Macbeth Anticipation Reading

1.     Behind every great man is a great woman (every great man is supported, guided, helped and even pushed by a great woman).

I disagree. I believe that in many cases, a male is supported by a great woman. But definitely not in every circumstance. I don't believe that our actions should be and they aren't completely dependent on another individual, and for some, they'd in fact prefer to do it all on their own. So to say that every man has a women backing him up in all he does is false because not all men have that certain dependability or influential dependability on a women close to them. Just as females can do on their own. 

2.     Witches, demons, and evil spirits actually exist.

I agree. I'm religious, so I do believe that there is a world beyond this present one. There are beings and essences we won't and never will comprehend. I'm not the wisest, but I know there are evils that didn't originate within us, therefore they came from some place else. My grandpa was into some sketchy stuff so my family has experienced weird things that were unexplainable? Yeah, alright haha.

3.     Sometimes it is necessary to do something wrong to get what you want.

Mm, I disagree. You can't serve two masters. You're either doing wrong or right, and you should always keep check on what your intentions are. Kinda hypocritical that I'm saying this though because sometimes I do not so good things do get what I want.

4.     What goes around comes around (karma).

I agree. Whether or not its within our capabilities to be aware of the correlation between our actions and other happenings is questionable, but I believe justice gets taken care of in its own way. One time I slapped my sister on the shoulder and the next day I slipped and hit my shoulder... so obviously its real. 

5.     Human beings are easily tempted by things they want, even if it’s wrong.

Totally agree. Humans suck, and we are always committing actions out of greed. I'm not saying we do everything out of a selfish conscience, because many people can give away to their acts of greed, but I do think most humans are easily influenced by their own desires. 

6.     If someone feels that the ruler/s of his/her country is destroying the country, that person should try to overthrow the ruler/s.

I think that the government should serve its people, not the other way around. So if the people of a nation aren't happy with its leaders, something should be done. I don't think crazy stuff needs to go down though, like assassinations and ish like that. I don't have any experience with government.. But when my dad does something to destroy my happiness I let him know he sucks and we settle things out. 

7.     There are circumstances or events that justify murdering someone.

Dis a g r e e. We have no right to take someone else's life. Just as no one has the right to take ours. I've never killed someone and I don't think I would unless I had to defend myself.

8.     Success is worth any price you have to pay.

Don't think so. You take a fair and just road, then you'll get to fair and just places. I don't think extreme measures should be taken just for self gain. 

9.     Kings are appointed by God, and they rule as His representatives on Earth.
I don't if in this current day there are people that God appoints to hold offices around the world. I know he did in times of the Bible, but I don't know if things have changed. 

10.  Your astrological forecast (your horoscope) is a good indicator of how your day will go.

I disagree? I have no idea if the system of horoscope is credible or not so I don't wanna give an ignorant opinion. But I have to say my love horoscope is wrong 60% of the time.

11.  Traitors should be executed.

I think that if an individual makes an arrangement to which his life may be consequentially taken, and he breaks his promised deals, then things need to go according to the agreement. Again, I don't think we can decide who dies or not. 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Is evil inherent in human nature? That is, are some people just “born evil,” or is evil caused by circumstance or environment? 

I think the word evil is a relative term. Though I think everyone can see evil through different ways, I don't think it is inherited within us to be evil. It's kind of a controvesial thought, because some are indeed born with differences that may enable them to commit horrid action. Psychopaths and sociopaths are people that lack certain capabilities of emotion and terrible things can come out of this; but it doesn't make them "evil". Evil is presented and taken into us through experience and environment. 

 Are our lives determined by fate, or by the acts of our free will? 

I don't believe in fate. There are things we do that take us to the places we reach. We were given the gift of free will so that we would have the opportunity to take it upon ourselves to seek our own purpose and to walk our own path. I think that maybe certain things were predetermined to be, and some is out of our control; but ultimately our own acts carve our paths.

Is redemption truly possible? That is, is it possible to commit an act of genuine evil and truly recover from it? 

Redemption is always possible. The road to redemption is a tough one, but in a necessary sense. "Evil" acts are committed on the daily, and if redemption was impossible, this world would be stuck in a dismay we couldn't get out of. True redemption has to come from an intention as strong as the intention was when the crime that was committed. In other words, you can only find true redemption when you mean it with all your life and if you have sincerely come to terms with the evil you've done.

Is it possible to admire or respect a person whom you know has committed acts of genuine evil? 

You can admire whoever you want. One single act doesn't determine the whole essence of one's being. People are so much more than one account of their mistakes, and it'd be hypocritical if we were to stop looking up to someone because we realize they've done some wrong. However, past evil acts that someone has committed do need to be taken into account when evaluating one's character. We've all heard the phrase 'actions speak louder than words', and it's important to be aware of the things a person has done, but most importantly what the acts indicate and mean. 

Do “the ends justify the means”? That is, if one uses morally evil methods to acquire a goal, is that goal forever tainted or polluted by the actions one has taken to achieve it? 

Our final destination will always be of correlation to the walk we took part of. So no, the ends don't justify the means. Every action we commit has to be within the intentions of our true selves and if we do evil on the way to good, it means we haven't walked in the line of good for the journey to good. That's a lot of words to say that we have to stick to the path we are going, we can't skip around if it's not right.