Macbeth

Scotland Times

Reporter: Levi Krivitz

September 5, 1604

There have been some recent, yet sad updates on the condition of the famous woman Laurie Macbeth. According to her servant Beth, Laurie has been feeling increasingly guilty, depressed, suicidal and crazy lately which warranted her servant, Beth, to spend most of her time by Laurie’s side in her room in the castle in nearby Fife. She told me that she speculates that Laurie has become this way because she feels so angry about all the bad things she has done in her life. “:I fear that if I leave her alone by herself, she will hurt herself, or even worse commit suicide”, said her frantic servant Beth. She went on to say that, “I have witnessed some disturbing events, especially when Laurie sleepwalks in the middle of the night”. She also said , “I don’t think I could ever forgive myself if I ever found out that Laurie had committed suicide.” I just hope her condition gets better and I also hope that she stops feeling so guilty about all the bad things she has done.” One thing is for sure however, you cannot life your life dwelling on all the bad things that have happened in your past, you have to focus on the future. Then as night began to fall that same day, Laurie started to settle down and was feeling a lot better, so her servant Beth decided to leave the room, seemed to not be acting so strange. As she was leaving the room because she was so exhausted, she heard the most horrifying sound ever. She could hear Laurie screaming in agony as if something terrible had happened to her, and as Beth frantically threw open the door to see what was the matter, she immediately broke into tears at what she had just saw.

She saw the dead bloody body of her best friend Laurie Macbeth. Apparently Laurie had committed suicide by stabbing herself in the heart with a butcher knife. When Beth went public with the news of Laurie’s death, she said “ I know Laurie wasn’t feeling herself lately, as she was having thoughts of suicide, but never would have thought that she would just go ahead and kill herself.” Most people would say however that killing yourself is the most painful thing you could ever do to yourself. Then she went on to say that, “no matter how unhappy you are with your life, you still shouldn’t go and kill yourself.” Most rational people would agree that killing yourself is the most foolish thing anyone can possibly do. She said that when you commit suicide, “ you are only hurting yourself and all the people around you who truly care about you.” In the case of Laurie Macbeth there is an enormous amount of people who loved her for all the good things she has done for Scotland. The people who really cared about her did indeed support all the decisions and opinions she had. All the people for the most were feeling very desolate about her recent death.

People lined up outside the castle in Fife the day after she died, in order to pay their respects to Laurie and grief- ridden servant Beth who was very thankful for all the people who loved Laurie and knew about all the wonderful things she has accomplished in her life. Laurie’s body was laying in an open wooden box at the entrance of the castle so that all the people who came by could see the legendary Laurie Macbeth. This had made her the truly magnificent and special person that all the people grew to love throughout the years we have shared with her. One of her greatest achievements is a book she just finished writing about her experiences living in Scotland. Even people who hardly knew Laurie came to honor and pay their respects to her because they couldn’t believe that this horrific event could happen to such a caring and warm person. All the people in her nearby kingdom of Fife and all the people throughout Scotland expressed the fact that they need to celebrate Laurie’s successful and full life that she lived, instead of honoring and celebrating the recent unfortunate events which have tragically ended her life in an instant.

Laurie will be remembered as an individual who was both caring and charismatic to all the people she knew and loved. Everyone who knew Laurie said that she was the type of person who was always willing to try something new, even if it meant trying something that wasn’t particularly safe, like jumping out of a really tall tree. So in other words, Laurie lived a not so average life, in fact it was extremely adventurous. On the hand, Laurie will be fondly remembered for being a person who never judged other for who they were or who they wanted to be. She was the type of person who would love a person no matter who they were because she believed that hating people isn’t a way good way to live your life. “God bless you Laurie Macbeth, you will be truly missed by all!”