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British Literature E402. November 30 th , 2010. WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!. Today we will do the following: Characters and overview Lenses Act 1, sc. 1-2 Preview Here we go !. Hint: Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to impress this person. Who? What? Where? When?. Who will you meet? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BRITISH LITERATURE E402
November 30th, 2010
WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Today we will do the following:
1. Characters and overview
2. Lenses3. Act 1, sc. 1-2
Preview4. Here we go! Hint: Shakespeare wrote
Macbeth to impress this person.
Who? What? Where? When?Who will you meet?- Navigate the room to find the main
characters and descriptions of those peeps.
What’s this all about?- Navigate the room to find out the topics we’ll discover while reading…your lens!
Whooooo are you?- Ugly looking women- Women with beards- Prophesize the
future- Only found in 4
scenes of the play- Typically illustrate
the idea of fate vs freewill because of their ability to tell the future.
Witches
Whooooo are you?- King of Scotland- Model of virtue and
benevolence to his people and followers.
- Gets in the way of Macbeth’s “fate”
Duncan
Whooooo are you?- Son of Duncan- Initially appears
weak and fearful.- Then, challenges
Macbeth with the help of Macduff
Malcom
Whooooo are you?- The tragic hero of the
play.- Brave soldier,
powerful man, and successful general of Scotland
- Thane of Glamis, then named Thane of Cawdor
- Tempted to overthrow the King because of a prophesy
Macbeth
Whooooo are you?- Deeply ambitious
and lustful for power
- Seems quite powerful over her husband from the beginning of the play
- She uses her sexuality to control Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Whooooo are you?- Told that his sons
will become kings- He chooses to take
the opposite path to Macbeth
Banquo
Whooooo are you?- Scottish noblemen
who stands up to Macbeth’s rule
- Seeks vengeance for the death of loved ones….
Macduff
Gender RolesRachelVirginiaDana
Discover the different roles women and men take in the play. How have they changed from then until now? How do gender roles affect the
action of the play?
The Deception of Appearance (appearance vs. reality)
VictorBriannaBrittany
How are things only as they appear? Do characters put on acts in order to achieve
what they want? Do some actions only appear to be cowardly when they are really strategic?
Fate vs. FreewillEricJoey
Marissa
Do the characters’ decisions create their future, or is their future decided by some sort of fate? Does the prediction of fate impact a
character’s decisions?
The Burden of Guilt/Conscience
BelaLaurenPatricia
Can a person’s guilt change their beliefs of a prior action? Can the weight of a guilty
conscience destroy a person both physically and mentally?
The Line Between Being a Leader and a Tyrant
EmilyJake
Sandy
At what point does an influential leader’s control turn them into a tyrant?
Light and Dark ImageryDeanAdamNikkiLucas
How does Shakespeare use light and dark imagery to depict the tone of the play? Who
does he assign dark imagery to? Who does he assign light imagery to?
HOMEWORK!Read Act I, scenes 1-2, pp. 7-13