MACBETH ACT 1 DIALOGUE ANALYSIS ACTIVITY
 Select a quotation from Act I, scenes 1, 2, 3, or 4.
 When selecting your quote, try to focus on characterization of Macbeth, Banquo, or the Witches. This means
the quote could be said by them (thus it is indirect characterization, as you are gathering impressions based on
what they are saying), or a quote said by another character about them (which is direct characterization,
because they are being directly spoken about and an impression is being presented to you).
1) Fold your paper in half.
2) Write the quote on the left side of your folded paper and properly cite it. (Example: Shakespeare 1.3.10-11).
That is Act.Scene.line#s.
3) Make sure to write under the citation who was speaking, and to whom. (this is your context)
4) On the right side of your folded paper, write your analysis of the quotation/passage (consider: why it is
significant/how it is significant/what it shows about the character/what it reveals about the plot/what it
foreshadows, if anything).
5) Exchange papers with someone. Read their quote and their analysis, and under their analysis, write your own.
You may agree with their analysis, but you must offer your own ideas to extend the analysis instead of repeating
theirs. You may of course just have a different interpretation as well.
6) Discuss both quotes and the analyses with your partner.
MACBETH ACT 1 DIALOGUE ANALYSIS ACTIVITY
 Select a quotation from Act I, scenes 1, 2, 3, or 4.
 When selecting your quote, try to focus on characterization of Macbeth, Banquo, or the Witches. This means
the quote could be said by them (thus it is indirect characterization, as you are gathering impressions based on
what they are saying), or a quote said by another character about them (which is direct characterization,
because they are being directly spoken about and an impression is being presented to you).
1) Fold your paper in half.
2) Write the quote on the left side of your folded paper and properly cite it. (Example: Shakespeare 1.3.10-11).
That is Act.Scene.line#s.
3) Make sure to write under the citation who was speaking, and to whom. (this is your context)
4) On the right side of your folded paper, write your analysis of the quotation/passage (consider: why it is
significant/how it is significant/what it shows about the character/what it reveals about the plot/what it
foreshadows, if anything).
5) Exchange papers with someone. Read their quote and their analysis, and under their analysis, write your own.
You may agree with their analysis, but you must offer your own ideas to extend the analysis instead of repeating
theirs. You may of course just have a different interpretation as well.
6) Discuss both quotes and the analyses with your partner.