In preparation for tomorrow's test on Acts I and II, I reviewed the dramatic tensions in the play between the role of Fortune and Character i.e. "to what extent is Macbeth's downfall a result of free will or mere bad luck?" I outlined passages from the first acts suggesting both interpretations. We then examined one of Macbeth's soliloquies after he murders Duncan wherein Macbeth offers a bleak view of all life as a meaningless trifle . Last, we reviewed the use of imagery specifically blood and water. I elaborated on the theological implications of this imagery in terms sin /blood and redemption/ water and baptism.