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?