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By William Shakespeare The Tragedy of Macbeth By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Shakespeare: Brief and Naughty

William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Born in Stratford upon Avon, England Married Anne Hathaway (like the actress) Lived through the Black Death (the plague)

Shakespeare Wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets Invented 1,700 (literally) words in the English language Aerial, critic, submerge, majestic, hurry, lonely, road… Sayings like: break the ice, all that glitters is not gold, hot-blooded, method in his madness

Plays What are some plays you’ve already heard of that he has written?

Modern Films and TV Based on Shakespeare’s plays Sons of Anarchy: The Lion King: She’s the Man: West Side Story: 10 Things I hate About You:

Macbeth The last of Shakespeare’s “four great tragedies” – Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth Shortest and bloodiest of all the tragedies It’s about a brave Scottish general, Macbeth, who receives a prophecy from 3 witches saying he’ll be king. He lets this go to his head and is consumed by ambition and his new title as he and his wife continue on their journey of arrogance, madness and death.

Important Themes Power Gender differences Ambition Madness Fate Guilt Manipulation Violence Madness Fate Guilt Appearance vs. reality

Macbooks As we read Macbeth, you will be taking notes in a reading log that we’ll call “Macbooks” One log for each scene 5 Acts and 29 scenes 29 scenes x 8 points = 232 points Not only will these logs help you with your test and essay, but they are really easy points if you keep up.

No Fear Google: “No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth” It will help! Use it!!!

Assessments Macbooks – 232 points Other homework/daily assignments – points vary Mid-play Quiz – appr. 20 points Exam – Thursday, Dec. 13; 100 points

Essential Vocabulary Dramatic irony: when the audience understands the situation but the characters don’t Verbal irony: when a speaker says one thing but means another Situational irony: when an incongruity exists between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

More… Symbolism: the use of symbols to represent ideas Foil: a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another Metaphor: direct comparison saying one thing is another Soliloquy: an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, esp. other characters in the play