1 Go over Anticipation Guide Go over Anticipation Guide Macbeth PPT Macbeth PPT Macbeth Act 1 Macbeth Act 1 vocab vocab Attributes of a play Attributes of a play Assign reading parts for Act 1 Assign reading parts for Act 1 Begin reading! Begin reading! The Renaissance Theater The Renaissance Theater Some scholars believe medieval drama Some scholars believe medieval drama evolved from church ceremonies evolved from church ceremonies 1300 1300- 1400s: 1400s: guild plays guild plays >cycles of plays >cycles of plays which dramatized whole history of human which dramatized whole history of human race (the Creation, fall from grace, etc.) race (the Creation, fall from grace, etc.) Change Change…Eventually, comedy is incorporated Eventually, comedy is incorporated into religion and plays start to demonstrate into religion and plays start to demonstrate the English ability to mix the comic and the the English ability to mix the comic and the serious. serious.
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Go over Anticipation GuideGo over Anticipation Guide Macbeth PPTMacbeth PPT Macbeth Act 1 Macbeth Act 1 vocabvocab Attributes of a playAttributes of a play Assign reading parts for Act 1Assign reading parts for Act 1 Begin reading! Begin reading!
The Renaissance TheaterThe Renaissance Theater Some scholars believe medieval drama Some scholars believe medieval drama
evolved from church ceremoniesevolved from church ceremonies
13001300--1400s: 1400s: guild playsguild plays >cycles of plays >cycles of plays which dramatized whole history of human which dramatized whole history of human race (the Creation, fall from grace, etc.)race (the Creation, fall from grace, etc.)
ChangeChange……Eventually, comedy is incorporated Eventually, comedy is incorporated into religion and plays start to demonstrate into religion and plays start to demonstrate the English ability to mix the comic and the the English ability to mix the comic and the serious.serious.
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The Renaissance TheaterThe Renaissance Theater
Types of PreTypes of Pre--Renaissance Plays:Renaissance Plays: Miracle and mysteryMiracle and mystery: taught people : taught people
stories from the Bible and saintsstories from the Bible and saints’’ legends.legends. MoralitiesMoralities: taught people how to live and : taught people how to live and
die.die. InterludesInterludes: early 1500s: early 1500s——playwrights playwrights
stop being anonymous.stop being anonymous.
The Renaissance TheaterThe Renaissance Theater More changeMore change……Mid 1500s, permanent buildings for the Mid 1500s, permanent buildings for the
theater come. First public theater, called The Theater, was theater come. First public theater, called The Theater, was built by James Burbage. built by James Burbage.
The Globe (a.k.a. The Globe (a.k.a. ““This wooden OThis wooden O””):):-- Made from timber salvaged from The Theater, which Made from timber salvaged from The Theater, which was demolished in 1599.was demolished in 1599.-- WoodenWooden——three stories with an inner yard that three stories with an inner yard that opened to the skyopened to the sky-- 16 sided polygon; held 3000 people16 sided polygon; held 3000 people-- Flag flew on days when there was a playFlag flew on days when there was a play-- General admission = one penny (for groundlings who General admission = one penny (for groundlings who stood in the yard)stood in the yard)-- Patrons paid more, and sat higher in the galleryPatrons paid more, and sat higher in the gallery-- Most expensive seats were along the side of the Most expensive seats were along the side of the stagestage-- Stage jutted out into audience, lots of audience Stage jutted out into audience, lots of audience interactioninteraction
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The Globe The Globe TheaterTheater
The Renaissance TheaterThe Renaissance Theater
ImaginationImagination: the audience knew the : the audience knew the theater couldntheater couldn’’t show reality. There were t show reality. There were sparse props and action took place off sparse props and action took place off stage; but, there were elaborate stage; but, there were elaborate costumes, ornate theaters, and dialogue costumes, ornate theaters, and dialogue that described the charactersthat described the characters’’surroundings. Eloquent music was played surroundings. Eloquent music was played between acts and at other appropriate between acts and at other appropriate times during the performance.times during the performance.
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William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare15641564--16161616
Wrote 36 plays, and 154 sonnetsWrote 36 plays, and 154 sonnets His works show detailed knowledge of many His works show detailed knowledge of many
different tradesdifferent trades He wrote to satisfy patrons, not as a means of He wrote to satisfy patrons, not as a means of
personal expressionpersonal expression 1599: his company, Lord Chamberlains1599: his company, Lord Chamberlains’’ Men, Men,
finances The Globefinances The Globe 16001600--1607: period of his greatest productivity1607: period of his greatest productivity 1610: retires to Stratford1610: retires to Stratford
William William ShakespeareShakespeare
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William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare15641564--16161616
““ShakespeareShakespeare’’s characters represent such a vast s characters represent such a vast range of human behavior and attitudes that they range of human behavior and attitudes that they must be products of his careful observation and must be products of his careful observation and fertile imagination rather than extensions of fertile imagination rather than extensions of himself. A critic named Desmond McCarthy once himself. A critic named Desmond McCarthy once said that trying to identify Shakespeare the man said that trying to identify Shakespeare the man in his plays is like looking at a very dim portrait in his plays is like looking at a very dim portrait under glass: The more you peer at it, the more under glass: The more you peer at it, the more you see only yourselfyou see only yourself”” (294). (294). In other words, In other words, Shakespeare does not reveal himself in his Shakespeare does not reveal himself in his plays; rather, he reveals universal truths about plays; rather, he reveals universal truths about human nature.human nature.
An Introduction An Introduction to Macbethto Macbeth
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The Cast of CharactersThe Cast of Characters
MacbethMacbeth
The Cast of The Cast of CharactersCharacters
Lady MacbethLady Macbeth
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The Cast of CharactersThe Cast of Characters
The WitchesThe Witches
The Cast of CharactersThe Cast of Characters
DuncanDuncan
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The Cast of CharactersThe Cast of Characters
MacduffMacduff
The Cast of The Cast of CharactersCharacters
BanquoBanquo
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MacbethMacbeth TragedyTragedy -- Drama about real people, whose deeds Drama about real people, whose deeds
are recorded in history.are recorded in history. The Real MacbethThe Real Macbeth –– Shakespeare took the main Shakespeare took the main
events of the real Macbethevents of the real Macbeth’’s life from the book s life from the book Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1577). (1577).
The historical Macbeth had a more legitimate claim The historical Macbeth had a more legitimate claim to the throne than Shakespeareto the throne than Shakespeare’’s Macbeth. He s Macbeth. He gained the throne, and ruled successfully with the gained the throne, and ruled successfully with the help of nobles who were dissatisfied with Duncan.help of nobles who were dissatisfied with Duncan.
MacbethMacbeth So, why did he change it?So, why did he change it?
-- Shakespeare wanted to explore Shakespeare wanted to explore events and attitudes of his own time events and attitudes of his own time
(The Gunpowder Plot of 1605).(The Gunpowder Plot of 1605).-- Altered to pay homage to his king Altered to pay homage to his king and his country.and his country.-- Shakespeare was more interested in Shakespeare was more interested in psychological truth than historical fact psychological truth than historical fact the struggles of the struggles of ““realreal”” peoplepeople
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Act 1 VocabularyAct 1 Vocabulary1.1. Plight Plight –– a condition, state, or situation that is a condition, state, or situation that is
typically unfavorable.typically unfavorable.2.2. HurlyHurly--burly burly –– noisy disorder and confusionnoisy disorder and confusion3.3. Minion Minion –– follower of someone in power; servantfollower of someone in power; servant4.4. Lavish Lavish –– using or giving in great amountsusing or giving in great amounts5.5. Corporal Corporal –– of the human body; physicalof the human body; physical6.6. Prophetic Prophetic –– foretelling events as if by divine foretelling events as if by divine
inspirationinspiration7.7. Surmise Surmise –– to guess; to think without much to guess; to think without much
evidenceevidence8.8. Harbinger Harbinger –– anything that foreshadows a future anything that foreshadows a future
eventevent
Vocabulary continuedVocabulary continued……9.9. Rapt Rapt –– deeply engrossed or absorbeddeeply engrossed or absorbed10.10. Missives Missives –– a written message; a lettera written message; a letter11.11. Metaphysical Metaphysical –– based on abstract or speculative based on abstract or speculative
thinkingthinking12.12. Remorse Remorse –– deep or painful regret for deep or painful regret for 13.13. Beguile Beguile –– to take away from by cheating or to take away from by cheating or
deceivingdeceiving14.14. Sovereign Sovereign –– a king, queen, or other supreme rulera king, queen, or other supreme ruler15.15. Purveyor Purveyor –– a person who provides provisions, a person who provides provisions,
especially foodespecially food16.16. Trammel Trammel –– something that restricts activity, something that restricts activity,
expression, or progressexpression, or progress17.17. Chamberlains Chamberlains –– an officer who manages the an officer who manages the
household of a sovereign.household of a sovereign.
