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MACBETH

MACBETH. Act 1 Revision. Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter The three witches arrange to meet Macbeth when the fighting is over Duncan’s army defeats the Norwegians A soldier recounts Macbeth’s bravery in the battle Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches on the heath

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MACBETH

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  1. MACBETH Act 1 Revision

  2. Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter The three witches arrange to meet Macbeth when the fighting is over Duncan’s army defeats the Norwegians A soldier recounts Macbeth’s bravery in the battle Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches on the heath King Duncan announces his son Malcolm with succeed him Ross tells Macbeth that he is now the Thane of Cawdor Macbeth decides not to murder King Duncan King Duncan congratulates Macbeth on his bravery Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to go ahead with the murder King Duncan visits Macbeth in Inverness Order of eventsPut in the correct order

  3. So foul and fair a day I have not seen If you can look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which will not. Lesser than Macbeth and greater There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face Banquo Macbeth King Duncan Witch Lady Macbeth QUOTE QUEST

  4. Yet do I fear thy nature, it is too full of the milk of human kindness And fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty That his virtues will plead like angels I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent But screw your courage to the sticking place We shall proceed no further in this business False face must hide what the false heart doth know Banquo Macbeth Lady Macbeth King Duncan Quotes (cont.)

  5. TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL What reasons does Macbeth give against killing king Duncan? • Duncan trusts me • My wife will hate me if I kill him • I am his relative • There will be consequences to face • The murderer will be punished • Duncan is a good and innocent king • He has announced a successor to the throne

  6. The Power of LoveHow effective are Lady Macbeth’s arguments?

  7. Characters Choose from the words below to describe Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Strong; practical ; indecisive; dominating; clever with words; easily persuaded; tough; calculating; ambitious; fearless; supportive; courageous;

  8. Key themesHow are the themes represented in the events in Act 1? • Good vs. evil • Loyalty vs. betrayal • Honesty vs. dishonesty • Bravery vs cowardice • Fate • Supernatural • Ambition

  9. Shakespeare’s language • Imagery (Similes and Metaphors) With his brandished sword which smok’d with bloody execution (Sergeant describing Macbeth in battle) Or have we eaten on the insane root, that takes the reason prisoner? (Banquo) The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me in borrowed robes? (Macbeth) But signs of nobleness like stars shall shine on all deservers. (Duncan) Your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t.

  10. Figurative language • Rhyme eg. Here I have a pilot’s thumb, wrecked as homeward he did come • Alliteration eg. Thrice to thine and thrice to mine, fair is foul and foul is fair • Onomatopoeia eg. Munch’d, knock, pluck’d • Repetition eg. And like a rat without a tail, I’ll do, I’ll do and I’ll do.

  11. Rhetorical devicesThe art of persuasion (Lady Macbeth ) • We fail? (Rhetorical Question) • Wouldst thou have that which …. (hypothesis) • Nor time, Nor place did then adhere (Negative adverbs) • Such I account thy love. (Emphasis) • Like the poor cat i’th’adage (Comparison) • Dash’d the brains out, swinish sleep, drenched natures (Powerful verbs and adjectives)

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