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Day 29: English Literature 1.Continue Macbeth, Act V, scenes v- p. 396-end 2.Formative Assessment via Moodle Password: _______ adjective: accorded a great deal of respect, esp. because of age, wisdom, or character. 3.Monologue deliveries continue, while rest of class works on Macbeth project, study guide, quote log, etc. 4.Homework: Complete Macbeth, Act V, study guide, and quote log (due Monday); work on group project, due Friday. English Lit – Periods 1 & 5
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Learning Targets Students will apply an understanding of dramatic technique to Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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Macbeth, Act V, scene v, p. 396-98 Soldiers are on their way to the castle when Macbeth hears _____. Macbeth reacts to the noise, thinking that the same noise may have once been startling to him, but now, wicked, slaughterous, and horrific thoughts are commonplace and no longer startle him. What was the scream symbolic of? – Seyton informs Macbeth Macbeth remarks this is not the most convenient time for this to happen. Then, his “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” speech ensues, one of the most famous of Macbeth and of Shakespeare’s lines. – This signifies that life is filled with nothing (a walking shadow) it is meaningless…it’s an act, a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. (read together, lines 19-28, p. 397)
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Macbeth, Act V, scene v, p. 396-98 Messenger arrives with some crazy news… “As I did stand my watch upon the hill,/ I looked toward Birnam, and anon, methought,/ The wood began to ___.” Macbeth feels tricked by the witches (but did THEY trick him?), and recounts what they’d told him, remarking that he “begins/ To doubt th’ equivocation of the fiend/ That lies like truth: “Fear not, till Birnam Wood/ Comes toward Dunsinane.” – Act III: “Damned be he that trust them (witches)” And he ends the scene with “at least we’ll die with harness on our back” (armor)
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Macbeth, Act V, scene vi, p. 398 The soldiers are close enough, so Malcolm instructs the army to throw “your leavy screens down.” They prepare to fight with Macbeth and his “hired slaves”
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Macbeth, Act V, Scene vii, p. 399-401 In the countryside, near the castle at Dunsinane Macbeth, alone, says: The have tied me to a stake; I cannot fly, But bearlike, I must fight the course. What’s he That was not born of woman? Such a one Am I to fear, or none. Macbeth battles Young Siward, after Siward questions what his name is. YS says “The devil himself could not pronounce a title/ More hateful to mine ear.” Macbeth responds, “No, nor more fearful.” They fight, and Macbeth slays Young Siward. Macbeth laughs, and says “Though wast born of woman” Macbeth and Macduff barely miss each other on the battlefield, and Macduff addresses the impending battle with Macbeth in lines 14-23 – “I cannot strike at wretched kerns whose arms/Are hired to bear their staves. Either thou, Macbeth,/Or else my sword, with an unbattered edge, / I sheathe again undeeded.””
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Act V, scene viii, p. 400-402 Players needed: Macbeth Macduff Malcolm Siward Ross
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Discussion Points Psychological effects of witches’ prophecies – Could it have ended any other way? – How believable is this story? Would you have been similarly affected? Does Shakespeare adequately write about what happens when people find (desire) power? In what way was this play a tragedy? What was Macbeth’s tragic flaw? What is an aside? Soliloquy? Monologue? Exam questions: Dramatic irony, irony, 10 character IDs, 29 quotes and identifications, foils, theme?
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Macbeth’s Foils in Five Minutes A foil is a character whose attitudes, beliefs, or behavior differ significantly from those of another character. Often a foil is a minor character who serves, through contrast, to emphasize the distinctive characteristics of the main character. Who are Macbeth’s foils in this story? Explain why. Use examples from the book to back up your claims. Find/plan details to describe how the characters who have opposite characteristics of Macbeth oppose him. Are there other characters in Macbeth who act as foils of each other?
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Monologue Deliveries: 1 st period Shelby Blanton Conrad Fries Valeria Villegas Melissa Soden Patti Schnepp Jacob Whisman Andrew Wysong Tyler Bowers Tyler Winklejohn Nick Hartley Brandon Scott Logan Davis Kelly Bishop Cassidy Boothby Chase Odom Shacole Hayes Daniel Kleber Dalton Reimschisel Alexis Hershberger
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Monologue Deliveries: 5 th period Madison Bransfield Tanner Miller Brad Sadilek Jared Ulrick Dylan Luth Breanna Culp Chase Warner Bryan Jordan Trisha Hoffman Terry Gardiner Alyssa Osbun Kelsie Kittredge Caitlyn Minnich
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