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Macbeth S3

Starter Tasks Make a mind map of all the things you know about Shakespeare and Macbeth Batman or Shakespeare?

History Witchcraft – what is it? Witchcraft is the term for using magical powers and the supernatural to control people, events and happenings. Most human societies have believed in witchcraft

Write this down! In Shakespeare’s time, people believed that witches: Could control the weather Had the power of flight Could vanish into thin air Were able to change their physical form Could see into the future Could bring disease and illness to crops, animals or people Had the ability to make people go mad Usually ‘worked’ at night Had contact with the devil and their familiars (animals) Were able to cast spells by chanting and making potions

James I – Christianity and Witch-Hunts We live in a world full of natural disasters, poverty, crop failures, droughts, death, freak weather, illness and disease. In Shakespeare’s time people did not have the technology, knowledge or understanding that we do today. When something went wrong they tried to explain it in other ways. In Shakespeare’s time people believed in witches and often blamed their own misfortune on witches and witchcraft.

James I When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, the King of England was James 1. He was personally terrified of witches. He believed that a group of witches had raised a storm to try and drown him. He was so scared, he got Parliament to pass a law promising death to anyone practicing witchcraft. When Christianity became established, the works of the devil became associated with witches.  People believed that witches were the Devil's helpers

Witch Hunts Because of peoples' changing attitudes towards witches and witchcraft, not only were witches blamed for 'bad' things, but they became persecuted.  Witch- Hunts were extremely popular between 1560 and 1632.  During this time, hundreds of thousands of women were tortured and killed because they were accused of witchcraft.  In 1589 in the tiny German state of Quedlinburg, 133 women were burned in one day

Important Quotes “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” – The witches make it clear from the opening that all will not be as it seems.

Understanding Act 1, Scene 1 *Group discussion* Discuss the importance of the following: The setting The weather Entrance of the three witches The language of the witches

Close reading and Understanding Why do you think that Shakespeare begins the play with the witches? Where do the witches meet? What does it tell us about them? What is the weather like? What kind of mood does this set? Find a rhyming couplet which shows that the witches can control the weather. The witches exhibit three more of their powers in this scene. What are they? What does this opening scene tell you about the kind of play that is to follow? (That is, what is going to be one of the main themes of the play?) So far, how important do you think that they are going to be to the plot (the story)? How do you think the Shakespearean audience would have reacted to this scene?

Act 1, Scene 2 Important quotes “He unseam’d him from the nave to the chops and fixed his head upon our battlements” – The Captain highlights Macbeth’s impressive performance in battle but also shows his ruthless side.   “O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman” – Duncan respects Macbeth not knowing what the future holds.