MACBETH! How would you answer this? Who is in control in this play? Analyze to what extent Macbeth has control over his own actions and the tragic events in the play. Consider to what extent he leads and to what extent he follows. Support your analysis with specific details from the play. Who leads you? How do you let others influence you? Or, are you one that influences control over others? How and/or why do you exert control over others?

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine. com. poetry magazine, n. d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?