Macbeth Personification
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Personifications is: ___________________________________________________________
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An example of personification is: _____________________________________________
You may choose ONE of the following words for your Personification
assignment:
Ambition, Fear, Honor, Power, Corruption, Guilt, Justice
The word I have chosen is: ________________
The definition of this word is: ________________________________________________
Give at least two examples of how this theme shows up in Macbeth. Use the
page in your packet where we wrote down which characters these themes
applied to for ideas.
Example #1:__________________________________________________________________
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Example #2: _________________________________________________________________
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Now, give one example of this theme from your life:
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Answer the following questions about your word to help you plan out your poem.
1. Will you personify your word as a male or female?
2. What does it look like? (clothing, physical appearance, age, etc.)
3. Who or what does it sound like? What kinds of things would it say?
4. Who or what does it act like?
5. Who are its friends?
6. Who does it admire?
7. What are its pet peeves (things that really annoy it)?
8. What does it do (job, spare time, hobbies, etc.)?
Now you are ready to write your personification. Look at the examples, and
model your personification after them. You should have a minimum of 150
words (use “word count” on the computer to show you how many words you
have). Your final draft should be typed – size 12 font and double spaced.