Macbeth Act II

Think and Write Warm up #4 4/11/19 Respond to the following prompt in at least 6 well-written sentences. Would you want to hear a prophecy about your life? Why or why not?

Act II Scene 1 Digging into the Dagger Soliloquy What is happening in the speech? (2-3 sentences.) What has happened in the previous Act that influences this speech? (4 sentences.) What is Macbeth trying to work out in the speech? What does he decide? What discoveries does he make? (4 sentences.) Is the dagger real or a projection of Macbeth's mind? Support your answer. (2-3 sentences.) What is the mood or tone of the speech? (2-3 sentences.)

Act II Scene 1 Digging into the Dagger Soliloquy Response Copy this excerpt from Act II, Scene 1: Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? Using 3 different colors, circle or underline at least one example of imagery, foreshadowing and metaphor. Make sure to indicate your color coding to me.