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“Look Like Th’ Innocent Flower, but Be the Serpent Under ’t.”

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1 “Look Like Th’ Innocent Flower, but Be the Serpent Under ’t.”
Text and Subtext in MacBeth 1.5 and 1.6

2 Summaries of Scenes 1.3: Soon after the three witches prophesy that MacBeth will be the thane of Cawdor, Ross and Angus arrive with news of MacBeth’s new title. MacBeth then contemplates the witches’ other prophecies: that Banquo will be the father of kings, and that MacBeth will be king. 1.4: Duncan announces that his son Malcolm will be the heir to the throne and says that he will spend the night at Inverness, MacBeth’s castle.

3 List synonyms for each of the words Below
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4 Denotation vs. Connotation
Denotation = Dictionary Definition Connotation = The TONE or feeling of the word So foul and fair a day I have not seen. So ______ and ______ a day I have not seen. How does replacing the words “foul” and “fair” with synonyms change the TONE of the sentence? Even though the DENOTATION is the same, the CONNOTATION can change.

5 OTHER LITERARY TERMS Stress: The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken. He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust. Read and stress ONE of the following words: he, was, gentleman, I, absolute, and trust. How does this change the meaning? Inflection: A change in pitch or tone of voice. Is execution done on Cawdor? Alternate inflection – one rise (implying question), one fall (implying statement)


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