"you egg"

Option #1

People in any society struggle with temptations and taking the easier route out of any difficult situation. This is why i believe that many people decide to take  their first step towards evil. They are persuaded by others, and pressured into focusing on the fastest way in achieving their goal. Another reason why i think that many people who are not evil, become evil, is due to the fear they have of losing the power they have or something they love. So instead of finding a suitable solution, they turn to the dark side to fix their problem. This is evident in Shakespeare's Macbeth, as Macbeth is persuaded to take the first step down the path of evil by Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth convinces him to kill Duncan, because of the fear of losing power.

The consequences that come with choosing evil, consist primarily on internal struggles. Guilt of not doing the right thing, and the guilt of horrible actions, can make someone go crazy. Other internal repercussions/consequences that come along with evil doings, are struggling with what you believe is right and wrong, also imfluencing future actions. Once you complete your first evil act and gain the power you were looking to achieve so easily, it can consume you and becoming power hungry is almost inevitable. People tend to continue down this path of darkness because they are so fixated on the short term and easy goal, rather than looking at the situation in its entirety and choosing what is best for them and complies with their own morals. This idea is very relevant in the play Macbeth, as he becomes a fallen hero, due to him becoming evil in his actions. When he kills Duncan it is him taking his first steps in becoming evil, and we see this internal struggle/guilt he has. Macbeth says "I go and it is done, the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell" (2.1.61).We also see him becoming consumed by the power, and become more bold and prideful in his actions. This is evident in Act 3 when he has someone kill Banquo. Yet after this is complete he feels remorse and guilt for his dead best friend, showing that evil hasn't completely consumed him yet.

(P.S HAPPY BDAY MRS. GENESKY!!!!)

I told the Artist that his painting was terrible. I think he got the picture

1.  The title of this piece of art is called Purse, and the artist/owner of this piece is un known as it was purchased by  the Judith and Gerson Leiber Fund in 1986, but was later brought to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The purse is elaborately embroidered and has the length size of 5 1/2 inches.


2. The piece of art titled the Purse, comes from the last quarter of 16th century English and represents that era well with the style and detail of the art. During this time period English art was evolving and portrait miniatures began to rise in popularity along with artists designing "decorative objects for the royal household".

3. The subject of this artwork is most simply a purse. This is the "little picture" of the piece and just what viewers see when observing this piece for the first time. There are multiple ideas and concepts that this artwork portrays that lie in its elaborate design and detail about social classes that I will analyze further later on. But this is a non traditional subject for a piece of art in this time period because it is an object rather than an elaborate painting.

4. The Purse is very detailed in its work, and is filled with very neutral and classy colors. The texture of the purse is very rugged but elegant at the dame time. There are many ruffles, flowers, rope, and different embroidering involved in this piece. There are various things going on style wise but they all tie together to form an elegant unique purse.

5. When observing this piece of art the first thing that everyone sees and is meant to see is a purse. A little purse that is a very normal feature or accessory in society throughout many time periods. However the concepts and ideas that this purse represent make it viewed as a piece of art rather than just an object. Due to the class and detail of this work/purse it shows that the woman who had this purse must have been of higher class in society. Because this style was popular in society during that time period, based on the chaos and classiness of the purse it could be interpreted as making commentary of the women of that era. Saying that they can not only be elegant and classy, but also have a rugged/chaotic unique side to them that they could express stylistically. Also due to the fact that these purses were used to hold herbal fragrances to cover nasty odors, it could be said that many women of that time used dresses and beautiful things to cover up ugly things about themselves. Causing a beautiful distraction just like the purse holds a distraction of an ugly odor. I believe the overall purpose of this work was to bottle up the elegance and chaos of the high class society during the late 16th century into one piece of art work, or one object.