Yang/Briggs- FNDN I
Name ________________________
Passage Analysis Practice: 3.2.15-22
5.5.22-31
Macbeth:
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Prompt:
On a separate sheet of paper, write a well-developed paragraph analyzing how Shakespeare
uses figurative language to reveal Macbeth’s state of mind in the above passage. How does
this passage convey Macbeth’s attitude and add to the overall meaning of the play?
Use at least TWO specific examples from the passage for your analysis.
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Start with a THESIS that argues how Shakespeare’s figurative language reveals the
speaker’s attitude in the passage and builds meaning in the play.
Example : In this passage, Shakespeare employs __________(describe language
technique)________ to convey Macbeth’s feelings of __________________ and to build
the idea that _____________________________________________________________.
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Follow with CONTEXT identifying the speaker and the situation (What’s happening in
the passage? Who’s speaking and why?).
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Develop the paragraph with EVIDENCE smoothly integrated into clear, well-reasoned
ANALYSIS that proves your thesis. (2 pieces of evidence)
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Close with a sentence that articulates how the passage is significant to the play’s
overall mood or meaning.