Macbeth & Twitter

The Assignment Create a "Tweet" from one of the characters in the play for each of the five scenes in Act I. Have "Replies" for your Tweets. You need at least 5 (total) replies to any of your Tweets. Each Tweet MUST be about a key event in the scene AND include a #hashtag. Each Tweet must also specify to WHICH scene it relates. You are responsible for creating a username for the character that clearly relates to who they are. The Tweets may be from ANY character in the play and you can use a character more than once.

In short… 10 total tweets (5 originals & 5 replies) I.i – witches I.ii – soldiers tell Duncan about M. & Macdonwald I.iii – witches give M & B their prophecies I.iv – Duncan makes Malcolm the prince, Macbeth becomes super ambitious I.v – Lady M reads letter, tells M he’s a wimp I.vi – Duncan goes to Inverness, compliments Lady M. I.vii – M & Lady M plan to kill Duncan Do 5 of the 7 scenes 10 total tweets (5 originals & 5 replies) At least one from each scene in Act I Each tweet needs a hashtag Each character needs a username You need to label from which scene each tweet comes

Example #1 Act I, scene 3 Macbeth @BlindAmbition . 2d @Lady Macbeth I will be KING! Banquo can vouch for me. #BanqsMyBro

Example #2 Act 1, scene 5 Lady Macbeth @Manipulative_Mistress . 5m @Banquo Macbeth wrote to me today and said he saw three witches. Did he fall off his horse and hit his head? #hallucinations