MACBETH Double, double, toil and trouble;Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
(IV.1.10-11)
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CONTENTSCalendar p. 1Case Study p. 2Soliloquy Project p. 3The Geography of Macbeth p. 5
Notes: Act I: Respond p. 346 #2 - #8 (Choose one) p. 6 – 10 scene i book p. 328 scene ii book p. 329 scene iii book p. 331 scene iv book p. 337 scene v book p. 339 scene vi book p. 341 scene vii book p. 343 Act I: visualization
Identifying Character Traits p. 11The Criminal Mind p. 12Lady Macbeth’s Equivocation p. 13No Regrets? p. 14Compare/Contrast Macbeth and Lady Macbeth p. 15
Notes: Act II: Respond p. 362 #7 or #8 p. 16 – 19 scene i book p. 348 scene ii book p. 350 scene iii book p. 354 scene iv book p. 359 Act II: visualization
Shakespeare’s Language p. 20Notes: Act III: Respond p. 381 #3, #4, or #5 p. 21 – 23
scene i book p. 363 scene ii book p. 368 scene iii book p. 371 scene iv book p. 372 scene v book p. 377 scene vi book p. 378 Act III: visualization
Reading Drama (Act IV) p. 24Notes: Act IV: Respond p. 399 #8 or #9 p. 25 – 28
scene i book p. 382 scene ii book p. 388 scene iii book p. 391 Act IV: visualization
Reading Drama (Act V) p. 29Notes: Act V: Respond p. 420 #5, #6, or #7 p. 30 – 34
scene i book p. 401 scene ii book p. 404 scene iii book p. 405 scene iv book p. 408 scene v book p. 409 scene vi book p. 410 scene vii book p. 411 scene viii book p. 414 Act V: visualization
The Three Visions p. 35Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow p. 36 Character Flaws p. 37Obituary Page p. 3832 Second Macbeth p. 39Macbeth Writing Projects p. 40 – 41
MACBETH CALENDARAll dates subject to change with notice. Quizzes given as needed – Keep up with the packet!
PACKETS DUE 12/9, TEST 12/9, PROJECTS PRESENTED 12/12, 12/13 OR 12/14
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday(October) 31 (November) 1 2 3 4Notes (p. 313 – 322)Intro and packet
Finish notes Act I.1-2 Act I.3 Act I.4-5Journals due
7 8 9 10 11Act I.6-7 No School Respond p.
346 #2 - #8 (Choose one)
Act II.1-2 No School
14 15 16 17 18Act II.3-4, Holinshed’s Chronicles p. 361Journals due
Respond p. 362 #7 or #8Watch Acts I-II
Act III.1 Act III.2-3 Act III.4-5
21 22 23 24 25Act III.6, Holinshed’s Chronicles p. 380
Act IV.1Journals due
No School No School No School
28 29 30 (December) 1 2Act IV.2-3 Respond p.
399 #8 or #9Watch
Acts III-IV
Finish watching Act
IV
Act V.1-2 Act V.3-4Journals due
5 6 7 8 9Act V.5-6 Respond p.
420 #5, #6, or #7
Watch Act V Review TEST Packets dueJournals due
12 13 14Projects Projects Projects
Soliloquy – Macbeth, Act I
A soliloquy is a conversation with one’s self. In plays, it is sometimes directed at the audience. Usually lengthy, the character speaks their inner-most thoughts aloud. It is delivered by the character while on the stage alone.
At the beginning of Act I, scene vii, Macbeth vacillates between wanting to kill King Duncan and being content with remaining the Thane of Cawdor. His indecision ends with him deciding that he will not kill King Duncan. It’s not a lack of ambition, but a fear of retribution that keeps him from plotting against his king.
This activity involves creating your own soliloquy. Choose one of the situations below. Write at least 10 lines that show your own vacillation and indecision. Like Macbeth, weigh the consequences of each action. Part of the process will be to see the other viewpoint… put your self in the opposite position of your first reaction. Show indecision, but make a decision by the end.
The situations:
1. You are lost in a desert with your best friend. You are on the verge of death, when suddenly a man on a camel appears. He only has enough food for one of you, and you must make the choice of who gets the food since your friend is too weak to argue either way.
2. You’ve broken your mother’s favorite lamp, and she is due home any minute. You know your mother would ground you for two weeks if she found out. You also know your brother has been disciplined for throwing things around the house before, so if you blamed him, your mother would believe you. Do you blame him or take the blame yourself?
3. You’ve just been elected President of the Senior class, and you’ve shared the news with all of your friends and family. Later, while you are studying the results, you realize that someone made an error in counting the ballots and you actually lost the race by one vote. The person who actually won is someone whom you know would do a terrible job. Do you point out the error by telling the advisor or keep quiet?
We will be sharing our work.
To help you get started:
Choose a problem.
Make a decision.
List the pros and cons of your decision and the consequences.
PROS CONS CONSEQUENCES
Are you happy with your first decision? Make it final or change it.
Then… write!!!
Your grade will be applied to the writing component of your marking period grade. I will grade you in the following manner:
Did you choose a situation?
Do you clearly show vacillation between the two sides?
Do you clearly show the pros and cons of each side?
Is the writing itself clear and understandable?
Did you make a final decision?
I.iSetting:
Characters:
1st Witch2nd Witch
3rd Witch
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
I.iiSetting:
Characters:DuncanMalcolmCaptain
LennoxRoss
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
I.iiiSetting:
Characters:1st Witch2nd Witch3rd WitchMacbeth
BanquoRossAngus
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
I.ivSetting:
Characters:DuncanMalcolm
MacbethBanquo
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
I.vSetting:
Characters:Lady MacbethMessenger
Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
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I.viSetting:
Characters:DuncanBanquo
Lady Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
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I.viiSetting:
Characters:Macbeth Lady MacbethImportant quotes and ideas:
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End of Act I
MMACBETHACBETH: A: ACTCT I V I Visualization
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I
Identifying Character Traits
In the first act you were introduced to five key characters in the play. In the squares below, jot down a few phrases about each character. Put their names below the squares. Then draw lines between these characters and write a brief description of their relationship to each other.
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I
The Criminal Mind
When Shakespeare first shows us Macbeth, we see a hero, a man who would fight to the death for the king. Throughout Act I, Shakespeare gradually introduces the moral struggle developing in Macbeth’s mind. The evil side is threatening to overwhelm the good side by the end of the act. In each column below, write events, dialogue, or thoughts that reflect these changes in Macbeth in Act I.
The Good Macbeth Neutral/Ambiguous The Evil Macbeth
1. Do you think Macbeth would have changed if the witches had not appeared? Explain.
2. Do you think most people are as susceptible to temptation as Macbeth? Explain why or why not.
II.iSetting:
Characters:BanquoFleance
Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
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II.iiSetting:
Characters:Macbeth Lady Macbeth Important quotes and ideas:
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II.iiiSetting:
Characters:PorterMacduffLennoxMacbeth
Lady MacbethBanquoDonalbainMalcolm
Important quotes and ideas:
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II.ivSetting:
Characters:Old Man Ross
MacduffImportant quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
End of Act II
MMACBETHACBETH: A: ACTCT II V II Visualization
III.iSetting:
Characters:BanquoMacbethLady Macbeth
Attendant1st murderer2nd murderer
Important quotes and ideas:
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III.iiSetting:
Characters:Lady MacbethServant
Macbeth
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III.iiiSetting:
Characters:1st murderer2nd murderer
3rd murdererBanquo
Important quotes and ideas:
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III.ivSetting:
Characters:Macbeth Lady Macbeth
1st murdererlordsLennox
RossGhost of Banquo
Important quotes and ideas:
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III.vSetting:
Characters:1st witch HecateImportant quotes and ideas:
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III.viSetting:
Characters:Lennox lordImportant quotes and ideas:
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End of Act III
MMACBETHACBETH: A: ACTCT III V III Visualization
IV.iSetting:
Characters:1st Witch2nd Witch3rd WitchHecateMacbeth
1st Apparition2nd Apparition3rd ApparitionLennox
Important quotes and ideas:
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IV.iiSetting:
Characters:Lady MacduffRossSon of Macduff
Messenger 1st murderer
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IV.iiiSetting:
Characters:MalcolmMacduffDoctor
Ross
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End of Act IV
MMACBETHACBETH: A: ACTCT IV V IV Visualization
V.iSetting:
Characters:DoctorGentlewoman
Lady Macbeth
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V.iiSetting:
Characters:MenteithAngus
CaithnessLennox
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V.iiiSetting:
Characters:MacbethServant
SeytonDoctor
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V.ivSetting:
Characters:MalcolmMenteithSiward
Macduffsoldiers
Important quotes and ideas:
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V.vSetting:
Characters:MacbethSeyton
Messenger
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V.viSetting:
Characters:MalcolmSiward
Macduff
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V.viiSetting:
Characters:MacbethYoung SiwardMacduff
SiwardMalcolm
Important quotes and ideas:
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V.viiiSetting:
Characters:MacbethMacduffMalcolm
SiwardRoss
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End of Act V
MMACBETHACBETH: A: ACTCT V V V Visualization
OBITUARY PAGE
(LIST CHARACTER’S NAME AND ACT/SCENE WHEN HE/SHE SHUFFLED LOOSE HIS/HER MORTAL COIL)
32 SECOND MACBETH
TEACHING SHAKESPEARE at the Folger Library
The 32-second Macbeth
Actors 1, 2, 3 Fair is foul and foul is fair
Actor 4 What bloody man is that?
Actor 2 A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come
Macbeth So foul and fair a day I have not seen
Actor 3 All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!
Macbeth If chance will have me king, then chance will crown me
Actor 5 Unsex me here
Macbeth If it were done when ‘tis done
Actor 5 Screw your courage to the sticking place
Macbeth Is this a dagger that I see before me?
Actor 4 dies
Actor 5 A little water clears us of this deed
Actor 6 Fly, good Fleance, fly!
Actor 6 dies
Macbeth Blood will have blood
Actors 1, 2, 3 Double, double, toil and trouble
Actor 7 He has kill’d me, mother!
Actor 7 dies
Actor 8 Bleed, bleed, poor country
Actor 5 Out damn’d spot
Actor 5 dies
Macbeth Out, out, brief candle!
Actor 8 Turn, hell-hound, turn!
Macbeth Lay on Macduff
Macbeth dies
Actor 8 Hail, king of Scotland!
Actor 1 Witch Actor 4 Actor 7
Actor 2 Actor 5 Actor 8
Actor 3 Actor 6 Actor 9 Macbeth
Macbeth Writing Project Choices
Projects (choose one writing AND one creative option)WRITING:
1. Rewrite a scene from the play in modern English. (Choose the scene wisely) min 2 pages – must
keep script format
2. Read about Captain Donwald and his wife in Holinshed’s Chronicles and compare and contrast
them to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. (250 words)
3. Research the life of Macbeth—the title character is a real Scottish historical figure. Report the
highlights of his life. (250 words)
4. Imagine you are a political reporter assigned to Macbeth’s castle. Write a news story about the
events that occurred the night Duncan was killed. Include in the first paragraph or two what
happened, and why it happened. Because you are writing a news story, do not include opinion
or information on events that were not public events, however, make sure to include the
strange happenings in nature. (150 words)
5. Research the life and assassination plot of King James I and report the highlights. (250 words)
INDIVIDUAL CREATIVE:
6. On fabric or paper, create a mural of the most significant events in the story. (7 scene
minimum)
7. Research life in Macbeth’s Scotland. Include such topics as housing, food, clothing, religion,
entertainment, social classes, politics, education, dating and marriage, and occupations. –
report back in a PowerPoint (print and bring for presentation)
8. Script a eulogy after Lady Macbeth’s death given by Macbeth.
9. Design a t-shirt that could be sold at the production of Macbeth. Include a quotation from the
play. Be sure to include the name of the play and the season in which it is playing.
GROUP CREATIVE (2-4 PEOPLE)
1. Create a board game based on the characters and plot of this play. The board game should
have pictures and/or words that represent places or happenings in the story. Be sure to
include detailed directions that explain how to play the game.
2. Present a news broadcast of a “special report” on the death of Duncan. Interview family
members and others involved in the event. If possible, dress in clothing reflective of that
time.
3. When people go to a stage production, they always receive a program. Create a program
for Macbeth that includes:
a. a cover
b. Two articles of general interest-restaurant reviews, fashion trends, news stories.
c. One article on the historical background of the play-globe theater, Shakespeare’s
life, life in London.
d. Act-by-act summaries (including songs if you choose a musical).
e. Several advertisements as fillers.
If you have other ideas, please “clear” them with me FIRST!!!!!!