Mr. Briggs’ Classes Thursday, October 18, 2012 English Four Mr. Briggs’ Classes Thursday, October 18, 2012

Objective Through class discussions and individual assessments, students will show their understanding of Shakespearean drama and the history of Macbeth.

Homework From Macbeth: Read Act I scenes 1-3. - I : 1-3 or I : i - iii Click Here to learn about and interpret Roman Numerals. Remember, tomorrow you have a quiz on William Shakespeare and sonnets.

Review Shakespeare Sonnets Get Macbeth books Prepare to take notes

Shakespeare’s Language His use of pronouns – different than ours . . . thou = you thee and ye = you Thy and thine = your / yours In your notes, create two sentences using two of these antiquated pronouns

Reviewing Strategies for Understanding Shakespeare’s Language - Pages 4-10 Do not pause at the end of a line unless there’s punctuation. Read from punctuation to punctuation for meaning – define units of thought. Inverted sentence – verb before subject. Long speeches – who did what to whom? Allusions – may require additional research Archaic words – usually covered in notes

5-part dramatic structure of a Shakespearean Drama Exposition: tone, setting, characters Rising Action: conflicts with protagonist / tries to resolve issues Crisis: moment of choice for protagonist / does situation improve or deteriorate? Act I Exposition or Introduction Act II Rising Action or Complications Act III Crisis or Turning Point Act IV Falling Action Act V Resolution or Denouncement Falling Action: incidents resulting from protagonist’s decisions / moment of salvation possible / comic scenes sometimes included to break suspense Resolution: conclusion-unraveling of the plot / catastrophe of hero's and others’ deaths / includes climax-emotional peak

Themes in Macbeth Violence and bloodshed result when prescribed social order is tampered with. The qualities of good and evil, strength and weakness, are often combined in a single individual. Brave, honest, and noble persons can be seduced by power and ambition, and so turned into tyrants. Internal desires and fears can be more influential than exterior reality.

What’s a tragedy? drama based on human suffering five act play ending in the death of most of the major characters protagonist is portrayed vividly as a believable human being traits may include strength of character, intelligence and cleverness, foolish vanity, or treachery as in Macbeth contains an element of hope that is disappointed - disappointment paradox Paradox - A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking Macbeth is the most straightforward example. Macbeth murders Duncan with the assurance of good reward. He then enters battle with what again seems to be positive assurance. Only when it is too late does he realize that he is being led to his destruction.

About Macbeth Shortest play Tragedy – the rise and fall of Macbeth a nobleman of Scotland – military leader Meets witches – they prophesize that he will one day be king: Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King of Scotland His fatal flaw: trying to influence his destiny by challenging natural progression

Acting out Act One: i-iii I : i - First, second, third witches I : ii - Duncan, Malcolm, Sergeant, Ross, Angus I : iii - First, second, third witches, Macbeth, Banquo, Ross, Angus