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Today
- Macbeth: act 1 and 2
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MacBeth- act 1 and 2
PDF with the text
<a href="https://hibsenglish.weebly.com/uploads/7/2/3/6/7236232/macbeth_no_fear_script.pdf">https://hibsenglish.weebly.com/uploads/7/2/3/6/7236232/macbeth_no_fear_script.pdf</a><div><br></div><div>This is the a pdf with the full No Fear Shakespeare and original text side-by-side. </div>
No Fear Shakespeare
<a href="https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/macbeth/">https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/macbeth/</a><div><br></div><div>Not just the text, but also a discussion of themes, characters, and a summary</div>
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What do you remember?
Slide 3 - Mind map
Act 1 and 2
ACT1: setting the scene
ACT2: prepare for the mess to start
Themes: prophecy, guilt, ambition
Next slide: opening (modernised retelling) of the play. Let's see how it all begins.
Slide 4 - Slide
Slide 5 - Video
Act 1: Reader
- how do you feel about the witches?
- are they speaking the truth?
- what do they want?
- what should MacBeth do next?
- and what about this Banquo 'lesser but greater' thing? What does it mean?
Slide 6 - Slide
Soooo....
- after returning Mr. M gets the Thane of Cawdor title!
- King Duncan comes to the castle for a victory party
- Lady M tells Mr. M that he is a big softie and he should kill the king
- after dinner at night...
Slide 7 - Slide
Slide 8 - Video
Read Act2 (fragment)
- how do you feel about the relationship between Mr. M and Lady M?
- How do they feel about the murders?
Slide 9 - Slide
... the next morning...
- the murder is discovered
- the king's sons are gone (they fled because they were afraid that they'd be next)
