MACBETH
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
(IV.1.10-11)
KRENZEL
2011
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CONTENTS
Calendar
Case Study
Soliloquy Project
The Geography of Macbeth
Notes: Act I: Respond p. 346 #2 - #8 (Choose one)
 scene i
book p. 328
 scene ii
book p. 329
 scene iii
book p. 331
 scene iv
book p. 337
 scene v
book p. 339
 scene vi
book p. 341
 scene vii
book p. 343
 Act I: visualization
Identifying Character Traits
The Criminal Mind
Lady Macbeth’s Equivocation
No Regrets?
Compare/Contrast Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Notes: Act II: Respond p. 362 #7 or #8
 scene i
book p. 348
 scene ii
book p. 350
 scene iii
book p. 354
 scene iv
book p. 359
 Act II: visualization
Shakespeare’s Language
Notes: Act III: Respond p. 381 #3, #4, or #5
 scene i
book p. 363
 scene ii
book p. 368
 scene iii
book p. 371
 scene iv
book p. 372
 scene v
book p. 377
 scene vi
book p. 378
 Act III: visualization
Reading Drama (Act IV)
Notes: Act IV: Respond p. 399 #8 or #9
 scene i
book p. 382
 scene ii
book p. 388
 scene iii
book p. 391
 Act IV: visualization
Reading Drama (Act V)
Notes: Act V: Respond p. 420 #5, #6, or #7
 scene i
book p. 401
 scene ii
book p. 404
 scene iii
book p. 405
 scene iv
book p. 408
 scene v
book p. 409
 scene vi
book p. 410
 scene vii
book p. 411
 scene viii
book p. 414
 Act V: visualization
The Three Visions
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Character Flaws
Obituary Page
32 Second Macbeth
Macbeth Writing Projects
p. 1
p. 2
p. 3
p. 5
p. 6 – 10
p. 11
p. 12
p. 13
p. 14
p. 15
p. 16 – 19
p. 20
p. 21 – 23
p. 24
p. 25 – 28
p. 29
p. 30 – 34
p. 35
p. 36
p. 37
p. 38
p. 39
p. 40 – 41
MACBETH CALENDAR
All dates subject to change with notice. Quizzes given as needed – Keep up with the packet!
PACKETS DUE 12/9, TEST 12/9, PROJECTS PRESENTED 12/12, 12/13 OR 12/14
Monday
(October) 31
Notes (p. 313 –
322)
Intro and packet
Tuesday
(November) 1
Finish notes
7
Act I.6-7
8
No School
14
Act II.3-4,
Holinshed’s
Chronicles p. 361
Journals due
15
Respond p.
362 #7 or #8
Watch Acts I-II
21
Act III.6,
Holinshed’s
Chronicles p. 380
28
Act IV.2-3
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2
Act I.1-2
3
Act I.3
4
Act I.4-5
Journals due
9
Respond p.
346 #2 - #8
(Choose one)
16
Act III.1
10
Act II.1-2
11
No School
17
Act III.2-3
18
Act III.4-5
22
Act IV.1
Journals due
23
No School
24
No School
25
No School
29
Respond p.
399 #8 or #9
Watch
30
Finish
watching Act
(December) 1
Act V.1-2
2
Act V.3-4
Journals due
8
Review
9
TEST
Packets due
Journals due
IV
5
Act V.5-6
12
Projects
Acts III-IV
6
Respond p.
420 #5, #6, or
#7
13
Projects
7
Watch Act V
14
Projects
Soliloquy – Macbeth, Act I
A soliloquy is a conversation with one’s self. In plays, it is sometimes directed at the audience.
Usually lengthy, the character speaks their inner-most thoughts aloud. It is delivered by the
character while on the stage alone.
At the beginning of Act I, scene vii, Macbeth vacillates between wanting to kill King Duncan and
being content with remaining the Thane of Cawdor. His indecision ends with him deciding that
he will not kill King Duncan. It’s not a lack of ambition, but a fear of retribution that keeps him
from plotting against his king.
This activity involves creating your own soliloquy. Choose one of the situations below. Write at
least 10 lines that show your own vacillation and indecision. Like Macbeth, weigh the
consequences of each action. Part of the process will be to see the other viewpoint… put your
self in the opposite position of your first reaction. Show indecision, but make a decision by the
end.
The situations:
1. You are lost in a desert with your best friend. You are on the verge of death, when
suddenly a man on a camel appears. He only has enough food for one of you, and you
must make the choice of who gets the food since your friend is too weak to argue either
way.
2. You’ve broken your mother’s favorite lamp, and she is due home any minute. You know
your mother would ground you for two weeks if she found out. You also know your
brother has been disciplined for throwing things around the house before, so if you
blamed him, your mother would believe you. Do you blame him or take the blame
yourself?
3. You’ve just been elected President of the Senior class, and you’ve shared the news with
all of your friends and family. Later, while you are studying the results, you realize that
someone made an error in counting the ballots and you actually lost the race by one
vote. The person who actually won is someone whom you know would do a terrible
job. Do you point out the error by telling the advisor or keep quiet?
We will be sharing our work.
To help you get started:
Choose a problem.
Make a decision.
List the pros and cons of your decision and the consequences.
PROS
CONS
CONSEQUENCES
Are you happy with your first decision? Make it final or change it.
Then… write!!!
Your grade will be applied to the writing component of your marking period grade. I will grade
you in the following manner:
Did you choose a situation?
Do you clearly show vacillation between the two sides?
Do you clearly show the pros and cons of each side?
Is the writing itself clear and understandable?
Did you make a final decision?
I.i
Setting:
Characters:
Witch
2nd Witch
Important quotes and ideas:
1st
3rd Witch
Questions and connections:
I.ii
Setting:
Characters:
Duncan
Malcolm
Captain
Important quotes and ideas:
Lennox
Ross
Questions and connections:
I.iii
Setting:
Characters:
1st Witch
2nd Witch
3rd Witch
Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
Banquo
Ross
Angus
Questions and connections:
I.iv
Setting:
Characters:
Duncan
Malcolm
Macbeth
Banquo
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
I.v
Setting:
Characters:
Lady Macbeth
Messenger
Important quotes and ideas:
Macbeth
Questions and connections:
I.vi
Setting:
Characters:
Duncan
Banquo
Important quotes and ideas:
Lady Macbeth
Questions and connections:
I.vii
Setting:
Characters:
Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
Lady Macbeth
Questions and connections:
End of Act I
MACBETH: ACT I VISUALIZATION
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I
Identifying Character Traits
In the first act you were introduced to five key characters in the play. In the squares below, jot down a
few phrases about each character. Put their names below the squares. Then draw lines between
these characters and write a brief description of their relationship to each other.
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I
The Criminal Mind
When Shakespeare first shows us Macbeth, we see a hero, a man who would fight to the death for the
king. Throughout Act I, Shakespeare gradually introduces the moral struggle developing in Macbeth’s
mind. The evil side is threatening to overwhelm the good side by the end of the act. In each column
below, write events, dialogue, or thoughts that reflect these changes in Macbeth in Act I.
The Good Macbeth
Neutral/Ambiguous
The Evil Macbeth
1. Do you think Macbeth would have changed if the witches had not appeared? Explain.
2. Do you think most people are as susceptible to temptation as Macbeth? Explain why or why
not.
II.i
Setting:
Characters:
Banquo
Fleance
Important quotes and ideas:
Macbeth
Questions and connections:
II.ii
Setting:
Characters:
Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
Lady Macbeth
Questions and connections:
II.iii
Setting:
Characters:
Porter
Macduff
Lennox
Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Donalbain
Malcolm
Questions and connections:
II.iv
Setting:
Characters:
Old Man
Ross
Macduff
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
End of Act II
MACBETH: ACT II VISUALIZATION
III.i
Setting:
Characters:
Banquo
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
Attendant
1st murderer
2nd murderer
Questions and connections:
III.ii
Setting:
Characters:
Lady Macbeth
Servant
Important quotes and ideas:
Macbeth
Questions and connections:
III.iii
Setting:
Characters:
1st murderer
2nd murderer
Important quotes and ideas:
3rd murderer
Banquo
Questions and connections:
III.iv
Setting:
Characters:
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
1st murderer
lords
Lennox
Important quotes and ideas:
Ross
Ghost of Banquo
Questions and connections:
III.v
Setting:
Characters:
1st witch
Important quotes and ideas:
Hecate
Questions and connections:
III.vi
Setting:
Characters:
Lennox
Important quotes and ideas:
lord
Questions and connections:
End of Act III
MACBETH: ACT III VISUALIZATION
IV.i
Setting:
Characters:
1st Witch
2nd Witch
3rd Witch
Hecate
Macbeth
Important quotes and ideas:
1st Apparition
2nd Apparition
3rd Apparition
Lennox
Questions and connections:
IV.ii
Setting:
Characters:
Lady Macduff
Ross
Son of Macduff
Important quotes and ideas:
Messenger
1st murderer
Questions and connections:
IV.iii
Setting:
Characters:
Malcolm
Macduff
Doctor
Important quotes and ideas:
Ross
Questions and connections:
End of Act IV
MACBETH: ACT IV VISUALIZATION
V.i
Setting:
Characters:
Doctor
Gentlewoman
Important quotes and ideas:
Lady Macbeth
Questions and connections:
V.ii
Setting:
Characters:
Menteith
Angus
Important quotes and ideas:
Caithness
Lennox
Questions and connections:
V.iii
Setting:
Characters:
Macbeth
Servant
Important quotes and ideas:
Seyton
Doctor
Questions and connections:
V.iv
Setting:
Characters:
Malcolm
Menteith
Siward
Macduff
soldiers
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
V.v
Setting:
Characters:
Macbeth
Seyton
Important quotes and ideas:
Messenger
Questions and connections:
V.vi
Setting:
Characters:
Malcolm
Siward
Important quotes and ideas:
Macduff
Questions and connections:
V.vii
Setting:
Characters:
Macbeth
Young Siward
Macduff
Important quotes and ideas:
Questions and connections:
Siward
Malcolm
V.viii
Setting:
Characters:
Macbeth
Macduff
Malcolm
Important quotes and ideas:
Siward
Ross
Questions and connections:
End of Act V
MACBETH: ACT V VISUALIZATION
OBITUARY PAGE
(LIST CHARACTER’S NAME AND ACT/SCENE WHEN HE/SHE SHUFFLED LOOSE HIS/HER MORTAL COIL)
32 SECOND MACBETH
TEACHING SHAKESPEARE at the Folger Library
The 32-second Macbeth
Actors 1, 2, 3
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Actor 4
What bloody man is that?
Actor 2
A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come
Macbeth
So foul and fair a day I have not seen
Actor 3
All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!
Macbeth
If chance will have me king, then chance will crown me
Actor 5
Unsex me here
Macbeth
If it were done when ‘tis done
Actor 5
Screw your courage to the sticking place
Macbeth
Is this a dagger that I see before me?
Actor 4 dies
Actor 5
A little water clears us of this deed
Actor 6
Fly, good Fleance, fly!
Actor 6 dies
Macbeth
Blood will have blood
Actors 1, 2, 3
Double, double, toil and trouble
Actor 7
He has kill’d me, mother!
Actor 7 dies
Actor 8
Bleed, bleed, poor country
Actor 5
Out damn’d spot
Actor 5 dies
Macbeth
Out, out, brief candle!
Actor 8
Turn, hell-hound, turn!
Macbeth
Lay on Macduff
Macbeth dies
Actor 8
Actor 1
Hail, king of Scotland!
Witch
Actor 4
Actor 7
Actor 2
Actor 5
Actor 8
Actor 3
Actor 6
Actor 9
Macbeth
Macbeth Writing Project Choices
Projects (choose one writing AND one creative option)
WRITING:
1. Rewrite a scene from the play in modern English. (Choose the scene wisely) min 2 pages – must
keep script format
2. Read about Captain Donwald and his wife in Holinshed’s Chronicles and compare and contrast
them to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. (250 words)
3. Research the life of Macbeth—the title character is a real Scottish historical figure. Report the
highlights of his life. (250 words)
4. Imagine you are a political reporter assigned to Macbeth’s castle. Write a news story about the
events that occurred the night Duncan was killed. Include in the first paragraph or two what
happened, and why it happened. Because you are writing a news story, do not include opinion
or information on events that were not public events, however, make sure to include the
strange happenings in nature. (150 words)
5. Research the life and assassination plot of King James I and report the highlights. (250 words)
INDIVIDUAL CREATIVE:
6. On fabric or paper, create a mural of the most significant events in the story. (7 scene
minimum)
7. Research life in Macbeth’s Scotland. Include such topics as housing, food, clothing, religion,
entertainment, social classes, politics, education, dating and marriage, and occupations. –
report back in a PowerPoint (print and bring for presentation)
8. Script a eulogy after Lady Macbeth’s death given by Macbeth.
9. Design a t-shirt that could be sold at the production of Macbeth. Include a quotation from the
play. Be sure to include the name of the play and the season in which it is playing.
GROUP CREATIVE (2-4 PEOPLE)
1. Create a board game based on the characters and plot of this play. The board game should
have pictures and/or words that represent places or happenings in the story. Be sure to
include detailed directions that explain how to play the game.
2. Present a news broadcast of a “special report” on the death of Duncan. Interview family
members and others involved in the event. If possible, dress in clothing reflective of that
time.
3. When people go to a stage production, they always receive a program. Create a program
for Macbeth that includes:
a. a cover
b. Two articles of general interest-restaurant reviews, fashion trends, news stories.
c. One article on the historical background of the play-globe theater, Shakespeare’s
life, life in London.
d. Act-by-act summaries (including songs if you choose a musical).
e. Several advertisements as fillers.
If you have other ideas, please “clear” them with me FIRST!!!!!!