Macbeth Unit Activities
Day 1: Iambic Pentameter Review Sheet
Fill in the Answers to the following questions using the information in the Powerpoint
presentation.
What is an iamb?
Stressed Syllables are represented by: ______________________
Unstressed Syllables are represented by:_____________________
What is iambic pentameter?
What does iambic pentameter look like?
What is Blank Verse?
Read and listen to the stress pattern of the following line from Macbeth:
“Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, beware Macduff”
Now go back and mark the stressed or unstressed syllables in this line.
Here is another example from Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. Please read and mark this line:
"The course of true love never did run true"
Day 1: Iambic Pentameter Practice
Using the information you learned about in the presentation, mark the stressed and
unstressed syllables for each verse from Macbeth.
Use ´ for stressed syllables and ˘ for unstressed syllables.
Then, write on the line what type of foot is used.
As cannons overcharged with double cracks (I, ii, 37)
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No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive (I, ii, 63)
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So foul and fair a day I have not seen (I, iii, 38)
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What hath quenched them hath given me fire. Hark! Peace! (II, ii, 2)
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Eye of newt and toe of frog (IV, i, 14)
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Your Turn
Write 5 verses of your own using iambic pentameter and the given theme.
1. School
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2. Music
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3. Sports
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4. Movies
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5. Food
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Anticipation Guide
Take a look at the statements below.
Check “yes” if you agree, and “no” if you disagree.
It is wrong to give in to temptation.
YES___ NO___
There is no difference between greed and ambition.
YES___ NO___
There is no such thing as fate. Our actions decide everything.
YES___ NO___
It is right to break my moral code for a loved one, but not for a stranger.
YES___ NO___
If someone predicted that I would one day be in a position of importance (i.e. the
President of the United States), I would wait for it to happen, rather than try to make it
happen.
YES___ NO___
I listen to my conscience.
YES___ NO___
It is possible to do something wrong and not feel guilty for it afterwards.
YES___ NO___
You should never kill another person.
YES___ NO___
What goes around comes around.
YES___ NO___
There are people that can predict the future.
YES___ NO___
One should never compromise his/her values.
YES___ NO___
Now, pick one statement and on the back of this page,
sketch a scene that justifies this statement.