Faith and Rationality in Macbeth

This has been bugging me since my ENGL 112 class ended.

We talked about RATIONALITY and IRRATIONALITY in Macbeth and in our lives as a way to start thinking about why the play still matters.

As my students completed their daily writing, I listed a bunch of topics where you could experience the pull between the rational and irrational in your life. They included:

  1. Love
  2. Family
  3. Career
  4. Friends
  5. Money
  6. Health

Here’s what’s been bugging me. The most obvious category of my life where I experience the tugs of Rationality and Irrationality is my FAITH, and I left that category out! Continue reading “Faith and Rationality in Macbeth”