PPT-Macbeth

Tragic Hero Murderer Madman Victim Macbeth the tragic Hero What is a tragic hero A character who makes an error of  judgment or has a fatal flaw The error of judgment believing in lies or gossip or threats . By William Shakespeare. Act I. Duncan—King of Scotland. Malcom. —Son of Duncan; prince of Cumberland. Donalbain. —Son of Duncan (quiet so far). Banquo. —Macbeth’s best friend/with him during the prophecies.. 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!. By William Shakespeare. Meet the dramatis personae. The Three Weird Sisters. http://theplaymaker.wordpress.com/2008/05/. schoolworkhelper.net. Meet the dramatis personae:. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. prestonopera.org.uk. 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”. 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.. from . Macbeth. (. 1605- 1606). . . GUIDED ANALYSIS. Focus on Macbeth (. lines. 1 – 44). What “deed” has Macbeth just committed?. Macbeth is shaken by the murder he has just committed. What linguistic device is used to express his state of mind?. Act 1: scene ii, iv & vii. . Act 2: scene I, ii & iv. . Act 3: scene ii, iii, & iv. . Act 4: scene . i. , ii. . & iii. . Act 5: scene . i. , v & viii. Macbeth Revision. 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: . The Divine Rights of Kings. James I and his beliefs. The real Macbeth. The Great Chain of Being. Scotland in the . 1600s. Witchcraft . witch-hunts. You will need to find information on the following five topics.. 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:. 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 . Red = answers. Blue = quotations. Green = subject terminology. Context and Tragedy. List three reasons why people might have questioned James I’s right to rule. . How did the mood of the country change from the reign of Elizabeth to the reign of James? . 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 .