bad influences or going into the wrong neighborhood. I chose this quote because I am very familiar with predicting the consequences of my mistakes as I am used to failure. I reason with the Second Witch because I am always cautious and second-guessing any possibilities of how my life is going to turn upside down and this quote reminds me of how much I think ahead of myself, whether it is past mistakes or future downfalls, I am always predicting darkness of my life compared to the light. ]]> 2016-11-14 00:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137240741 Reactions of the Quote in Conversations 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137248988 1. Surprise conversation with my mother: I used the quote to scare my mom rather than having conversation with I her. While, she was peacefully cooking in the kitchen, I surprised like a jack-in-the box and demoniacal shouted the quote right in front of her. She reacted to the quote by laughing in a demonic way and singing "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" in a scary voice. She knew the quote had to do with evil.
2. Entering my cousins car: When my cousin was waiting for me in the car to go the gym, I said the quote in a slow and suspicious way to grab his attention as I entered the car. He looked at me like I was on drugs and he said, "Are you doing this for school or something?" I laughed and was shocked that he guessed that. I told that I had to use the quote in a conversation for a project and he thought it was cool.
3. My little cousin's reaction: When I went to visit to go visit my aunts house, I overheard my cousin and her friend, Isabelle say they were going to go play hide-go seek around the complex. I told them the quote as they were about to leave. Both of they thought I was weird and reacted by running away from me. I told them to be safe. ]]> 2016-11-14 01:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137248988 Current Events related to the Quote 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137252730 1. Donald Trump predicts that Hillary Clinton is guilty for email scandals with Al-Qaeda. Trump believes her wicked actions reminisce the time of the Nixon Watergate scandal. Trump tells the American voters to not make the same mistakes in the past, telling voters that a leader with corrupt ideas should not run the nation and he hopes people sense that. He deciding whether hiring a special prosecutor is appropriate for these time as the election has only just begun. He emphasizes that Clinton's scandal is wicked because he believes that she is using her power under president Obama to go above the law. Just as the witches sense the evil of Macbitch, Trump finds the Clinton to be evil for her scandal. The connection serves that the wickedness of the case prompts that Clinton might be an unfavorable leader. trump sucks http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-investigate-hillary-clinton-20161111-story.html
2. Throughout the past three decades, scientist have sensed that the increase of warming was due to humans intake on green-house gas emissions and increased ocean warming. Human have never realized that they were creating a wicked earth that could harm the ecosystems and the environments that we all live in. People have sensed that the cause of the global warming was just a natural phase when in reality humans are wasting resources and increasing their ecological footprint than the previous one. This emphasizes a wicked action that can be predicted by scientist, but no action is being made to stop the global warming from increasing further in future decades. The problem is not the warming itself, it is the people that are not doing anything to stop the warming. Contrasting that the witches not only sense Macbeth presence, but they predict the evil nature of Macbeth. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24292615
3. Many scientist have predicted and sensed that antibiotics are killing many people and animals. The one thing that is suppose to help an individual is actually killing them because of the infections and the amount that is suppose to be properly distributed. The more people take antibiotics, the more vulnerable they will be bacteria. Once the bacteria takes over the immune system, there is no going back to normal routines rather people will start to feel the wicked effects of antibiotics. This emphasizes that people that are prescribed antibiotics should be aware of the effects and dosage it permits. The witches sensed that Macbeth was not going to them for help rather he was going to them for his self-interest. People should not take antibiotics for their own needs, but for their safety. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-37848305]]> 2016-11-14 02:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137252730 Quote relating to Poem 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137261355 I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -

The Stillness in the Room

Was like the Stillness in the Air -

Between the Heaves of Storm -

The Eyes around - had wrung them dry -

And Breaths were gathering firm

For that last Onset - when the King

Be witnessed - in the Room -

I willed my Keepsakes - Signed away

What portion of me be

Assignable - and then it was

There interposed a Fly -

With Blue - uncertain - stumbling Buzz -

Between the light - and me -And then the Windows failed - and then

I could not see to see -

By Emily Dickinson

The poem ties in with the quote because the author sensed the buzz around her rather than the light, while the witches with their supernatural forces sensed the wickedness of Macbeth. Dickinson felt the quietness of death surrounding her until the fly buzzed her way to reach the king, while the witches used their senses to recognize that Macbeth is not only close by, but has changed his nature in a evil way. When Dickinson entails, " I willed my keepsakes, signed away what portion of me be assignable and then it was. There interposed a fly." to relate to the quote that the witches in the beginning were going through all the trouble to lay the prophecy to Macbeth and ruin his identity, but now they do not have as Macbeth came to them for help or charms. Dickinson reveals that the fly could mean the devil, while the witches take the appearance of Macbeth as a sense of wickedness to the disorder society of that time. Dickinson contrasts that, " Was like the stillness in the air between the heaves of the storm" conveying that the fly appeared to be more ambiguous than life, while the witches proclaimed that prophecies are bigger than the nature of Macbeth's wickedness. The appearance of the fly and Macbeth both symbolize that they are the barriers that people must deal with in order to continue life.

]]> 2016-11-14 03:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137261355 Surroundings 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137264719 The witches not only sensed Macbeth's appearance, but they sensed the disorder he created in the society.]]> 2016-11-14 04:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137264719 Prophecies 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137265598 The witches have used the prophecies to not only manipulate Macbeth, but to haunt Macbeth about the idea of masculinity and wickedness. ]]> 2016-11-14 04:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137265598 Supernatural Forces 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137273601 Through the supernatural forces, the witches are able to create disorder among the people of Scotland and predict the friction between Macbeth and his purpose. ]]> 2016-11-14 06:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137273601 Animals 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137274401 Through the animals like ravens and owls, the witches are able to sense the evil that murks around the disordered society and the animals help characterize the feelings of people in the play. ]]> 2016-11-14 07:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137274401 Nature of Evil 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137275231 The witches believe that the nature of evil is fair, while good nature is foul in their decision to sense their surroundings.]]> 2016-11-14 07:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137275231 Final Reaction to the Quote 311477 https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137275657 During my research and reading on the context of the quote, I was able to understand that the quote does not necessarily refer to sensing Macbeth. It can refer to the sensing of nature or feeling of an untold event rather an event that is already proclaimed. This quote goes on a deeper level as they do not sense Macbeth by name rather they sense him by his wickedness, in which they proclaim seems more ambiguous and obvious to them. Shakespeare expresses the irony that the witches used to go through the trouble to manipulate Macbeth on the prophecies, but now Macbeth seeks the witches for their help and guidance. The guidance that has only made him dare what I a man can only dare. Macbeth has contradicted himself as he believed that he would not go beyond what a man can do, but has went beyond that when he believed the evil prophecies of the witches. This quote is significant to others because people today are aware that the feelings of guilt and fear have driven people to envision an outcome that could come to reality or an appearance that only gives them goosebumps. When something is not going in their way or when people try to be perfect, they start to sense that life is going in the opposite direction they perceived. To me, this quote reminds of how I am always cautious and complicated in situations that should not be complicated over. I always sense that nothing goes in my direction or goes my way. As hard as i try to overcome the possibly wickedness, I can not because that is the only way life goes. Overall, people should not sense the wickedness of an outcome rather they should make best out of the outcome. ]]> 2016-11-14 07:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/311477/wo2df9bjw5gr/wish/137275657