Partner Macbeth Pre-discussion

Kaela Cachola-Tom

Angela Faye Navor

Britney Cabuhat

Once you are done with first anticipation discussion, with a partner look at the following questions and answer them together. Your answers need to be in complete sentences and you need to provide what you and your partner discussed. PROVIDE AT LEAST A PARAGRAPH PER ANSWER. Please list who your partner is. Each person needs to be post on their own website/blog to receive credit. Title the post "Partner Macbeth Pre-Discussion (names)"

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

We believe that evil isn't ingrained in human nature and that evil is caused by circumstance or environment. When babies are born they learn differently of the ways of living due to circumstances of his or her parents and or environment. People can't be born evil, they are taught differently to think different ways. When kids are small they don't know what's right. For example kids don't know that supposedly gender toys are meant for that gender. Boys could play with girls toys and vise versa and not know the “rules” of gender. They are thought no that's for the opposite sex. So coincide with being born evil, to be evil, one has to be brought up learning acts of evil. Everyone learns certain things due to upbringing. Another example, being racist. Kids don't automatically be racist towards another race, they are taught that through teachings of their environment and parental belief. So no, evil can't be ingrained into human nature, and no one is just born evil.

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

Our lives are determined by the acts of our free will, but fate can also play a role in the acts that we make. You can say that you chose to do this because you believe that it was fate that brought you to do whatever you needed to do. Sometimes whenever fate plays a role in choosing your acts, you often just do it voluntarily, and would almost always not be planned. For example, if you wanted to go and get a job, but your parents wanted you to just lay low and wait a year or two to get one. Instead of listening to your parents, you decide to just get a job because you felt that that was your calling, as if you felt that you needed to do it. In other words, it felt like fate to go ahead and get a job at that moment.

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

Redemption is certainly possible. We’re all human and we all make mistakes. With that said, people can commit genuine evil and still have redemption. Also we all sin, and sins are able to be forgiven when it’s repented. People can still have control over their life and turn it around for the better. You can always accept your own actions and learn from it to avoid yourself from doing the same mistake again. Doing a lot of good deeds that’s enough to outweigh the bad actions done is one of the ways to recover from it.

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

It’s possible to respect them, even if they’ve done acts of genuine evil. It could be because they weren’t in their right mind, or they realized that it was horrible and vowed that they would never do it again. It’s also possible that you admire the person, even if they’re evil because you believe that there’s a little bit of good in them, in other words, you’re blinded by the fact that they’re a terrible person. For example, someone could have stole from a store, but it was only because it was so that the person’s family could be fed. Another is when you’re in a relationship with someone, and you’re blinded by the fact that the other person is doing horrible things, like torturing animals or torturing other people.

5. 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?

I feel that what happens in the end is what truly matters. As long as you accomplish something good by using whatever guilty or immoral methods, it might as well be acceptable. Like how movies, story books, and life hardship stories always have a good ending. Depends on the situation, it’s better if both don’t push a powerful negative effect on both ends, but when it comes to “the ends justify the means”, it sadly can’t happen that way. People will always remember the negatives of a certain situation or event. The only consequence is that moral view on the situation is ignored, which shouldn’t happen. There’s no way in avoiding the fact of terrible actions and mistakes done to achieve it because there will always be guilt.