Macbeth Essay Information

Here is a link to the Macbeth Essay

We will spend Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Oct. 29-31) on the Macbeth Essay, and possibly onto next week Monday. All essays must be TYPED and turned in no later than Monday November 3rd at 11:59 pm or it will not be graded--I will take completed essays for a completion grade of 50% until Friday only as the marking period will be over (Nov. 7th).

Note: Essays are worth 30% of your grade, so if you do not do it at all, you will start the mp at a 70%. So, even the worst essay in the world, would most likely not get anything less than a 50 from me, giving you a start average of 85 instead of 70--HUGE DIFFERENCE.

YOU WILL NEED TO STAY WITH ME STEP-BY-STEP ON THIS IF YOU WANT ANY HOPE OF UNDERSTANDING THE ASSIGNMENT AND DOING WELL SO, DON'T GET BEHIND!!

Vocabulary term to know/test review

Usurp or usurper-to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right:
"The pretender tried to usurp the throne."    

What to know/study for the test:
Literary terms: Tragic hero, tragedy, tragic flaw, dramatic irony, verbal irony, comic relief, paradox, soliloquy, aside, dramatic monologue, characterization, conflict, foreshadowing
characters (major only)
content/plot (of all scenes)

Helpful tools: (all unlinked sites listed are on the side)
Litcharts
SparkNotes/ No Fear Shakespeare
CliffNotes
all packets, study guides, etc.
Macbeth Rap
BBC Macbeth Animations: I, II, and III                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

How to Cite Shakespeare in preparation for the essay: Please put this in your notes

1.Italicize the titles of plays: Macbeth

2.You must refer to a scene in the text with the act and scene numbers —separated by a period in this way:

Macbeth states, "Blood has been shed...purged the gentle weal" (3.4.77). (means=Act 3, scene 4, line 77)

In 3.1, Hamlet delivers his most famous soliloquy. (means=Act 3, scene 1)

DO NOT USE PAGE NUMBERS!

3. When quoting four or more lines from Shakespeare, normally you should use block quotation: Richard III tells his troops,

Remember whom you are to cope withal:
A sort of vagabonds, rascals, and runaways,
A scum of Britains and base lackey peasants,
Whom their o'ercloyed country vomits forth
To desperate adventures and assur'd destruction.
(5.3.315-19)

(the block is indented twice)

4. In quoting shorter passages, you need to indicate line breaks:

Othello recalls, "Upon this hint I spake: / She lov'd me for the dangers I had pass'd, / And I lov'd her that she did pity them" (1.3.166-68).

Today's work: get with a partner and talk it out-discuss! Then be ready to share it with the class in about 20 minutes.

First, if you want to take the Act IV quiz to raise your grade START NOW!!! NO TALKING!

Then,Look at the following lines in Act V,Scene 2 (starts line 20):

Now does he feel his title
Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe
Upon a dwarfish thief.

What is Angus trying to say about Macbeth? Write out your thought processes in trying to figure it out.

Macbeth's title is........
What would a giant's robe look like on a dwarf?
Macbeth is called a dwarf because.....
The "giant" being referred to is.....
(*identify/explain this literary technique for bonus points!)
Macbeth is being called a thief because....
Look at the preceding lines to give you an idea why he thinks Macbeth may feel this way and why others feel this way about him at this point---
What has Macbeth been doing and what have they figured out about him?

So, now-----put all of this together and write out a paragraph (you may turn in 1 with both names if you prefer) analyzing these lines from Act V using appropriate textual support when needed. Please make sure to explain your answer thoroughly.

SOME OF THE ANSWERS FROM YESTERDAY'S QUICK WRITES:
"He is being called a thief because he stole the crown by killing the king"
"He is called a thief because he stole the crown from Malcolm who everyone wants to be king"
"He is called a dwarf because he isn't man enough to be the king"
"He is called a dwarf because he can't fill Duncan's shoes"
"He is called a dwarf because he isn't fulfilling the role of a king"
"He is called a dwarf because he comes up short as a man"
"Those he commands move only in command, nothing in love" --they only listen to him because they have to listen to him not because he is a true leader.
"They call him a 'dwarfish thief' in a 'giant's robe' because that image is ridiculous and his actions are evil and out of control and ridiculous.

Static and Dynamic characters---copy the notes in your notebook. I will collect the paragraph(s)

Static characters--characters who stay the same throughout the work.
Dynamic characters--characters who undergo changes as the plot unfolds.

In-class Assignment-
Write 1-2 paragraphs on Lady Macbeth in which you describe whether or not you think she is a static or dynamic character. Use an example from Act I (can be general) and a specific example (actual lines) from  today's reading in your answer as support.

Macbeth Youtube link

Here are a few lines from her earlier scenes if you want them:

"Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be
What thou art promis'd. Yet do I fear thy nature,
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way". (Act I, sc. v)

"A little water clears us of this deed." (Act II, sc. i)

"Come, you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/ And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full/Of direst cruelty!"(Act I, sc v)

"Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers: the sleeping and the dead/Are but as pictures: 'tis the eye of childhood /That fears a painted devil," (Act II, sc. ii)

"What's done is done." (Act III, sc. ii)

"My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white," (Act IV, sc.ii)

Today's Agenda:

1st--we will be taking the district assessment (1st of 4)--PLEASE WAIT FOR DIRECTIONS
2nd-IF you finish, (not that you should) you may get your writing assessment and finish if you have not (this will not be your last opportunity to finish)
3rd-take the notes for ACT IV Macbeth (below)---there is also some extra-credit there for you

Note: Tomorrow, Tuesday October 21st we will be in Room 162 (Mrs. Chambers's room)--please be on time and take your binder if you will need it. We will begin Act V of Macbeth.

Mid-Unit Writing Assessment: Please read these notes to help you out

• Select 1 of the soliloquies from Acts I and II of Macbeth (there is one on side 1, and one on side 2).
•  Provide a complete characterization of Macbeth in your chosen soliloquy (using at least 2 adjectives/character traits)
• Support your characterization claims using AT LEAST 4 EXAMPLES OF specific textual evidence (exact lines) 
• Explain how your textual evidence proves your chosen adjectives or character traits.
• Explain the author's purpose in providing this information to you (why is it important to know it is a soliloquy? Why is the author providing you with this insight into Macbeth's thoughts? What effect does it have on the audience?)
• I would recommend a minimum of 4 paragraphs (indent for new paragraphs please) using at least 2 pieces of textual evidence per paragraph.

Notes on Act IV Extra Credit Macbeth

ACT IV SUMMARY: (there is no Act IV packet)
*Macbeth visits the 3 witches again because he wants to know more about his future. 4 apparitions appear with predictions for him. Macbeth finds out Macduff went to England and sends murderers to kill his wife and family.
*Ross tells Lady Macduff that Macduff left for England; she calls him a traitor; a messenger warns her to leave but she refuses; the murderers enter and kill the family.
*Malcolm and Macduff discuss the problems in Scotland. Malcolm is suspicious, so he tests Macduff's loyalty. Macduff passes the test and they agree to join forces against Macbeth. Macduff learns his entire family is dead and vows revenge on Macbeth

extra credit: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9CNslHxU5XsOVRkckpGTXIwNWs/edit

Please copy this chart when you are done with the quiz:

Copy down the following chart:

Witches’ purpose:

Hecate’s reasoning:

vision	what it shows/tells Macbeth	effect on Macbeth	how did the witches trick Macbeth (or how did what seemed impossible happen)
head with a helmet
bloody child
crowned child with a tree bough
procession of eight kings ending with Banquo

 Here is the animated link for this scene: Macbeth animation

Completed chart:

Witches’ purpose: destroy Macbeth—make him feel safe/untouchable/nothing can hurt him

Hecate’s reasoning: to make Macbeth put his guard down so they can bring him down

DRAMATIC IRONY—WHEN WE KNOW THINGS THE CHARACTER DOES NOT

FORESHADOWING—THE AUTHOR GIVES US CLUES ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS

vision	what it shows/tells Macbeth	effect on Macbeth	how did the witches trick Macbeth (or how did what seemed impossible happen)
head with a helmet	Beware Macduff!	He knew that, just reaffirms his suspicions
bloody child	No man born of a woman can kill you	Feels untouchable like no man can kill him—but he’ll kill Macduff just to be sure
crowned child with a tree bough	You are safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Castle (a forest would have to move 12 miles to his house)	He is sure he cannot be defeated
procession of eight kings ending with Banquo	?	Scares him/confuses him/infuriates him

Today's Notes and Homework Corrections: pg. 62 may be done over the weekend for extra credit.

We are having the quiz on Macbeth Acts II and III on Tuesday. Please study all of the information in your packets (literary elements and techniques as well as on the play). Also, go online, download the Sparknotes app--do anything to review that you can if you know you need help.
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For today, I want us to look at 3 lines in the 3 Acts we are reading: Copy down the lines and then explain.

1. Act III, Scene 2, line 37, pg. 370:
What does Macbeth mean when he says, "O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!"

2. Act III, Scene 4, line 123, pg. 376:
What does Macbeth mean when he says, "blood will have blood." What is happening at the time?

3. Act III, Scene 5, lines 32-33, pg. 378:
Looking at these lines, what is Hecate's (the witch) plan for Macbeth's downfall? How do you know?

HOMEWORK CORRECTINS FOR THE ACT II/III PACKET

pages 57-58 (explanations not given, see me if you are confused)
1. metaphor
2.personification
3.personification
4. hyperbole
5. a. personification b. personification c. metaphor
6. personification
7. simile
8. personification
9. hyperbole
10. personification

pgs. 59-60
1. The Captian tells King Duncan...
2. The Witches tell Macbeth that he will become..
3. King Duncan announces that Mb will be the new...
4. The King announces Malcolm will become..
5. Lady Mb learns about...
6. Mb sees the imaginary dagger...
7. Lady Mb drugs Duncan's servants.
8. Macbeth murders Duncan.
9. Lady Mb takes the daggers to place them on..
10. Macduff finds the murdered king...
11. Mb tells everyone that he killed the king's men..
12. Duncan's sons flee...
13. Mb is named the new King of Scotland.

pg. 61 (part "a "only is given--see me for help)
1. Macbeth vs. himself (or fate) /man vs. man
2. Lady Mb vs. Mb / man vs. man
3. Mb vs. himself/ man vs. himself
4. Mb vs. Lady Mb/man vs. man
5. Mb vs. himself/man vs. himself

pgs. 67-68
1. We know that Macbeth is planning on killing Duncan
2. That hellish and evil deeds are being performed
3. We know it is because of his paranoia and Banquo’s possible suspicion of him
4. We know it was Macbeth that murdered Duncan
5. We know that he had Banquo killed
6. We know what she had to do to become queen
7. We know that Macbeth wants to know where he is to plot his murder
8. We know that Macbeth does not want Banquo there but want him dead
9. It makes it frustrating, suspenseful, etc.

pgs. 70-71 (part "a" only is given--see me for help)
1. Duncan is very trusting
2. Lady Mb is conniving and manipulative
3. He feels extremely guilty about killing Duncan
4. Banquo is hopeful
----
1. Macbeth is brave and a hero
2. They are ugly and look like withered old men
3. Lady Macbeth doesn't respect her husband and thinks more of herself.

Notes for Today/In-class assignment----Calendar for the next few weeks

Today's agenda: (no notes to copy today)

• Go over the homework assignment: Act II/III packet pages 67-71 due tomorrow (I will check the entire packet tomorrow, but make sure you bring it regardless so we can go over any questions you may have for the quiz.
• The second quiz for Macbeth will be on Tuesday: Acts II and III (study the study guide and your notes--we will review exactly what will be on the quiz tomorrow)
• We are going to attempt to finish Act III today and we will work on some notes tomorrow.
• Watch the video if we have time.

A look ahead:
Monday 10/13--off (enjoy!)
Tuesday--quiz on Acts II/III of Macbeth/ begin Act IV
Wednesday--College readiness activities--PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE HERE!!
Thursday--In-class writing assessment
Friday--Act IV/movie .......

Monday 10/20--Continue/Review Act IV/Act V if possible
Tuesday--Quiz Act IV
Wed--Act V
Thursday--Act V
Friday--Closing/Introduce Essay for Macbeth

Monday 10/27--Work on the Macbeth Essay
Tuesday--test Macbeth
Wed--work on the essay
Thurs-work on the essay
Friday--essay due no later than Monday 11/3

Dramatic monologue--Please copy down the definition below and any lines in blue

dramatic monolgue- a speech in  poetic form, in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor (listener) at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation.

Macbeth: (Act III, sc. i)
To be thus is nothing;
But to be safely thus.--Our fears in Banquo (what does he mean by this?)
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;
And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,
He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour (why does he fear Banquo?)
To act in safety. There is none but he
Whose being I do fear: and, under him,
My Genius is rebuked; as, it is said, 
Mark Antony's was by Caesar. He chid the sisters
When first they put the name of king upon me,
And bade them speak to him: then prophet-like
They hail'd him father to a line of kings:
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, (what is the "fruitless crown" he describes?)
And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,
Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand,
No son of mine succeeding. If 't be so,
For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind;
For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd; (who are "them"?)
Put rancours in the vessel of my peace
Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
Given to the common enemy of man,
To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings!
Rather than so, come fate into the list. 
And champion me to the utterance!

Now, let's try to figure out these lines on our own:

Macbeth: (Act III, sc. ii)

We have scorched the snake, not killed it. (What is the "snake"-what does it mean that it is scorched but not killed?)

She’ll close and be herself whilst our poor malice

Remains in danger of her former tooth.

But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer,

Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep (according to Macbeth, why is Duncan better off than he is?)

In the affliction of these terrible dreams

That shake us nightly. Better be with the dead,

Whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace,

Than on the torture of the mind to lie

In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave.

After life’s fitful fever he sleeps well.

Treason has done his worst; nor steel nor poison,

Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing

Can touch him further.

Types of Irony---PLEASE COPY INTO YOUR NOTES!! I will check pages 57-58 during the quiz today, and provide the answers on the blog tomorrow.

Verbal irony--the effect achieved when a speaker says that opposite of what he or she means

While reading ACT III, Scene i, we will stop and assess the following line as both:

Line 28, Act 3: "Fail not our feast" (pg. 364)

Verbal irony?:

Dramatic irony?:


Review of Acts I/Part of Act II animated video link

Homework for tonight: Workbook pages 59-61 due on THURSDAY.

Comic Relief in Macbeth---please copy in your notes or on your Act II packet

def.---a humorous scene, incident, or speech that is included in serious drama to provide a break from emotional intensity. Because it breaks the tension, it allows the audience to think about the plot events before, and prepare for emotional events after. The sharp contrasts provided by comic relief intensify the themes of the work. The drunken porter in Act II, Scene 3 provides this comic relief.

Example from Rush Hour

HOMEWORK FOR TONIGHT--
1. STUDY FOR YOUR QUIZ ON ACT I--USE YOUR STUDY GUIDE/REVIEW SCENES
2. IN YOUR NEW PACKET, PAGES 57-58 ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE--IT WILL BE CHECKED DURING THE QUIZ

Friday's Work....20 pts. Page 348 Act II, Scene i

1. In-class writing assignment: Quick Write

Compare and/or contrast the attitudes of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth regarding the murder of Duncan.

*Use at least 2 adjectives (1 for each) 2 textual examples (1 each) and 2 explanations/analysis to support your claims.
(Meaning, describe Lady Macbeth using--at least 1adj., textual evidence, analysis
and describe Macbeth using--at least 1 adj., textual evidence, analysis)

Make sure this is a paragraphed response, using topic sentences and transitions. The following format may help you.

Here are some transitions words to help you out:

Connectors That Show Comparison (Similarities)
􀂃 In additon	􀂃 Correspondingly	􀂃 Compared to
􀂃 Similarly	􀂃 Just as	􀂃 As well as
􀂃 Likewise	􀂃 Same as	􀂃 At the same time

Connectors That Show Contrast (Differences)
􀂃 However	􀂃 On the contrary	􀂃 On the other hand
􀂃 Even though	􀂃 In contrast	􀂃 Although
􀂃 Unlike	􀂃 Conversely	􀂃 Meanwhile

Here is some help for formatting: Block Style or Point-by-Point Methods

Block Style Outline:
Body 1: All about Lady Macbeth
Body 2: All about Macbeth

Point-by-Point Outline:
Body 1: Topic 1
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth

Body 2: Topic 2
Lady Macbeth
Macbeth

2. Study Guide Act 1—Circle questions you don’t know—Quiz Tuesday!

Act I Study Guide Information--there will be a quiz on Act I on Tuesday so you will need to STUDY!!

Act I Scene 3

a. He will be Thane of Cawdor.

b. He will be King of Scotland.

2. he will not be king, but your sons will be kings

3. Dramatic irony—WE KNOW THAT HE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE TITLE OF THANE OF CAWDOR, BUT MACBETH DOESN’T KNOW THAT YET.

4. IT MAY BE TRUE. HE PICTURES HIMSELF MURDERING THE KING, AND IT DISTURBS HIM.

5. NOTHING. “IF CHANCE WILL HAVE ME King, why chance may crown me, without my stir” (PG 336)

Act I, scene 4

1. Malcolm, his son

2. that Malcolm, is in his way if he wants to be king

Act I, scene 5

1. Macbeth—tells her about the witches’ prophecies

2. She fears Macbeth is “too nice” to kill Duncan

3. That Macbeth and the king are on their way

4. asking for strength to help her carry out her evil plan—says she needs to be more like a man

5. she tells him that Duncan will not make it through the night at their house because Macbeth will kill him

6. “look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it”—act nice on the outside, but be evil ready to strike

Act I, Scene 6

Dramatic irony—when we know things the characters don’t

---We know Lady MB and MB are planning on killing Duncan, but nobody else does. Also, because Duncan chose MB to be thane of C. because the old one was a traitor—and now MB is too…..

Act I, Scene 7

a. “Bloody instructions..return to plague the inventor”—when you kill someone, it comes back to you

b. “I am his kinsman”- it’s his cousin

    “I am his subject”—HE IS THE KING--TREASON

   “he is my guest”—HOSPITALITY

C. HE IS A GOOD KING—EVERYBODY LIKES HIM—PEOPLE WILL BE MAD

D. “he has honored me of late”—he just gave him title of thane I should be happy with it

*She has a “fool proof” plan—wait until the king is asleep—get his guards “dead” drunk—steal their daggers—plant the weapons on the guards

*she calls him out on his manhood--manipulative

Copy the following sentence into your notes--let's go over how to break up a line like this apart to find some meaning.

Macbeth: [soliloquy]
I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself
And falls on th' other.
1. Look for any words that are shortened or not "modern" and see if you can determine what they are.
2. Look for any nouns that you recognize or try to figure them out using prior knowledge.
3. Look at the verbs and see if you know what they mean.
4. Put the sentence together to get some meaning. (I think he's saying something like....)

Quiz Model--Why did this student receive full-credit?

Look for:

1. an adjective/character trait (2)

2. textual support for your adjective (your claim) (2)

3. Explanation/Analysis of how the textual support proves your claim (2)

At the beginning of Act I, Lady Macbeth is displayed as a doubtful character regarding  her husband Macbeth’s ability to commit murder and become king. She states, “Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness” (Line 16). This shows she thinks he is too nice or too “soft” to do what she wants him to do. Lady Macbeth is also determined that Macbeth shall fulfill the prophecy and become king. She says, “that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue” (Line 30), meaning she is going to try to persuade her husband into committing the murder and become king and basically make him do something he wouldn’t want to do otherwise.

Copy the following definitions/notes

We already learned ASIDE (where the character speaks to us while on stage), now we need...

Soliloquy--a speech in which a character speaks his/her thoughts aloud. Think of a "voice over" in a movie. The character is usually on stage alone, or with a light on him/her surrounded by darkness, not speaking to other characters and perhaps not even consciously addressing the audience.

The PURPOSE of a soliloquy is to reveal a character's inner thoughts, feelings, and plans to the audience. It also creates dramatic irony.

*Today we will take a look at Macbeth's soliloquy in  Act I, scene vii, as he tries to figure out what he wants to do about becoming king. He appears to be having 2nd thoughts about it...what are his reasons why? (let's write them down in our study guides).

*Then, he sees Lady Macbeth and she convinces him otherwise....how does she do this?

*In the end of Act II, what is his final decision/plan regarding Duncan?