PPT-The Tragedy of Macbeth Main Characters

Duncan King of Scotland evidently a mildmannered king murdered by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Malcolm son of Duncan When Duncan is murdered Malcolm fearful of meeting the same fate flies to England . Thinking about . Macbeth. , . an interactive study guide produced by Shakespeare Help.. Viewing this Presentation. To view this presentation in Slide Show View:. Press the F5 key on the top row of the keyboard, or click the Slide Show tab on the ribbon and then click the From Beginning button. . Characters, Setting, Themes. “Double, double toil and trouble;. Fire burn, and caldron bubble!”. -The Weird Sisters. Fun Facts . Macbeth. was written in 1606 and is Shakespeare’s 31. st. play. Shakespeare wrote . Characters Guide and Introduction. Take your paper and fold it long ways.. Take the folded paper and on the outside make 16 sections.. Make the same sections on the inner fold just beneath. . You will flip up the name of the character and see the important characteristics beneath. . STEPS IN SCRIPT ANALYSIS. First Reading. Read for pleasure. . “The first read allows for the director’s personal reaction that is the seed from which all further work grows.”. First Reading. Make notes about what you read.. Drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune. Definition:. A drama in which a character (usually a good and noble person of high rank) is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force (fortune, the gods, social forces, universal values), but also comes to understand the meaning of his or her deeds and to accept an appropriate punishment. (. William Shakespeare. What Would You Do?. What if you met three strange. women who predict your future. …and those predictions started coming true?. What if the women predicted you would be the most powerful and richest ruler in your country?. Genres: Tragedy. Tragedy is considered by many to be the highest literary achievement. Sobering. Thought. Based on human emotion. Achieving catharsis. Timeless. Tragedy. Focus of the protagonist. Ultimately fails in his or her struggle to achieve a goal. Tragedy . It is a . serious. work of Drama that presents the . downfall. of its . protagonist. / . hero. (person better than ourselves) who through . some error in judgment. , . weakness of character. Tragedy. A drama that always ends in a catastrophe, most often death, for the main character (and often several other important characters).. There are no happy endings in tragedies.. The main character is known as the . Scene 1. Characters: . The Weird Sisters. Themes: . Fate . Nature . and the Unnatural . Character’s Introduced. Themes PRESENT. Paradox:. a statement whose two parts seem contradictory yet make sense with more . William Shakespeare’s. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Unit Essential Questions:. What are the conventions of Shakespearean drama?. How are dramatic conventions used to explore theme in . The Tragedy of Macbeth. Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher who was a student of Plato’s and a teacher to Alexander the Great. . His writings had a significant impact on Medieval thought and his views of physics was accepted up until the discoveries of Isaac Newton.. Example: Actors, Stage. What is a Play?. It is not a thing, but . an event. , taking place in real time and occupying real space.. It is a . drama. (original from the Greek word . dran. , “something done.”). Aristotle and the origin of tragedy. Aristotle created a definition of tragedy, and what we need to consider, is a) if Macbeth fits that definition and b) if not, can we still define Macbeth as a tragic hero..