1. English Literature: Day 22
English Lit – Periods 1 & 5
Using quote log, review soliloquys and asides. Purpose? Read together and discuss:
Act II, scene ii: p (4:45)
Act II, scene iii: p (8:24)
Act II, scene iv: p (2:32)
Act III begins
Motif: A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
What things are beginning to emerge as motifs?
Moodle chat/writing on Monday…
Equivocation: The use of ambiguous (unclear) language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself
Discuss deceptive language…how has this played into the story so far?
Homework: Read completion of Act III and work on study guide; work on monologue memorization, lines 1-16

2. Learning Targets
Students will apply an understanding of dramatic technique to Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

3. Period 2: Monologue Selections
Romeo and Juliet Act II, scene ii: (But, soft! What light…)
Hamlet
Act III, scene i:
(To be, or not to be: that…)
Lady Macbeth
Act I, scene v:
(They met me in the day of…)
Macbeth
Act II, scene i:
(Is this a dagger which I see…)
Lady Macbeth Act I, scene vii:
(What beast was’t then …)
Julius Caesar
Act III, scene ii:
(Friends, Romans, countrymen…)

4. Period 5: Monologue Selections
Romeo and Juliet
Act II, scene ii:
(But, soft! What light…)
Hamlet
Act III, scene i:
(To be, or not to be: that…)
Lady Macbeth
Act I, scene v:
(They met me in the day of…)
Macbeth
Act II, scene i:
(Is this a dagger which I see…)
Lady Macbeth Act I, scene vii:
(What beast was’t then …)
Julius Caesar
Act III, scene ii:
(Friends, Romans, countrymen…)