Shakespeare - Macbeth

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This lesson contains 30 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 4 videos.

Lesson duration is: 120 min

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Macbeth - The scottish play

"The Scottish Play"

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Macbeth

History of the scottish kings
Play "fit for a king"
Blank verse (in iambic pentameter) - poetic language, no rhyme
Theme 1: Psychology of ambition
Theme 2: Crime doesn't pay
Theme 3: Role of Fate
Theme 4: Role reversal

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Things to keep track of during reading

Themes (previous slide)
The role of Lady Macbeth

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Macbeth: Act 1

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Procedure

1. read the Modern English version + listen to the recording

2. then watch the fragment(s) from Acts I.3, I.5, I.7

3. finally, discuss what we have seen.

- aspects:

characters, themes, language

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nfs.sparknotes.com

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Act 1 scene 3

Macbeth meets the witches

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What do we learn here about

- the Witches?

- MacBeth?

- Banquo?

- Themes related to them?

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Act 1 scene 5: enter Lady MacBeth ...

Imagine you are a police profiler.

1. What disturbing traits of character do you notice in Lady MacBeth that make her a likely killer?

2. What is her opinion of MacBeth? Is she right? Let's see.

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"unsex me here,"

why does Lady MacBeth say this?

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Who is more ambitious in Act I scene 7?

Viewing question:

How does this character persuade the other to 'play along' and lose innocence?

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persuasive technique

a. flattery

b. reassurance

c. putting someone down

d. emphasising determination

sometimes Lady Macbeth combines techniques!!

fragment

1. when you durst do it ...

2. I have given suck ...

3. but screw your courage to the sticking-place...

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Theme: ambition

Can you explain why Lady MacBeth is more ambitious and evil than MacBeth at this stage in the play?

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Exit ticket!

Ik begrijp Act 1 van Macbeth nu...

Supergoed, cijfer 9

Best goed, cijfer 7

Niet helemaal, cijfer 5

Helemaal niet, cijfer 3

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