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 . 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. 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?. Evil. The Supernatural. Death. Appearance v. Reality. Violence & Tyranny. Guilt & Conscience. Equivocation . Act 1 Scene 1. The Witches on The Heath. “There to meet with Macbeth” (8). At the very beginning, Macbeth is mentioned by the witches before we’ve even met him. 2012. Begin Act 1.. Our play begins near a battlefield. Three witches enter and help set the spooky mood of the play. Then, they notice someone coming. They say:. Witches:. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Macbeth Haiku. Short Essay Assignment. So, TP that tree . up ahaed?. 3. 2/4/2014 Lesson 2 Vocabulary 1-3 . 1. . Virtuoso. (n) a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art. . 2. . Aboveboard. (. adj. 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". . 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:. You have three body paragraphs. Who is most to blame for the killing of Duncan.. How the shift occurred in Act III to make Macbeth solidly most to blame and crazy, too. . Whether Macbeth had control of his own fate or whether the witches controlled it all. . Warm Up. Motif-. a. . recurring. subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a . literary,. . artistic,. . or. . musical. . work.. . Name some motifs we have seen in Macbeth.. Act I Recap. Witches planning evil involving Macbeth. 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. . 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. .