The Theme of Guilt:

And I can't let that happen again

"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" by RELIENT K 'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been
I watched the proverbial sunrise This is no place to try and live my life.
Coming up over the Pacific and
You might think I'm losing my mind, [Pre-Chorus x2]
But I will shy away from the specifics... [Chorus]

'cause I don't want you to know where I am Who I am hates who I've been
'cause then you'll see my heart And who I am will take the second chance you
In the saddest state it's ever been. gave me.
Who I am hates who I've been
This is no place to try and live my life. 'cause who I've been only ever made me...

[Pre-Chorus] So sorry for the person I became.

Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it. So sorry that it took so long for me to change.
See that line. Well I never should have crossed I'm ready to be sure I never become that way
it. again
Stop right there. Well I never should have said 'cause who I am hates who I've been.
That it's the very moment that Who I am hates who I've been.
I wish that I could take back.

[Chorus]
I'm sorry for the person I became. EXPLANATION: I chose this song
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change. because it relates to the theme of guilt. The
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way
again artist in the song talks about how he is
'cause who I am hates who I've been. ashamed of the person he once was because
Who I am hates who I've been.
he feels guilty for what he has done. The

I talk to absolutely no one. same thing happens in Macbeth when

Couldn't keep to myself enough. Macbeth regrets killing Duncan because
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
King Duncan never done anything bad to
To create so much pressure that I'll soon blow
up. him. Lady Macbeth also changes by the end
of the play and starts to feel guilty for
I heard the reverberating footsteps
convincing Macbeth to kill King Duncan.
Synching up to the beating of my heart,
And I was positive that unless I got myself
together,
I would watch me fall apart.
The Theme Of Ambition:
“Ambition” by Kevin M Sorbello EXPLANATION: I chose this Poem
because it talks about ambition which is a
Oh, how I love the ever sweet smell major theme in the play Macbeth. The
That victory won at any price author in this Poem is trying to send the
Climbing the ladder over those who fell
reader the message that ambition can
Without ever thinking twice
Ambition may be blind, but who needs sight sometimes make you do things that you
When the unseen eye has vision would never thing you might possibly do
Of a goal worth winning however the fight
Without wanting a split decision because at the time you never think of the
I'll worry about those whose backs I've trod hardships that you might have to face later
When and if they ever get back up
in your life. This relates to Macbeth because
But until then I'll poke, pierce and prod
Until I've won sweet victory's cup both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth only
Go whine to God about fairness and love wanted to reach the king’s position but they
What's he ever given that I haven't taken?
never thought about the hardships that
While you're on your knees begging heaven
above might be waiting for them. Later in the
I've got my eye on the target you've forsaken book they both start regretting what they’ve
Cold is my heart when no heat is required
done.
Why waste energy I might need tomorrow
Regret is for fools who in love are still mired
Where there's no love there will never be
sorrow
Cruel you may call me, but honest's my name
I don't pretend to be something I'm not
I've beat all the rest who've challenged my
game
And the all losers I've quickly forgot
In the end I'm alone, but I've always been so
I'm not evil, though I've certainly known sin
It's just that my morals are harder to show
When I'm running a race I must win
The theme of Appearance vs.
Reality
Everybody’s Fool - Evanescence
EXPLANATION: I chose this song
Perfect by nature because it discusses the theme of
Icons of self indulgence
Appearance vs. Reality. In the play,
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth to wear the
mask and welcome the people so they can
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame? Don't you see me? get whatever they want. Macbeth seems to
You know you've got everybody fooled always wear that mask when he’s around
people because he doesn’t want people to
Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder know the truth about him killing King
Oh how we love you Duncan. This song can definitely relate to
No flaws when you're pretending
Macbeth because Evanescence is
But now I know she
questioning the girl who betrayed him
Never was and never will be about how she would hide without the
You don't know how you've betrayed me
mask that she wears the whole time.
And somehow you've got everybody fooled

Without the mask, where will you hide?

Can't find yourself lost in your lie

I know the truth now

I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore

It Never was and never will be

You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled

It never was and never will be

You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool
The Theme of Fate vs. Free EXPLANATION: In the play,
Will: Shakespeare seems to be trying to question
the reader what might make somebody
Shine - Aswad
turns from good to evil like Macbeth did. Is
(CHORUS:)
it Fate that makes somebody change so
Come on and shine (shine), shine like a star (ah-
ha) much? Or is it Free will or in other words
Shining so bright (ah-ha) like the star that you “human choices” that make someone
are (ah-ha)
Oh oh oh oh shine (shine) into the future (ah- change 180 degrees.
ha)
Spreading your light (ah-ha) wherever you are This Song can definitely relate to Fate vs.
(ah-ha) Free will theme because the author of the
song says that everyone was born the same
I burn like a fire left in the rain
As I run the race, oh yes I feel the pain but what really makes someone the way
From the resistance I'm feeling the strain they are, are their choices they make in life.
Now the realization is that we are all born the
He says “When they said I'd never make it I
same
found strength from within ‘cause it is
(CHORUS) there if you seek it so you can get it if you
really want to”. Same thing happens in the
I reach for the moon and I reach for the stars
(ooh ooh ooh) play. Lady Macbeth telling Macbeth that he
With the strength from within me yeah, the was not being a man because he was afraid
further and faster I run
Stretching my sinews to the bone (ooh)
of killing king Duncan later makes him do
Achieving all goals that I seek, I know I must do what she’s telling him to prove to her that
it alone (ooh ooh ooh) he is a man and that he has the power to do

(BRIDGE:) whatever he wants to.

When they said I'd never make it
I found strength from within (ooh)
'Cause it is there if you seek it
So you can get it if you really want to.