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Macbeth FINAL

Power and authority are the two things that most people strive to have and be. More times than we notice, we are given opportunities to hold power and authority positions and because of that, it pushes us so much closer to guaranteed success. While doing so we can easily become blinded by our own selfishness, unknowingly commit wrong actions, and go to the extremes just to pay the price for success. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth finds out the prophecy of him becoming king and ends up doing all that he can to fulfill the prophecy faster than expected. He turns his himself into someone he had never sought out to be and loses his whole life in the process of trying to find the most promising life of success.

         Macbeth’s road to power first began when he was on his way back from battle with Banquo, one of his friends and fellow nobleman. They were greeted by the Three Weird Sisters, also known as the three witches. When they greeted him, they said, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to you, Thane of Glamis!”, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to you, Thane of Cawdor!”, “All hail, Macbeth! You’ll be king one day!” (1.3.48-50) At first Macbeth was shocked and caught off guard at what they had greeted him with since he was not referred to as Thane of Cawdor but instead Thane of Glamis. Nonetheless, he was ecstatic and happy to hear the great news of his ‘promotion’ in the kingdom. His wife's first reaction was to kill King Duncan. By doing so, it would ensure Macbeth to be next in heir for king. In life, we receive blessings and even then, still look for what we can get next. As a little kid during Christmas, you open all of your presents and no matter how happy you are, you still look for more gifts under the tree just to see if there’s more. Lady Macbeth had the same mindset as a little kid during Christmas - wanting more than what they received. “He’ll never see tomorrow’s sun! Your face, my thane, is like a book. It can reveal strange things to its readers. Avoid suspicion by acting normally..” (1.5.60-62) She was hungry for more power and persuaded her husband to kill King Duncan. Macbeth ended up killing King Duncan that night because pressure and also selfishness of also wanting more power. From Act I, we see that success can make us selfish and also make us hungry for more than what we have and also that we should be grateful for what we already have instead of looking for more.

         Banquo had an idea that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had killed King Duncan. Because of this, Macbeth felt threatened by his friend and decided that he too needed to be executed from the kingdom to ensure that no one would find out about the murder and so that Macbeth could get away with it while being king. Though, Macbeth did not forget about the prophecy from the three witches which stated in reference to Banquo, “You shall father kings, yet not be one yourself. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!” (1.3.67-68) Macbeth knew that it was prophesied for Banquo’s sons to be king and therefore, Macbeth ordered his murderers to kill Banquo as well as his son, Fleance. He knew that it wasn’t the right thing to do but for his sake and for his success, he knew it needed to be done. If Macbeth decided not to be king, he would live with constant fear that Banquo would slip and tell everyone that he killed the King and also in fear of Fleance taking over the kingdom as was supposed to happen according to the sisters. “It must be done tonight, away from the palace. Remember – I can’t be involved. And also, to make a clean job of it, I want his son Fleance, who’ll be with him, to share the same fate. His removal is just as important to me.” (3.1.130-135) When you become cruel and selfish just as Macbeth had become, it becomes almost impossible for you to have friends or relationships with anyone. It ruins you from the inside out. Because of Macbeth’s murder towards King Duncan, he started to feel threatened by basically everyone who he thought would blow his cover or take reign over him and felt the need to kill to guarantee no room for threat. He trusted no one and no one trusted him either. If you don’t learn how to take on authority and power while doing the right actions to get towards your success, you may put yourself in a situation where you destroy yourself, as Macbeth did.

Macbeth and his Wife had taken part in many inhumane acts and in no doubt faced the consequences. Some people believe in Karma and the saying of, "What goes around, comes around" and though others don't, it doesn't change the fact or the coincidence that when we do something wrong or bad, it feels as if we get the consequences of it in one way or another. His wife, Lady Macbeth, had encouraged him in the first place to start murdering and because of that he had gotten used to the crime that he was committing - shaping his morals into something it never was. Therefore, she too had issues that she faced. In Act five, we find that Lady Macbeth is being taken cared of by a doctor because of how abnormal she had been acting. "Not so much sick, my Lord, as troubled with numerous hallucinations that stop her from sleeping" (5.3.38-39) She began to sleep walk and also have hallucinations of the scenario when they had killed the King. The things that she had said during her hallucinations had revealed the truth that her and Macbeth were the ones who had killed him, in her hallucination she stated, "Control yourself, my lord! A soldier, and frightened? Why should we fear who knows it, when no one can challenge our authority? Yet who would have thought the old man had so much blood in him?" (5.1.32-35) The doctor and the nurse were shocked to hear that it was them who killed him. Moments later, an army of King Duncan's sons had come to Dunsinane to defeat Macbeth and end his life. They become successful in his killing and eventually one of them, Malcolm son of Duncan, becomes king of Scotland. With Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth dead, the kingdom lived on. Though they started off as blessed beings with fortunate prophecies, they abused what was given to them and lost all that they had - friends, relationships, trust, their dignity and their minds as well as their lives. 
      They had it all, they had all that someone could ever want and need in life though somehow it wasn't enough for them. It can be hard and difficult to be content with what's in front of you and not be greedy and want more but it is also more difficult to do the right thing when doing wrong is so much easier, in the midst of wanting more success. One of the greatest quotes, "You can gain the whole world but still lose your soul". Macbeth lost himself while gaining the world all in a short span of time. More times than we notice, we are given opportunities to hold power and authority positions and because of that, it pushes us so much closer to guaranteed success. While doing so we can easily become blinded by our own selfishness, unknowingly commit wrong actions, and go to the extremes just to pay the price for success.

Macbeth DRAFT

Power and authority are the two things that most people strive to have and be. More times than we notice, we are given opportunities to hold power and authority positions and because of that, it pushes us so much closer to guaranteed success. While doing so we can easily become blinded by our own selfishness, unknowingly commit wrong actions, and go to the extremes just to pay the price for success. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth finds out the prophecy of him becoming king and ends up doing all that he can to fulfill the prophecy faster than expected. He turns his himself into someone he had never sought out to be and loses his whole life in the process of trying to find the most promising life of success.

         Macbeth’s road to power first began when he was on his way back from battle with Banquo, one of his friends and fellow nobleman. They were greeted by the Three Weird Sisters, also known as the three witches. When they greeted him, they said, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to you, Thane of Glamis!”, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to you, Thane of Cawdor!”, “All hail, Macbeth! You’ll be king one day!” (1.3.48-50) At first Macbeth was shocked and caught off guard at what they had greeted him with since he was not referred to as Thane of Cawdor but instead Thane of Glamis. Nonetheless, he was ecstatic and happy to hear the great news of his ‘promotion’ in the kingdom. His wife's first reaction was to kill King Duncan. By doing so, it would ensure Macbeth to be next in heir for king. In life, we receive blessings and even then, still look for what we can get next. As a little kid during Christmas, you open all of your presents and no matter how happy you are, you still look for more gifts under the tree just to see if there’s more. Lady Macbeth had the same mindset as a little kid during Christmas - wanting more than what they received. “He’ll never see tomorrow’s sun! Your face, my thane, is like a book. It can reveal strange things to its readers. Avoid suspicion by acting normally..” (1.5.60-62) She was hungry for more power and persuaded her husband to kill King Duncan. Macbeth ended up killing King Duncan that night because pressure and also selfishness of also wanting more power. From Act I, we see that success can make us selfish and also make us hungry for more than what we have and also that we should be grateful for what we already have instead of looking for more.

         Banquo had an idea that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had killed King Duncan. Because of this, Macbeth felt threatened by his friend and decided that he too needed to be executed from the kingdom to ensure that no one would find out about the murder and so that Macbeth could get away with it while being king. Though, Macbeth did not forget about the prophecy from the three witches which stated in reference to Banquo, “You shall father kings, yet not be one yourself. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!” (1.3.67-68) Macbeth knew that it was prophesied for Banquo’s sons to be king and therefore, Macbeth ordered his murderers to kill Banquo as well as his son, Fleance. He knew that it wasn’t the right thing to do but for his sake and for his success, he knew it needed to be done. If Macbeth decided not to be king, he would live with constant fear that Banquo would slip and tell everyone that he killed the King and also in fear of Fleance taking over the kingdom as was supposed to happen according to the sisters. “It must be done tonight, away from the palace. Remember – I can’t be involved. And also, to make a clean job of it, I want his son Fleance, who’ll be with him, to share the same fate. His removal is just as important to me.” (3.1.130-135) When you become cruel and selfish just as Macbeth had become, it becomes almost impossible for you to have friends or relationships with anyone. It ruins you from the inside out. Because of Macbeth’s murder towards King Duncan, he started to feel threatened by basically everyone who he thought would blow his cover or take reign over him and felt the need to kill to guarantee no room for threat. He trusted no one and no one trusted him either. If you don’t learn how to take on authority and power while doing the right actions to get towards your success, you may put yourself in a situation where you destroy yourself, as Macbeth did.

        

        

        

        

LA2 - 4/2

Part I:

1. Yes in my opinion lady Macbeth is a cold blooded murderer because she is first a cold hearted person. What she did is very inhuman and something that only someone who is cold hearted and crazy would do such thing - murder someone so innocent.

      - "He'll never see tomorrow's sun! Your face, my thane, is like a book…" … "Look like the innocent flower, but be the snake that's lying under it." 1.5.49

      - "Tonight's great business you must leave to me. It will secure us unchallenged power for the rest of our lives." 1.5.51

      - "Look frank and innocent. To show your feelings is dangerous. Leave everything else to me." 1.5.51

2. In Act II when the servant first finds king Duncan dead with blood all over him, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both act as innocent as they can and try to play it off as if they had no idea that that had happen - of course everyone bought into it. Lady Macbeth, as a way to show she had a real reaction, she faints on purpose. I think that this serves a purpose to make everyone buy more into their fake reactions. In these situations, it is normal for someone to faint either in disgust of blood or the thought of someone dying but it definitely helped persuade everyone else that they were just as shocked.

      - "Help me, please. [pretending to faint]" 2.3.85
   
      - "Oh, no! What? In our house?" 2.3.83

3. I'm not sure what this question is specifically asking but in act II after the murder there was a quote from Macbeth and he said something about life not being worthy of after king Duncan had died and he also said that dignity is dead etc etc. I don't know if he said this to play things off again but I think a part of him also realized that Kind Duncan was a good person who drove others to do good and also he was someone people looked up to, I'm guessing. OH! Also right after he kills Macbeth more right after he killed him, he started to freak out and he began to panic and it seemed as if he regretted doing that the second after it was done.

      - "From now on there's nothing left worth living for. Everything is a sham. Honor and dignity are dead. The wine of life has gone. Only the dregs remain." 2.3.83

      - "Who's hands are these? They're plucking my eyes out! [Groaning] Is there enough water in the oceans to wash my hands of this blood? No! More likely my hands will stain the vast green seas blood red." 2.2.73

      - "[Horrified] I won't go back! I'm afraid to think of what I've done. I daren't look at it again!" 2.2.73

4. Lady Macbeth has pressured Macbeth to do the killing and I think she personally didn't want to do it because she didn't want the blood on her hands. Not literally though because in the story she actually did touch the blood to smear it on the servants to make them look like the killers but I meant that saying in general. She didn't want to do the initial killing because if Macbeth gets caught, it'll be more his fault than hers even if she was the initial one who provoked him into doing that.

      - "Go and get some water. Wash that filthy evidence off your hands. Why did you bring the daggers with you? They must be left up there. Take them back, and smear the sleepy servants with blood." 2.2.73 (read on for macbeths reply. Lady Macbeth ends up smearing the blood on the servants)

      - "If Duncan hadn't looked like my father in his sleep, I'd have done it myself." 2.2.69 ??

5. No, now that Macbeth has killed the king, I don't think he needs to do anything else to reign as king. I think that now he has more power than ever because he was basically next in line. Wait, actually, he might need to do a few more inhumane things in order to secure his reign. That would be to kill the two sons of Duncan because they are family to King Duncan which means that they are royalty and with no doubt have more of a choice to take the reign and position of king IF they decide to. Then again, they moved countries.

      - "The spring, the source, the fountainhead of your family has been stopped." 2.3.83

      - "This murder is only the start. We should get out of the firing line. Let's ride off and not be too polite about leave-taking. Just slip away. When there's no mercy, there's no shame in stealing off." 2.3.87

Macbeth Soliloquy:

1. Macbeth I think is meant and sought out to be a good guy. A man of honesty, humility, respect, and kindness. Although there is a saying that you are who you hang out with and having a spouse who is the total opposite, well, you rub off of them after some time and sooner or later you may not realize it but you start to act the way you do. Obviously we didn't know Macbeth before this story but in Act II, you can kind of see how he changes in the way he used to talk in Act I and also in his actions towards others. In Act I he was very polite and understanding and caring and respectful to people and in Act II when Lady Macbeth persuaded him to kill King Duncan, something clicked in Macbeth and he wasn't able to keep his ground in his beliefs of what he thought was right. Now he's cold hearted, murderer, ruthless, heartless, and brave to do things that aren't right.

2. I think his future plans in act III is to of course gain the kingdom and also to constantly watch out for any threats to his power. I think he'll be compared to Stalin, a past leader of the Soviet Union, where he killed anyone who stood in his way or was a threat to his leadership and power/throne.

I don't know what to feel. My own wife just persuaded me into killing the KING. When would I ever do that and how will I ever hide the great act of injustice? I don't know what to do either. My Lady pushes me to do these things that I would've never thought of doing before and I hate it when she uses my pride against me because I'm a guy and we all know that guy's hate when their pride is attacked. I just really regret what I did and now I don't know if I should continue this path of the new ruthless Macbeth or hold my ground against my Lady and do the right things from now on.

LA2 3/31

1.  The relationship between Macbeth and his wife is that she controls him and is a cold person in general. Theit relationship is not balanced personality wise and I don't feel like they compliment each other as a couple. Macbeth is very loyal and just and a man of good heart while lady Macbeth, his wife, if cruel, conniving, and cold hearted. It's a struggle between doing what's right and doing what your spouse is encouraging you to do.

      - "you shall be what you have been promised. Yet I'm worried about your nature. You are too tender hearted to take shortcuts. You want greatness. You are not without ambition. But you lack the ruthlessness that's needed. You want high office by righteous means. You don't want to cheat, but you'd win unfairly." 1.5.47

      - "that's enough of that! I'll dare do anything that's worthy of a man. Who dares do more isn't human." 1.7.57

     

2.  According to the three witches, macbeth is told that he will be the next king and in his disagreement to kill King Duncan, his wife Lady Macbeth, tells him that he is a coward for being too scared and insults him that he's weak. She basically persuades him to kill King Duncan by attacking his pride. Eventually, Macbeth gives into the temptation and ends up killing King Duncan and makes his wife happy in the process of it all.

      - "Was the hope drink that made you determined before? Has it been sleeping? And has it woken up to look queasily upon what it did when tipsy? From now on, I know what your love's worth. Are you afraid to matches your acts with your ambitions?" 1.7.57

      - "what monster was it then that made you share this scheme with me? When you dared to do it, then you were a man." 1.7.57

3. Macbeth is a very gentle and honorable man. He seems as if he cares about others and always wants to do what is right, just, and fair. Although at the same time, he's easily persuaded and not strong in his beliefs or decisions. He is also very positive and uplifting to those around him!

     - "whatever happens, even the roughest days come to an end." 1.3.39
   
     - "I'm settled on it then. All my faculties shall be devoted to this terrible deed. Let's go and pass the time as perfect hosts. We must conceal our false hearts behind false faces." 1.7.61

4. I don't think Macbeth will get away with his murder. In the moment of things, it may seem great and beneficial but in the end, the truth reveals itself in one way or anything and from my personal experience, it has never failed to do so. Also, I don't think that Duncan's servants would kill him, it seems more reasonable that Macbeth would do that since he was and is next in line for King.

      - "let's get dressed, then meet to discuss this terrible murder and the motives behind it. Doubts and fears disturb us. I align myself with God. From that position I'm ready to fight against any secret plot or wicked treason!" 2.3.85 (banquo)

      - " By the look of things, his servants. Their hands and faces were all smeared with blood. So were their daggers. We found them on their pillows, still unwiped." 2.3.83

5. I think that Macbeth should own up to his actions because I don't know how one being can lie about murdering someone. Everyone is different and everyone has different values but for me, I would feel really convicted and I wouldn't be able to live with myself. Although I know that Macbeth won't own up, especially not with his wicked wife - she wouldn't dare to let him.

     

Macbeth Anticipation Guide

Macbeth Anticipation Guide

Directions: Read the following statements. Write if you agree or disagree.  Write two sentences and a personal experience to support your thoughts about each statement. There are no right or wrong answers! 

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

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

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

4.     What goes around comes around (karma).

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

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.

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

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

9.     Kings are appointed by God, and they rule as His representatives on Earth.

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

Answers

1.  Depending on the situation. This could be true or false and I disagree for part of it because you can have a great man who leads his family, provides, and loves but also a women who is unsupportive, unloyal and selfish in all ways possible. I can say I disagree because I've witnessed it through my uncles marriage. On the other hand, this could be very true and valid. My dad is a hard working man who loves his family unconditionally and as as a part of his greatness is my mom. She supports him, encourages, guides and helps him be better than he was the day before. In that case, this statement is very true.

2. I agree. Witches, demons and evil spirits definitely exist and we can see that in every day scenarios. All the bad in this world is considered evil and apart of that is demons and evil spirits, of course. I believe this because growing up in a religious household has taught me that evil spirits exist and I've been in a situation where it was obvious that something wasn't right/normal. Rather uncomfortable.

3. I really disagree with this statement. I believe that those who are faithful and true to their actions and who do the right thing are rewarded in the end, maybe not at that very moment because its hard to do the right thing but in the end, its a benefit. Those who cheat their way around things end up being successful at that moment but regretful later. I've been through this when it comes to cheating off of homework or assignments and it's honestly hard to do the right thing and I've failed to always do what's right but I also noticed that doing what's right is later beneficial to me, big or small.

4. True. I don't believe fully in the word karma but I do believe that this is true. Doing something wrong to someone will eventually come back to you and affect you in a not so positive way. I'm not perfect and I remember doing something unjust to my good friend and in a result, everything that I was hoping for and trying to "get", ended up slipping right through my hands and things turned out really really bad for me.

5. Yes, this is really true and I agree. We're all human and we want things that sometimes aren't good for us. Without thinking and sometimes even with choice, we do whats wrong and we become tempted either to cheat on someone, steal something, or even lie just to get what we want. It's our personal will power to decide whether or not we're going to fight the temptation or let it overtake you. I can say I agree wight his because I've seen marriages where one spouse cheats on the other just because of temptation of another person that they were attracted to and its quite sad but true that human beings are easily tempted.

6. Well, it doesn't have to be you who overthrows the current ruler. You should first find someone worth the competition but also too, at first that person should probably write polite complaint letters to the government or authorized leader before acting out and trying to immediately overthrow the ruler before trying different routes. By reading and learning about hitler, the things that he did to overthrow the leader of Germany at the time was selfish and inhuman in secret ways at first. I will say that I disagree.

7. Yes. I agree - only on one condition. If you are reasonably self defending yourself or others then there are circumstances and/or events that justify your nuder towards someone. If you kill someone without reasoning or valid explanation, there is NOTHING that can justify your murder. My baby cousin was murdered at 3 months by her babysitter at that time because she was crying and from autopsies, it was proven that my baby cousins head was slammed against a hard surface causing internal bleeding. Murder cannot be justified if it is first unreasonable.

8. Yes, true. In order to be successful, I believe that there will be prices and sacrifices that will need to be made in order to get where you desire to be. Although these prices must be just and humane rather than selfish and inhumane. My dad, in order to be a successful father and business owner needed to make big decisions and pay the price in order to be where he is today. Success surely isn't handed to you.

9. No, I don't agree. Someone could be a kind but still be a horrible person and leader and do things to his people that aren't right or also make decisions that probably aren't most humane. God at bare minimum wants only for people to follow him, do whats right, and do as he would. I don't believe that people who are kings are appointed from God as earthly representatives because like Hitler, he was considered like a king yet he killed millions of JEWS, which is the type of person Jesus was when he was here - God's Son. It doesn't make sense and as much as power that God has, we as humans carry out decisions of political leaders and powerful authorities with our own votes. 

10. I don't believe in that. You determine how your day will be when you wake up. When events happen to you, both good and bad, you have a choice to decide how you will face the obstacle. Will you be positive and have a strong mindset towards it or let it affect you more than it ever intended to. I've only looked at my horoscope once or twice and though at times it may be accurate when I do get curious and check, I never base my life around it and I don't think its a good way to base your life or day off of.

11. No I do not agree at all. No one in this world is perfect and therefore everyone should have more than one chance in life and should not die because of it. Just because you do something wrong, it does not mean you should die and if that were the case, we'd all be dead. Every single one of us. I know this because I've done things that were wrong and not humane to another person and I also know that everyone I have a relationship/friendship with has done something wrong.

Once you are done 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. 

1. Is evil ingrained in human nature? That is, are some people just “born evil,” or is evil caused by circumstance or environment? 
2. Are our lives determined by fate, or by the acts of our free will? 
3. Is redemption truly possible? That is, is it possible to commit an act of genuine evil and truly recover from it? 
4. Is it possible to admire or respect a person whom you know has committed acts of genuine evil? 
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? 

Malina:

1.) I do not believe that evil is ingrained in human nature. When a new born is welcomed in the world it doesn't automatically become evil or have evil thoughts. People are able to make their own decisions in life, some make goods ones and some make bad which then causes them to become evil. People also go through different obstacles which can also cause them to have an evil mindset on things. Being around evil people may cause you to be evil or you may be influenced by negative things growing up which is caused by the environment and society. A philosophy by Locke was the " tabula rasa " which was a theory that at birth the human mind is a "blank slate". It is the persons decision to fill in that blank slate with good or bad choices.

2.) I feel like our lives are determined by both. We can change our lives in any moment we wanted. We have total control in anything we want to do. I feel like everyone has a fate also, our fate can be connected to our free will when making decisions . Even though we may not know what our fate is i believe that they're is a plan for everyone.

3.) Redemption is possible. Its always good to give someone a second chance when they prove to you how sorry they are and if they are willing to change. We all make mistakes, but its all about learning from those mistakes to become a better person. Even though someone may have done evil things they should use that as motivation to become a better person each and every day. We should never give someone a second chance for the same situation though. If they have not learned their mistake the first time they shouldn't deserve to have continuous chances because that just proves that they don't deserve it and will never change.

4.) It is possible but hard to admire and respect someone that you know has genuine evil. After knowing what someone is capable of its hard to look at them the same way afterwards. How will we know they will change? We don't, because after they choose that path of evil they are capable of making any choices they want. Many people admired and looked at Hitler as a leader even after all the horrible things he did to innocent people.

5.) The ends to not justify the end because if someone uses evil methods to acquire a goal, that goal is forever polluted because that person did not truly achieve their goal and the things they did was not real success but rather planned and fake. A real goal is when you do the right thing and thats when you can truly say you've achieved a goal and deserve to say you've accomplished and earned something.

Literary Check #3

1.
a. Character thesis:

Many times we see life as difficult and unbareing but for survivor Elie Wiesel, he teaches us that with positivity and the right mindset, hope arises even in the midst of trials.

b. Theme thesis:

Quite often we take advantage of the freedom we have in our own lives that we forget to appreciate the simplicity and essence of it, not realizing the true value. 

2. Eliezer

"Then I was aware of nothing but the strokes of the whip. "One...two......." he counted. He took his time between each stroke. Only the first ones really hurt me."

"We walked over pain-racked bodies. We throw on wounded faces. No cries. A few groans."

"We were no longer marching; we were running. Like automatons. The SS were running, too. Their weapons in their hands. We looked as though as were fleeing before them. Pitch darkness. Every now and then, an explosion in the night. They had orders to fire on any who could not keep up."

"The commandant announced that we had already covered forty two miles since we left."

"Comrades, you're in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. There's a long road of suffering ahead of you."

Choice of life 

"Remember it forever. Engrave it in your minds. You are at Auschwitz. And Auschwitz is not a convalescent home. It's a concentration camp. Here, you have got to work. If not, you will go straight to the furnace. To the crematory. Work or the crematory - the choice is in your hands"

""All Jews outside!" We were ready. I was the first to leave. I did not want to see my parents faces. I did not want to break into tears."

"I saw them disappear into the distance; my mother was stroking my sisters fair hair, as though to protect her, while I walked on with my father and other men. And I did not know that I'm that place, at that moment, I was parting from my mother and Tzipora forever."

"From this moment, you come under the authority of the German Army"