Shake-Macbeth - Act 1 Study Guide
... Duncan is a good king and everyone will know that the murder was a terrible act. ...
... Duncan is a good king and everyone will know that the murder was a terrible act. ...
Finding Themes in Macbeth
... Quote #1: “Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear/Things that do sound so fair?” (I, iii, 51-52). This quote, said by Banquo, is the first indication that Macbeth has any fear. Macbeth seems to fear the prophecies of the witches, even though they are making what sound like favorable predictions ...
... Quote #1: “Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear/Things that do sound so fair?” (I, iii, 51-52). This quote, said by Banquo, is the first indication that Macbeth has any fear. Macbeth seems to fear the prophecies of the witches, even though they are making what sound like favorable predictions ...
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
... If the Scots win, he can scoot back and cozy up to the king again, claiming that he got lost fighting behind enemy lines; if the Norwegians prove the better force, he’s already proven his worth to them. If there’s a flaw in his plan, it’s in Cawdor’s belief that either side will trust him – especia ...
... If the Scots win, he can scoot back and cozy up to the king again, claiming that he got lost fighting behind enemy lines; if the Norwegians prove the better force, he’s already proven his worth to them. If there’s a flaw in his plan, it’s in Cawdor’s belief that either side will trust him – especia ...
Name - New Paltz Central School District
... Duncan, Macbeth unleashes a kind of primal chaos upon the realm of Scotland, in which the old order of benevolent king and loyal subjects is replaced by a darker relationship between a tyrant and his victims. 1. Ross (a Scottish nobleman) and an old man discuss the recent unnatural events. Ross says ...
... Duncan, Macbeth unleashes a kind of primal chaos upon the realm of Scotland, in which the old order of benevolent king and loyal subjects is replaced by a darker relationship between a tyrant and his victims. 1. Ross (a Scottish nobleman) and an old man discuss the recent unnatural events. Ross says ...
Student Worksheet
... Look at these words and phrases from the conversation. What do you think they mean? 1. What have you been up to lately? 2. to get your teeth into (something) 3. It’s not my thing. 4. in a nutshell 5. blood and gore 6. Let me be the judge of that. Can you find any more informal expressions? What do t ...
... Look at these words and phrases from the conversation. What do you think they mean? 1. What have you been up to lately? 2. to get your teeth into (something) 3. It’s not my thing. 4. in a nutshell 5. blood and gore 6. Let me be the judge of that. Can you find any more informal expressions? What do t ...
Macbeth
... Ask someone to name a Scottish king and odds are, if they answer at all, the response will be Macbeth. That answer will come, not from history, but from the theatre: from one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies, “Macbeth.” There was a real Macbeth. He ruled Scotland for 17 years and, like his theatrica ...
... Ask someone to name a Scottish king and odds are, if they answer at all, the response will be Macbeth. That answer will come, not from history, but from the theatre: from one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies, “Macbeth.” There was a real Macbeth. He ruled Scotland for 17 years and, like his theatrica ...
Act 5 - Kierstead`s St. Andrew`s Web Page
... suffering, to give her something to make her oblivious to her weighty troubles. ...
... suffering, to give her something to make her oblivious to her weighty troubles. ...
Main Events in Act 1
... What do you know about James 1? Why was he important to Shakespeare? How was he different to Elizabeth 1? What do you know about attitudes towards women at the time? ...
... What do you know about James 1? Why was he important to Shakespeare? How was he different to Elizabeth 1? What do you know about attitudes towards women at the time? ...
Macbeth_Act1_Questions
... 3. What traits does Lady Macbeth exhibit that prove she has mastered hiding behind a mask? 4. How does this scene demonstrate the “fair is foul and foul is fair” theme? 5. Suggest reasons why Shakespeare included this rather pleasant scene by explaining how the scene a) advances the action of the p ...
... 3. What traits does Lady Macbeth exhibit that prove she has mastered hiding behind a mask? 4. How does this scene demonstrate the “fair is foul and foul is fair” theme? 5. Suggest reasons why Shakespeare included this rather pleasant scene by explaining how the scene a) advances the action of the p ...
play guide - Actors Theatre of Louisville
... in rank and in his king’s good graces, he seems already marked for greatness. But when a prophecy promises him greater fortune still, Macbeth—goaded on by his bold wife—sets off a murderous chain of events. “It’s about the attraction of power,” says Artistic Director Les Waters, who brings his inter ...
... in rank and in his king’s good graces, he seems already marked for greatness. But when a prophecy promises him greater fortune still, Macbeth—goaded on by his bold wife—sets off a murderous chain of events. “It’s about the attraction of power,” says Artistic Director Les Waters, who brings his inter ...
Key character profiles
... The Weird Sisters open the play and set up the dark, sinister tone of Macbeth. Although they refer to each other as ‘Sister’ (1:3:1 and 3) and collectively call themselves the ‘weird sisters’ (1: 3:30), they are most often known as ‘The witches.’ The witches are enormously powerful in their manipula ...
... The Weird Sisters open the play and set up the dark, sinister tone of Macbeth. Although they refer to each other as ‘Sister’ (1:3:1 and 3) and collectively call themselves the ‘weird sisters’ (1: 3:30), they are most often known as ‘The witches.’ The witches are enormously powerful in their manipula ...
The Tragedy of Macbeth
... The three witches wait on the heath for their predestined meeting with Macbeth. The first witch gives an account of what she has been doing since their last meeting: She met a sailor’s wife who was eating chestnuts. She goes on to describe the incident, which would have included elements of an “urba ...
... The three witches wait on the heath for their predestined meeting with Macbeth. The first witch gives an account of what she has been doing since their last meeting: She met a sailor’s wife who was eating chestnuts. She goes on to describe the incident, which would have included elements of an “urba ...
ACT II, SCENE i - cloudfront.net
... REFERENCE & RECAP: King James (the dude who wrote the book about witches!) would relate to the plot to kill the king. His mother—Mary, Queen of Scots—was executed for plotting against Queen Elizabeth of England. His father was murdered, and his mother was suspected to be involved. Anne Boleyn, James ...
... REFERENCE & RECAP: King James (the dude who wrote the book about witches!) would relate to the plot to kill the king. His mother—Mary, Queen of Scots—was executed for plotting against Queen Elizabeth of England. His father was murdered, and his mother was suspected to be involved. Anne Boleyn, James ...
Many scholars consider Lady Macbeth a representation of pure evil
... one of Shakespeare’s most human and multi-faceted characters. Each time we hear Lady Macbeth, take note of her positive and negative characteristics. You should also briefly explain what she says or does to make you describe her in this way. ...
... one of Shakespeare’s most human and multi-faceted characters. Each time we hear Lady Macbeth, take note of her positive and negative characteristics. You should also briefly explain what she says or does to make you describe her in this way. ...
Macbeth Act IV - Whalen English
... Be comforted: Let's make us medicines of our great revenge MACDUFF He has no children. All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell! All? What, all my pretty chickens and their mother at once? MALCOLM Dispute it like a man. MACDUFF I shall do so. But I must also feel it as a man. MALCOLM Let grief co ...
... Be comforted: Let's make us medicines of our great revenge MACDUFF He has no children. All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell! All? What, all my pretty chickens and their mother at once? MALCOLM Dispute it like a man. MACDUFF I shall do so. But I must also feel it as a man. MALCOLM Let grief co ...
Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge
... Let your remembrance apply to Banquo; Present him eminence, both with eye and tongue – Unsafe the while, that we Must lave our honours in these flattering streams, And make our faces vizards to our hearts, Disguising what they are. ...
... Let your remembrance apply to Banquo; Present him eminence, both with eye and tongue – Unsafe the while, that we Must lave our honours in these flattering streams, And make our faces vizards to our hearts, Disguising what they are. ...
Training Texts
... Now the whole world will dance together: Any leader of the dance is god. * To the mountain! To the mountain! * Every woman in the land Has left her shuttle, left her loom, infected By the sting of gadfly Dionysus. Pentheus: The maenad’s shocking actions catch like fire: They’re spreading closer, to ...
... Now the whole world will dance together: Any leader of the dance is god. * To the mountain! To the mountain! * Every woman in the land Has left her shuttle, left her loom, infected By the sting of gadfly Dionysus. Pentheus: The maenad’s shocking actions catch like fire: They’re spreading closer, to ...
Macbeth Act 5, Scene 7
... Macbeth: Macduff! Of all men else I have avoided thee: but get thee back, my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already. ...
... Macbeth: Macduff! Of all men else I have avoided thee: but get thee back, my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already. ...
Describe a choice made by a character or individual in the
... ambition in his mind, but is finally persuaded, “Hear it not Duncan, for it is a knell which summons thee to heaven or to hell.” This is good detail from the play. How can you ‘unpack’ it to fit the question a little more directly? The choice Macbeth makes to murder King Duncan results in a change i ...
... ambition in his mind, but is finally persuaded, “Hear it not Duncan, for it is a knell which summons thee to heaven or to hell.” This is good detail from the play. How can you ‘unpack’ it to fit the question a little more directly? The choice Macbeth makes to murder King Duncan results in a change i ...
Macbeth-William Shakespeare
... 25. “Nothing in his life/Became him like the leaving it.” Speaker: ___________________ to ____________________ ...
... 25. “Nothing in his life/Became him like the leaving it.” Speaker: ___________________ to ____________________ ...
Example Paper Format 1.1
... not light see my black and deep desires” (I.4.57-58). The contrast between light and dark is obvious here, and the light will not be restored until Malcolm is restored as Scotland’s king. Lady Macbeth calls for “thick night” and “the dunnest smoke of hell” to surround her and her twisted schemes (I. ...
... not light see my black and deep desires” (I.4.57-58). The contrast between light and dark is obvious here, and the light will not be restored until Malcolm is restored as Scotland’s king. Lady Macbeth calls for “thick night” and “the dunnest smoke of hell” to surround her and her twisted schemes (I. ...
Gordonstoun School English Department: Macbeth controlled
... presentation of your chosen relationship with the presentation of the same relationship in an adaptation of the play. Use examples from both the play and the adaptation in your response. (30 marks – up to1000 words) Introduction: A brief outline of what Macbeth is about: genre? themes? the importanc ...
... presentation of your chosen relationship with the presentation of the same relationship in an adaptation of the play. Use examples from both the play and the adaptation in your response. (30 marks – up to1000 words) Introduction: A brief outline of what Macbeth is about: genre? themes? the importanc ...
Macbeth Act II - Lycée classique de Diekirch
... relax from the former atmosphere of horror and to laugh at the (bawdy) jokes of the porter, who brings us back into the normal world. The scene is, however, not only one of comic relief, but is also closely related to the remaining part of the play. The three examples mentioned by the porter all ref ...
... relax from the former atmosphere of horror and to laugh at the (bawdy) jokes of the porter, who brings us back into the normal world. The scene is, however, not only one of comic relief, but is also closely related to the remaining part of the play. The three examples mentioned by the porter all ref ...
1 | Page FACT SHEET TWELFTH NIGHT By William Shakespeare
... Soundbite: Never send a boy to do a man's job...especially when he's a woman! Summary: Nestled on the shores of a not-so-deserted fantasy island of pirates and wenches, Shakespeare's shipwrecked tale of love, sex and identity confusion (a frequent plot device of Shakespeare’s) begins in heartbreak ...
... Soundbite: Never send a boy to do a man's job...especially when he's a woman! Summary: Nestled on the shores of a not-so-deserted fantasy island of pirates and wenches, Shakespeare's shipwrecked tale of love, sex and identity confusion (a frequent plot device of Shakespeare’s) begins in heartbreak ...
Voodoo Macbeth
The Voodoo Macbeth is a common nickname for the Federal Theatre Project's 1936 New York production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Orson Welles adapted and directed the production, moved the play's setting from Scotland to a fictional Caribbean island, recruited an entirely African American cast, and earned the nickname for his production from the Haitian vodou that fulfilled the rôle of Scottish witchcraft. A box office sensation, the production is regarded as a landmark theatrical event for several reasons: its innovative interpretation of the play, its success in promoting African-American theatre, and its role in securing the reputation of its 20-year-old director.