Macbeth by William
Shakespeare
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Reading Log______/125 points
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SENIOR ENGLISH
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Act
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Themes
Witchcraft
Conflict
European history
Elizabethan
England
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Summary of events/plot
Scene 1: 3 witches gather, they are
strange
Scene 2: People report to King
Duncan that Macbeth was victorious
and valiant in battle. He is being given
a new title from King Duncan of
Scotland and will now be called
THANE OF CAWDOR instead of
THANE OF GLAMIS. The former
Thane of Cawdor was disloyal to the
king and will be killed.
Lit Terms
Paradox: an internal contradiction
in the words
1. “When the battle is lost and
won,” – 3 witches (1.1.4)
2. “Fair is foul and foul is fair,”
-3 witches (1.1.10)
Biblical allusion: “…memorize
another Golgotha…” (1.2. 40) this is
a reference to Christ’s crucifixion
helping us to understand how
murderous these battles are.
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Author’s Message
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