Thursday, April 16, 2009

WOD 04-16-2009

Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for the return of WOD in blog format!

Below are some updates to WOD:

Fatalism:
The acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate.
"Her fatalism helped her to face death with a sense of calmness. "

Primogeniture:
Laws of inheritance, 1st son inherits everything: $,title,debt

Regicide:
Killing of a king to gain title / change power (the king and the land are one)

Thane: noble title – Feudal Lord or Baron in Scotland
Man ranking above an ordinary freeman

Wyrd (weird): eerie, relating to the supernatural, bizarre.
Wyrd: of or relating to fate “ to see” Old English: destiny


Journal Prompt:
A. What is fate? Do you believe in it? To what extent does it control one's life?
B. Does Macbeth believe in fate? What makes you say so? Explain



C. Without sharing, predict what will happen next - the role of fate. Elaborate - don't just say the third prophecy will come true.

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