Analogy
What does the following analogy mean?
"..I must report, they were as cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe." (lines 36-38)
"..I must report, they were as cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe." (lines 36-38)
foreshadowing
What do these three examples have in common?
- The thunder and lightening in the stage directions.
- "When the hurlyburley's done/When the battle/s lost and won" (lines 3-4)
- "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (line 10)
theme
Foreshadowing often ties future action to a theme.
What themes are present in Act One?
What themes are present in Act One?
plot
The plot of a drama consists of exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement.
What part of the plot do the first three scenes of Macbeth fall under?
What is the purpose of exposition in a play?
What does Shakespeare use to accomplish these purposes?
What part of the plot do the first three scenes of Macbeth fall under?
What is the purpose of exposition in a play?
What does Shakespeare use to accomplish these purposes?
aside
A remark that a character makes in an undertone to the audience or another character but that those on stage are not supposed to hear.
Macbeth: [aside] The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step
On which i must fall down, or else o'erleap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires!
Let not light see my black and deep desires.
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be,
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.
Shakespeare put in this aside because he couldn't have Macbeth voice his feelings in dialogue
Macbeth: [aside] The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step
On which i must fall down, or else o'erleap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires!
Let not light see my black and deep desires.
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be,
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.
Shakespeare put in this aside because he couldn't have Macbeth voice his feelings in dialogue
rhyme
Shakespeare's lines rarely rhyme however on page 333 in the witches dialogue there are many examples of rhyme.
Discuss what effect these rhymes have on the reader.
Discuss what effect these rhymes have on the reader.
tragedy
Turn to pages 321 322 of your textbook.
How does Macbeth fit the definition of a tragedy so far?
Macbeth is a man of great importance in society- first a noble and then a king
Macbeth is an extraordinarily brave and able man with a tragic flaw- his ambition
How does Macbeth fit the definition of a tragedy so far?
Macbeth is a man of great importance in society- first a noble and then a king
Macbeth is an extraordinarily brave and able man with a tragic flaw- his ambition
Characterization
Characters are defined by their appearance, actions, and words.
Think about the characterization of Lady Macbeth.
What seems to motivate Lady Macbeth?
Does Shakespeare describe Lady Macbeth as a feminine woman?
How would the play be different if she didn't exist, or did not know of her husbands plans?
Think about the characterization of Lady Macbeth.
What seems to motivate Lady Macbeth?
Does Shakespeare describe Lady Macbeth as a feminine woman?
How would the play be different if she didn't exist, or did not know of her husbands plans?