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Macbeth (full video) [02:11:34] http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254136
Topics:
Choose ONE of the following:
- The theme of “Fair is foul, foul is fair” permeates throughout the play. Explain what it means, providing examples from the play to support your answer.
- Lady Macbeth – discuss her influence and the ebb and flow of power in Macbeth.
- Are the weird sisters instigators of Macbeth’s actions, or do they merely report what’s destined to be?
- Choose two of the minor characters in Macbeth and examine how they contribute to the play's action.
- Examine Macbeth's mental deterioration throughout the play.
- Macbeth is about various kinds of murder (among other things). Does the play distinguish between honorable and dishonorable violence? Can this very bloody play be seen as a plea for peace and human harmony?
- Discuss the use of clothing as a metaphor in Macbeth.
- Characterize the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. If the main theme of Macbeth is ambition, whose ambition is the driving force of the play-Macbeth’s, Lady Macbeth’s, or both?
- Discuss Macbeth’s visions and hallucinations. What role do they play in the development (or downfall), of the character.
- Discuss how Macbeth’s tragic flaw, his unquenchable lust for power, eventually leads to his downfall.
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Documented Essay
One objective of AP Literature is to write an essay which incorporates outside sources. For your Macbeth essay, you will write a literary research essay, explaining your own point of view about the play and using other writers’ ideas to back up your own. A research essay is not much different from a regular, five paragraph essay. The only difference is that in addition to direct quotations from the text, you will also incorporate direct quotations and summaries of other writers’ ideas about Macbeth/Shakespeare.
NOTE: This is a significant assignment. Make sure you give it the attention it deserves. Before we
get to the topics, a reminder of a few ground rules:
- Plagiarism (even a sniff of it) will result in a zero. If an incident occurs where one student has copied the work of another, BOTH get zeros. You are responsible to preserve the integrity of your work. If you have been collaborating with friends throughout this play, now would be a good time to branch out on your own.
- Length: 3-4 MLA-style pages. These parameters are firm. The Works Cited page does not count in the total number of pages. Students will lose marks for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors, so edit your work carefully. It would probably be a good idea to have it peer edited.
- You must have a minimum of 3-4 sources:
One source will be print or a reputable internet site
One source will be scholarly journal
Of course, your primary source – the play
If you have a question about the source, please check with me or Mrs. Bowling.
- NO quote lumps.
- Due date: DECEMBER 14, 2011 by 8:15 a.m. LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Do not wait until the last minute to do this assignment.
- As with any essay your job will be to decide on one topic (do not mix topics), choose an angle, and write a convincing argument. In order to create a convincing argument, you MUST quote material to support your opinions. Failure to do so will result in a weak argument, and a low score.
William Shakespeare: Macbeth's Soliloquy
Grade: 9-12
Listen to an actor's recitation of a famous soliloquy in William Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth.' In this monologue, the title character laments the emptiness of life.
©1997, Monterey Media.
[54:09]
Macbeth, Act V, Scene 4 http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254159
Grade: 9-12
A clip from the full video: Macbeth
Series: Shakespeare
Near Birnam Wood, Malcolm, Macduff and their force assemble for the assault upon Macbeth's castle, Malcolm instructing his men to camouflage themselves with branches from the trees of Birnam Wood.
©1994, TMW.
[01:04]
Macbeth: Act lV Court Masque Spectacle http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254700
Grade: 9-12
The murder of Lady Macduff and her young son in Act IV, scene ii, marks the moment in which Macbeth descends into utter madness, killing neither for political gain nor to silence an enemy, but simply out of a furious desire to do harm.
©2007, TMW.
[01:46]
Macbeth, Act II, Scene 4 http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254147
Grade: 9-12
A clip from the full video:
MacbethOutside of the castle, an old man describes the strange, unnatural omens that have appeared on this, the night of the king's murder. Macduff believes that because the king's sons have fled, they are behind Duncan's murder, and then he announces that Macbeth has been made the new king of Scotland.
©1994, TMW.
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Macbeth, Act V, Scene 1 http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254156
Grade: 9-12
A clip from the full video:
MacbethAs a doctor and her gentlewoman look on, Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep, mumbling expressions of guilt, including the lament that "All the perfumes of Arabia" will not sweeten her blood-stained hands. In this half-dead state, she speaks of the crimes against Duncan, Banquo and Lady Macduff.
©1994, TMW.
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Macbeth: Act V Isolation, Paranoia http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254701
Grade: 9-12
Lady Macbeth enters in a trance with a candle in her hand. Bemoaning the murders of Lady Macduff and Banquo, she seems to see blood on her hands and claims that nothing will ever wash it off. She leaves, and the doctor and gentlewoman marvel at her descent into madness.
©2007, TMW.
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Macbeth, Act I, Scene 1 http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254137
Grade: 9-12
A clip from the full video:
MacbethPlay opens on an eerie, macabre note in "an open place," where we see the three witches, the "weird sisters." They announce their intention to meet with Macbeth once the "hurly-burly" of a battle between the forces loyal to the King Duncan (led by Macbeth) and a rebels army (led by the current Thane of Cawdor) comes to an end.
©1994, TMW.
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Macbeth, Act I, Scene 2 http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=254138
Grade: 9-12
A clip from the full video:
MacbethAt the camp of the Scottish King Duncan, a wounded officer tells the king and his son, Malcolm, about the heroism of Macbeth and his friend Banquo in the fight against the rebels. When news arrives that the battle has now been won, Duncan orders the execution of the captured Thane of Cawdor and then transfers this title and estate to Macbeth, the new Thane of Cawdor.
©1994, TMW.
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