Transcript Macbeth Introduction PowerPoint

• Invitation to Write: Respond to the following quote: “Trust
thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string” from Ralph
Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance.” What does this quote
really mean? Should we all listen to our own internal sense
of what is right or wrong, or what is true or untrue?
• Close Reader: pg. 44 and 45
• Your figurative language project is due tomorrow.
• Formative grade on Friday, Invitations to Write
Agenda
• Invitation to Write. Respond to the following
quote: “What’s fair is foul, and foul is fair.” If you
were to explain this quote to a six year old, how
would you explain it?
• Notes on Macbeth.
• Start to read Macbeth.
• Reminders: Sonnet due tonight at 11:59 pm.
Invitation to Write check on Friday.
What do you know about The Bard?
• How long ago did he write his plays?
About 400 years ago.
• How many plays did he write?
37.
• What is the major controversy regarding the
Shakespeare and his authorship?
Some believe that Shakespeare was four different people.
• Who performed in Shakespeare’s plays in the 1600’s?
Men. Effeminate men played the women.
• What famous phrases originated from Shakespeare?
• drama • play; performance
• soliloquy • a solo speech
• comic relief • a section that relieves tension
for a short time
The Tragedy of
Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
“Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.”
“What’s fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
“What’s done is done.”
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”
"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under 't."
"When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?
When the hurlyburly 's done, when the battle 's lost and won"
The Scottish Play…
• It is believed to be bad luck to speak the
word “Macbeth” in a theatre. Thus, it’s often
referred to as “The Scottish Play” or “The
Bard’s Play.”
• Numerous legends surrounding the running
of Macbeth – there’s an entire Wikipedia
page dedicated to the bad luck associated
with the play.
Plot Overview
• The play is set in Scotland. Basically, three
strange figures come along and tell Macbeth
he will be king. Macbeth tells his wife, and his
wife encourages him to kill the king in order to
fulfill the prophecy. Things become difficult
when Banquo also wants to fulfill his part of
the prophecy. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are
overcome with guilt, and ultimately…
The Three Witches
• Prophesize that Macbeth
will be king
• Set the ominous tone of
the play
Macbeth
– King Duncan’s most
courageous general
– Ambition to become
king corrupts him
causing him to
murder his cousin,
Duncan
• Arguably, a
tragic hero.
• Malcolm & Donalbain
– Sons of the King
– Malcolm is the eldest
son
• King Duncan of
Scotland
– Murdered by cousin
Macbeth
– Honest and good
• Banquo
– General and Macbeth’s
best friend
– Suspects Macbeth in
Duncan’s murder
– He is the character foil
to Macbeth.
• Lady Macbeth
–As ambitious as her
husband
–A dark force behind
his evil deeds
• Macduff
– Scottish general, suspects Macbeth of
murdering the king
– Macbeth has his family murdered
– Swears vengeance
Grr.
After reading Act I…
• Summarize each scene in 1-2 sentences.
• Give a creative title to each scene.
After read Act I, answer the following
questions in your notebook.
• How does Macbeth act on the battleground?
• What could the witches represent?
• How do you know from the text that Lady
Macbeth has doubts about her husband’s ability
to be treacherous?
• How does Macbeth interact with Lady Macbeth?
After reading Act II, answer the
following questions:
• How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth collaborate
to murder Duncan?
• What text shows that Lady Macbeth’s character
flaws are as deep as Macbeth’s?
• After the horror of Act I Scene 2, why does
Shakespeare have the porter talk about drinking
and carousing?
Act III
• Why does Macbeth have Banquo killed? What
in the text shows how Lady Macbeth covers
up Macbeth’s horror when he sees Banquo’s
ghost?
• Why does Shakespeare let Fleance escape?
Act IV
• ACT IV, Scenes 1–4 • The cauldron scene
shows the witches brewing up a wicked charm
for Macbeth. What three apparitions do they
show him?
• Why is Scene 2 horrific?
Act V
• What evidence from the text shows that Lady
Macbeth is going insane?
• Which lines reveal how Macbeth’s ambition
leads him to misapply the witch’s riddle?
Agenda
• Invitation to Write: Free write.
• Allusion worksheet. Refer to
seabreezebradley.weebly.com for a copy of it.
• Continue reading Macbeth.
• Summarize and creatively title each scene in
Act I.