Macbeth: The Bloodiest (and shortest) Play!

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Macbeth The Bloodiest (and shortest) Play!

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• Setting of Shakespeares Macbeth11th Century,
  primarily in Scotland As the play begins
• Scotland is fighting off the forces of Norway.
• King Duncan vs. Sweno
• Macbeth(Thane of Glamis) defeats Macdonwald, a
  traitor fighting for Norway.
• The Thane of Cawdor aids Norway Duncan has him
  executed.
• Macbeth is granted his title.
• Thaneearl, duke or other high position of
  nobility

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• The Story
• The ambitious Macbeth kills King Duncan and a lot
  of other people to become King!
• Why?
• Three witches prophesied that he would be king.
• Essential Questions
• Who is to blame for this tragedy?
• Is the play more psychological or spiritual in
  nature?

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• Why do we read Macbeth?
• A great story of a tragic hero a hero who
  suffers because of his flaw(s).
• One of the original stories of a power- hungry
  man who dies in his pursuit of power.
• It has witches, ghosts, and a floating head!
• We have to read a play by Shakespeare and Macbeth
  is the shortest and bloodiest of his plays!
• It has Great Lines!!

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• Historical Macbeth
• Actually a good king
• Has legitimate ties to the throne.
• Believed to have killed the historical Duncan
• Had a pretty good life, in contrast to
  Shakespeares Macbeth

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• How do we read this language?
• (What do we do when were lost?)
• Many of the words sound like the word we would
  use today. See if you can figure out words based
  on the sound.
• 2. Use prior knowledge to make guesses.
• 3. Context Clues. What might a person be saying
  at that point? What words might be symbolic of an
  obvious response?
• 4. Monitor Go back and read the lines with your
  guess on what the word means.
• 3. Use margin notes!

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TERMS

• Tragedy
• Tragic hero
• Tragic Flaw
• Aside
• Soliloquy