Macbeth Act II, Close reading, Recap Day 51 Macbeth Act II, Close reading, Recap

Announcements Check your absences. You can’t have more than 10. Objectives quiz on Wednesday.

OBJECTIVES UNDERSTAND and ANALYZE the role irony plays in Macbeth. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. READ and INTERPRET the figurative language present in a Shakespearean drama.

Essential questions How do the decisions and actions of characters demonstrate the author’s view of blind ambition? How can a person’s decisions and actions change his/her life?

Warm Up Write a detailed paragraph characterizing Macbeth in Act II using FIVE of the vocabulary listed. Underline or highlight the vocabulary term within the paragraph.

Vocabulary List

Learn Your Words - 5 Min. If you did not finish the quizlet from yesterday, you must turn it in now. Everyone needs to create a quizlet with the words and post the link to Canvas.

Close Reading – Act II

Macbeth Act II Close Reading – 15 min. On your own download the close reading part II sheet from Canvas. You will need to complete the section and annotate for the literary items requested. This will need to be completed today in class.

Macbeth Act II

Let’s start this off together Turn to page 372 in your books. We will read this together for comprehension. Later we will analyze the passages for figurative language and style. Follow along in your book as you listen to the audio. We will stop periodically to discuss. Write questions, comments, and predictions as we read.

Act II, Scenes 1-2 Listen to the audio recording of Act II, Scenes 1-2. Follow along in your book. We will stop periodically to discuss. Write questions, comments, and predictions as we read.

Act II, Scenes 1-2 Recap Banquo and his son, Fleance are walking through the castle at night/ Banquo admits to sleeping problems Enter Macbeth/Banquo tells him that he had a dream about the witches. Macbeth claims he has not thought about it too much. Banquo and Fleance exit. Macbeth hallucinates a dagger floating through the air.

Act II, Scenes 1-2 Recap Bell tolls signaling the chamberlains are asleep/Macbeth walks towards Duncan’s chambers. Lady Macbeth enters Macbeth comes out of the chamber covered in blood/says the deed is done. Macbeth forgets to leave the daggers, and refuses to go back to the room. Lady Macbeth goes into plant the daggers/calls Macbeth a coward Lady Macbeth takes her husband back to their chambers to wash off the blood.

Closure Assignment In 75-100 words, write a brief summary of Act II, Scenes 1-2 in your own words. Write it in complete sentences.