{"id":165,"date":"2008-12-01T22:19:25","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T05:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=165"},"modified":"2008-12-01T22:19:25","modified_gmt":"2008-12-02T05:19:25","slug":"discussing-macbeth-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=165","title":{"rendered":"Discussing Macbeth Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Me: Please make sure you\u2019ve underlined the passage: \u201cFor none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.\u201d
\nStudent: Mr. Garcia, this has nothing to do with the play, but what is up with that pregnant man<\/a>?
\nMe: \u2026 Actually, that question has a lot to do with what we\u2019re reading…<\/p>\n

And so began a great in-class tangent about how the progeny of the pregnant man pose a serious threat to Macbeth, just like his foe Macduff. Also covered in the discussion: differences between sex and gender, the significance of the play\u2019s second apparition appearing as a bloody child, and speculation about if the pregnant man has a \u201cpeter-deter*.\u201d<\/p>\n

*Student term, not mine.<\/p>\n

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