Using contemporary language, re-write the contents of the letter and Lady Macbeth's opening soliloquy from Act I, scene v (beginning "They met me in the day ..." and ending, "To have thee crowned withal").
Avoid paraphrasing one word at a time. Instead, modernize a phrase, statement, or idea using today's language, including slang and colloquialisms.
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Letter:
Yo Macbeth, my man!
Check this out, some crazy went down today. Guess what? I saw those three witches I told you about earlier. No joke, they came up to me during the day while I was just minding my own business. And I gotta tell you, they said some wild stuff. They hailed you as the future king, bro! Can you believe that?
They also told me some other pretty insane things. Like, they said you're gonna become the Thane of Cawdor. And guess what? That part actually came true! I don't know about you, but I'm freaking out right now. This is some next-level stuff, man.
Listen, I'm sending you this letter to let you in on everything. You better believe these witches mean business. They got this weird and twisted way of predicting the future, and it seems like they want to help you out, bro. So keep your eyes peeled and your mind open, 'cause it looks like you got some major power and success coming your way.
Stay cool, my dude.
Peace out,
Your homie
Opening Soliloquy:
Yo, listen up, world!
You know, sometimes I wish I wasn't me, you feel me? These wicked thoughts keep popping up in my brain, like they got a mind of their own. It's like I'm torn between my ambition and my morals. And lately, that ambition has been taking over big time.
I want all the power and success, no doubt about that. But deep down, I know I gotta do some messed up things to make it all happen. It's like I'm ready to throw away my humanity just to be king. The thought of Duncan being alive and me wearing the crown, it's eating me up inside.
I need that darkness, that wickedness to possess me, man. I need it to invade my soul and give me the strength to go through with it all. I just hope it ain't a deal with the devil, 'cause I don't wanna pay the price later on.
So, spirits of evil or whatever you are, fill me up with your twisted powers. Take away every ounce of kindness and compassion I got left, and replace it with pure ruthlessness. Let nothing stand in my way. I'll do whatever it takes to have that crown and make it mine.