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MACBETH SCHEDULE

Explore the life, works, and language of William Shakespeare, and delve into the world of Macbeth with its cursed history and intriguing setting in Scotland. This comprehensive study will feature activities, quizzes, and journal entries for a deeper understanding of the play.

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MACBETH SCHEDULE

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  1. MACBETH SCHEDULE ACT i: Together ACT ii: Small groups *Act I-II Quiz & Journal Entry ACT iii:Listen to recording ACT iv: Comic book (*& partially summarized) ACT v: Performed *Act III-V Journal Entry

  2. Shakespeare & The Renaissance

  3. The Life of Bill ~ April 23, 1564- April 23, 1616~

  4. The Life of Bill: Family • PARENTS: • Understood all walks of life and social classes - Father was a glover and a leather merchant, mother was a land heiress, which put them in the working class, but with benefits and respect. • FAMILY: • Married Anne Hathaway in 1582. (He was 18 while she was 26 and pregnant) • 3 kids: Susanna & twins – Hamnet and Judith

  5. The Life of Bill: Career • ACTING CAREER: • 1594 – actor, writer, and a managing partner for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men’s Company

  6. The Life of Bill: Works Wrote 154 sonnets, 2 epic narratives, and 38 plays including: • Comedies: 12th Night, Measure for Measure, Taming of the Shrew • Histories: Henry’s and Richard’s • Tragedies: Hamlet, King Lear, Othello • Late Romances: Tempest

  7. The Life of Bill: Language • Known for prose, witty poetry, and blank verse • No dictionaries or grammar books = learned from other educated writers • Credited with introducing 3,000+ words/phrases into the language: • EXAMPLES: Bedroom, dawn, gossip, gloomy, fashionable, bump, cold-blooded, Break the ice, breathed his last, dog will have his day, good-riddance, sent packing, seen better days, heart of gold

  8. The Life of Bill: Language • Only one generation from what we speak today • Reading Hints: • Thee/Thou = you • Thy/Thine = your • Art = Are • T’is = it is • Alas = unfortunately OTHER HINT: Don’t pronounce the apostropheat the end of words; apostrophes are for other vowels Ex. cat I’th’ adage = cat in the adage

  9. The Life of Bill: Language The only thing that is different from modern time is the WORD ORDER in which the characters speak. For example: • YODA: “Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by size, do you?” • TRANSLATION: “Size doesn’t matter. Do you judge me by size? DON’T STRESS…WE will work on this specifically before we start reading!

  10. PG. 4 IN PACKET The Globe Theater:

  11. The Globe Theater: History • 1576 – Known as “The Theater” • 1594 – closed briefly for the plague… ugh. • 1599 – Tore down and drug across the Thames river after a legal dispute. • 1613 – Burnt down from a fire started by a canon shot during a Henry VIIIperformance.

  12. The Globe Theater: History • 1642 – Officially closed by Puritan regime • *Overall: Run predominately by Shakespeare’s group the Lord Chamberlain’s Men Company

  13. The Globe Theater: Construction • Open octagon, 3 stories high, 100 ft. in diameter • Fits 3,000 spectators • Microcosm of London • Pit– (1 pence) Groundlings/Peasants; standing room only, fruit and nuts sold • 3 tiers – (2 pence) upper class seating • Behind stage – royalty (so everyone could see them )

  14. The Globe Theater: Construction • No real scenery: • audience goes off of exaggerated language and movement • SPECIAL EFFECTS: • Trap doors, balcony entrances, rope riggings, etc. • Fireworks (lightning), rolled canon balls (thunder)

  15. The Globe Theater: Plays • Plays performed during the day for lighting (2-5pm) • Actors were ONLY men. Young boys played the roles of women.

  16. PG. 5 IN PACKET Shakespeare’sMacbeth

  17. Macbeth: Writing Patronage THE PLAY WAS WRITTEN FOR KING JAMES I: He was obsessed with demonology, the idea of magic and witches. (2) He experienced the Gun Powder Plot, an assassination attempt. (3)Banquowas written as a “good guy” since King James was his descendant. (4) The play was short because he liked short plays

  18. Macbeth: The Curse Supposedly, saying "Macbeth" inside a theater will bring bad luck to the play and anyone acting in it. People actually refer to the play as “The Scottish Play”or “MacB”when at the theater

  19. Macbeth: The Curse WHY IT STARTED: Used an authentic 17th century black-magic ritualfor the opening scene of Macbeth's Act IV (a sort of “how-to” for budding witches.) That means he provided his audience with step-by-step instructions of how to create a real spell! As punishment, the witches supposedly cursed the play and its actors.

  20. Macbeth: REVERSE The Curse • Exit the theater, • Spin around three times saying a profanity • And then ask for permission to return inside *OR 4) Some believe that you can repeat the words "Thrice around the circle bound, Evil sink into the ground,"

  21. THINGS TO CONSIDER • Do you believe in prophecies or predicting the future? • If yes… • would someone’s prediction about you make you change what you’re doing now or how you currently live your life?

  22. Macbeth: Setting • *Scotland • Inverness (Macbeth’s Castle near Dunsinane and Birnahm Woods) • Fife (MacDuff’s Castle) • Cawdor & Glamis (territories in Scotland) • England • Ireland • Norway

  23. Macbeth: Setting Macbeth!

  24. Macbeth: WHO’S WHO? SCOTLAND MACBETH (Commander & Thane of Glamis) LADY MACBETH KING DUNCAN Malcolm & Donalbain (Malcolm is the eldest) *Thane = baron, lord BANQUO (Commander under Macbeth; Macbeth’s BFF) • AT WAR WITH NORWAY: • Macdonwald • King Sweno Fleance

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