PPT-Macbeth

Background Macbeth Written sometime around 1606 to commemorate King James Is ascension to King of England and unification of the Scottish and English crowns Shakespeare based the story on Holinsheds Chronicles . Scenes 1-6. Scene 1 . Banquo. – “Now you have it all don’t you Macbeth”. Extremely suspicious of Macbeth – knows that he has cheated to earn the what the weird sisters promised him. . Macbeth comes in and has adopted the royal “we” in speech. – how impressive!. The Three Fates. Greek Mythology. Known as the “. Moirai. ”. They decide the individual fates of the ancient Greeks. Clotho. – “the spinner”. Lachesis. – “drawer of lots”. Atropos. – “inevitable”. Argument #2: Greed without Power is not the root of all evil.. Root of all evil?. We’re looking to prove that, like power, greed alone is not the root of all evil.. or. You can use this to prove that greed is the root of all evil (you would have to edit the working thesis, of course). You could argue that nothing would happen without greed, and so it’s the source of evil.. Will the winners lose? Rules. I will ask a question.. Whoever writes their answer first and raises their board first wins.. I will check if it’s right. If not, they are disqualified from that question and the remaining groups can have a chance to answer.. Ambiguities. Many . of Shakespeare’s characters say things which are . ambiguous. . This means that you can interpret them in different . ways.. For . example: . "Fair is foul, and foul is fair". . Character Analysis. MACBETH. :. Worthy gentleman or hell-hound?. "Oh valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman." - . (. Act 1, Scene 2, l. 24). “Turn, hell-hound, turn!” – (Act 5, Scene 8, l. 3). In a few words: . Read and understand Act 1 Scene 5 and 6.. Begin to understand the character of Lady Macbeth.. Starter. Complete an A – Z of ‘Macbeth’ so far.. Act 1 Scene 5. Read the opening of Act 1 Scene 5 carefully. Afterwards we will be thinking about and discussing the following:. 1. “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware . Macduff. ! Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me enough.”. 1. The first apparition. Macbeth. The witches have called up spirits to answer Macbeth’s questions at the beginning of Act 4. . Act . 2 . Scene 1. To . explore Macbeth’s thoughts and feelings. The Tragic Hero?. “A.  . tragic hero.  is a literary character who makes a . judgment error . that inevitably leads to his/her own . 5. th. Years. Essay Question. ‘Responsibility . for Macbeth’s downfall does not lie with Macbeth . alone.’. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Support your answer with reference to the text. . Sparks his ambition. LM is using her husbands desires to achieve her own ambition as well.. Macduff and Malcolm care more about Scotland than their desires... Macbeth. : Ambitious, brutal, but seemingly loyal . Act 2. Macbeth sees a dagger reflecting his doubts about the murder- but kills Duncan with Lady Macbeth’s help. Malcolm flees and Macbeth chosen to be king.. Act 3 . Banquo suspects Macbeth – Macbeth murders Banquo but his son . Act 2. Macbeth sees a dagger reflecting his doubts about the murder- but kills Duncan with Lady Macbeth’s help. Malcolm flees and Macbeth chosen to be king.. Act 3 . Banquo suspects Macbeth – Macbeth murders Banquo but his son . Duncan – King of Scotland, evidently a mild-mannered 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. .