CannaBe-Ganeshfall of Macbeth.
dramatic structure of Macbeth, define words in
context, and compose a persuasive essay.
• Analyze the theme of corruption of power.
• While reading Macbeth it would be wise to obtain a
video of the performance as you will be asked to
watch scenes from the play throughout this unit. This
will also aide in understanding the play as you read.
• Macbeth Study Guide
• Questions about the play can be found in the Macbeth Study Guide.
These questions are designed to measure comprehension and
help you engage with the story.
• Discussion (U3L3) - Modern Soliloquy - DROPPED
• It will still show up in your lessons, but know that you are NOT doing the
discussion.
FOR YOU
• Does power corrupt automatically? Apply this famous expression to the
events and characters in Macbeth. You can focus on a single character or
several. You may take the position that it always corrupts, never corrupts,
or sometimes corrupts, but be sure to provide textual support.
What is an aside?
a character that cannot be heard
by those around him and that
reveal his innermost thoughts and
preoccupations.
character]” and in these
circumstances, only the other
character hears these words.
surrounded by a crowd on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
innermost feelings and thoughts.
when he utters his remarks.
• The soliloquy reveals important
nuances about character and
audience.
• The Witches’ predictions - Macbeth meets the witches and hears his
prophecy
• complications introduced
• The murder of Duncan - Macbeth kills Duncan and his guards, is crowned
king, and has Banquo murdered.
• Act III – Climax
• turning point
• The murder of Banquo - Murderers kill Banquo and Banquo’s ghost
appears at the banquet. Macbeth begins to act irrationally.
• Act IV - Falling Action
• The murder of Lady Macduff - Macduff and Malcolm gather forces;
Macbeth foolishly places his faith in the witches’ predictions
• Act V – Resolution
• the ending You have to read and find out!
• A thesis is a direct statement that explains the topic of your
essay, what you believe about that topic, and why you believe
it.
• A thesis statement is made up of three parts:
• Topic: Identify what you are talking about. When writing a literary thesis,
this will be the title of literature and the author.
• Claim: What do you believe about the topic based on the question or
prompt?
• Direction: What are the 3 main reasons you can support your claim? This
will basically outline the body paragraphs of your essay. In a literary
essay, you will need specific examples from the text to support each
reason.
Topic - Identify it Claim - What position
are you going to take?
Always, never, or
claim
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
Thesis:
Example: In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, power always corrupts as shown through
Lady Macbeth by 1st main point, 2nd main point, and 3rd main point.
This is my topic sentence. This is a sentence introducing my quote.
“First quote from text” (citation). This is a sentence of commentary about
why the quote is important and provides explanation. Now write a
sentence of analysis to lead into your second quote, which works as a
support to your topic sentence. “Second quote from text” (citation). This is
a sentence of commentary about why the quote is important and provides
explanation. This is another lead-In to introduce your third quote, which
supports your topic sentence. “Third quote from text” (citation). This is a
sentence about why the quote is important and provides explanation. This
is my concluding or wrap-up sentence, tying all ideas together; do not end
with a quote.
• Any information copied directly from a source; you use the
exact words of the writer. Each time you quote, you must
acknowledge that you have done so by putting the writer’s
words in quotation marks and by following the quotation with
a citation.
• What is a paraphrase?
• A restatement of the author’s information in your own words
and in your own style. A paraphrase should capture the
meaning of what a writer said but shouldn’t use his/her
language or sentence structure.
or (ACT.scene.line numbers).
• Place the end punctuation of the sentence after the final
parenthesis.
• The only thing within the parentheses is the Act, scene, page
number or line number.
• When quoting more than four lines from Shakespeare, use block
quotation:
And betimes I will, to the Weird Sisters:
More shall they speak, for now I am bent to know
By the worst means, the worst.” (III.iv.155-158)
• You must keep the same format as in the play, meaning the lines
must read the same.
• From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
At the start of the play, before she has met and fallen in love
with Romeo, Juliet is a dutiful daughter, willing to take direction
from her elders. When Lady Capulet asks her if she can like
Paris, she responds agreeably, “I’ll look to like, if looking liking
move. But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your
consent gives strength to make it fly” (1.3.103-105). Juliet’s
willingness not only to accommodate her mother’s request that
she meet Paris but also suspend judgment on him until she
receives her mother’s approval is surely the mark of an
obedient daughter.
• From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
At the start of the play, before she has met and fallen in love
with Romeo, Juliet is a dutiful daughter, willing to take direction
from her elders. When Lady Capulet asks her if she can like
Paris, she responds agreeably, “I’ll look to like, if looking liking
move. But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your
consent gives strength to make it fly” (1.3.103-105). Juliet’s
willingness not only to accommodate her mother’s request that
she meet Paris but also suspend judgment on him until she
receives her mother’s approval is surely the mark of an
obedient daughter.
In the play Romeo and Juliet three of the main characters are very impetuous.
Romeo is always in a hurry to do things before he thinks them out. He shows this when he
wants to get revenge for Mercutio's death. Soon after Mercutio dies, Romeo goes to look for
Tybalt. When he finds him, he says, "Now Tybalt, take the villain back again / That late thou
gavest me, for Mercutio's soul/ Is but a little way above our heads / Staying for thine to keep
him company" (III.ii.96-99), meaning that he's challenging him to a fight. They fight, resulting
in Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment. Romeo was banished for acting too fast and not
thinking of what might happen. Second, Capulet is always rushing to get things done. For
instance, he wants Juliet to marry Paris five days after she has met him. He says that Juliet
should be proud to marry Paris, but the only person that Capulet has been thinking about is
himself. Capulet wants Paris's title; he's a count. That is the reason he wants Juliet to get
married so soon. He's afraid that Paris will find a new love and will not want to marry Juliet.
Juliet herself is impetuous. She doesn't want to marry Paris, so she rushes into taking the
potion that will make her look dead. If she's dead, she can't marry Paris. When Friar
Laurence tells Juliet of the potion, she says, "Give me, Give me! 0, tell not me of fear!"
(IV.i.121). She reaches out for the potion. Her rushing to take the potion results in Paris's
death, then Romeo's and last hers. All of the deaths are a result of impetuous behavior. The
point that is being made is that doing things too fast will sometimes result in bad things
happening.
• No link = No grade
• Always start by going to the Class Website
• Use the 3B4Me policy to see if you might answer your own
questions first