Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Post XV: Song
You are responsible for choosing the music for the new film version of Macbeth. Choose one specific scene from the play and then identify the song that should accompany the scene. Explain why the song you chose would be a perfect compliment to the scene.
Post XIV: Characterization
Choose a quote or short excerpt from the text that you feel is rich in characterization. Type the quote/excerpt below and then specifically describe how this quote/excerpt characterizes a specific character. A review of characterization can be found below:
Characterization is the means by which writers present and reveal character. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization.
Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”
Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character.
The typical methods of revealing character in fiction:
What the character says (what they say and how they say it)
What the character does
What the character looks like (dress, appearance…)
What the character thinks and feels
What others think/say about the character
What the narrator says implicitly/explicitly about the character
Characterization is the means by which writers present and reveal character. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization.
Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”
Indirect Characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character.
The typical methods of revealing character in fiction:
What the character says (what they say and how they say it)
What the character does
What the character looks like (dress, appearance…)
What the character thinks and feels
What others think/say about the character
What the narrator says implicitly/explicitly about the character
Post XIII: What next?
Based on everything that has taken place in the story thus far, make a prediction about what's going to happen next.
Post XII: reader response
Pick the most important word/line/image/object/event in Act III and explain why you chose it; be sure to support your explanation with examples from the text.
Post XI: Talk show
Pretend you're Oprah or Ellen and Shakespeare is your guest for the day. List two questions that you would ask Shakespeare about Macbeth.
Post X: Haiku
A haiku is major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
Write a haiku describing one character or event from Macbeth.
Write a haiku describing one character or event from Macbeth.
Post IX: Extra Extra
The King is dead! Duncan has just been found dead at Macbeth’s residence.
The editors of your newspaper have assigned you to report on the tragic event.
Come up with a headline that catches the attention of the reader
The editors of your newspaper have assigned you to report on the tragic event.
Come up with a headline that catches the attention of the reader
Post VIII- outside forces
Remember that outside forces may also contribute to the hero's downfall. Identify and explain those outside forces that contribute to Macbeth's downfall. Who makes the great contribution?
Post VII: Tragic hero
The tragic hero exhibits extraordinary abilities but also a tragic flaw, a fatal error in judgment or weakness in character, that leads directly to his or her downfall.
Apply this description to the character of Macbeth. Define Macbeth's extraordinary abilities and identify his tragic flaw.
Apply this description to the character of Macbeth. Define Macbeth's extraordinary abilities and identify his tragic flaw.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Post V: Evil
According to the critic L.C. Knights, "Macbeth defines a particular kind of evil - the evil that results from a lust for power." On the basis of what you have read so far, do you agree? Is excessive ambition the only source of Macbeth "evil"? Support your opinion with specific details from the text.
Post IV: Do you think?
Do you think Macbeth would have killed Duncan if his wife had not urged him to? Explain your answer using direct quotes from the play.
Post III: The Pardoner's Tale
What do Macbeth and his wife have in common with the villainous characters in "The Pardoner's Tale"? Explain your answer using specific information from the story and the play.
Post 2: Shakespeare
Hundreds of years later and we're still reading Shakespeare. Why? Do you think he should be retired? What is the experience of reading Shakespeare like for you?
Post 1: Reaction
Explore how a twenty-first century American audience would react to the issues and situations in Macbeth differently from a seventeenth century English audience.
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