DATE:
BLOCK:
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
1 (AP Lit & Comp)
WORK COLLECTED/CHECKED/DUE:
1. None
CLASSWORK:
1. Standardized Quiz #1 (Rebecca Houston needs to make up next week)
2. Question of the Day sheet for the week of March 23, 2015 (#58)
 Why do people believe the guards killed King Duncan?
3. Daily Edits Set #8 , sentence #3 (#60)
 Pronoun-antecedent agreement: singular pronouns go with singular nouns, and
plural pronouns go with plural nouns
 “Everyone,” “everybody,” “someone,” and “somebody” are ALL singular words
 “None of us are going to the party tonight.”
 “None” is a contraction for “Not one”
 “us” is NOT the subject of the sentence, as it is the object of the preposition
“of.”
 Therefore, this sentence is WRONG.
 “None of us is going to the party tonight.”
4. Macbeth performances
 I.i (three witches: Rebecca, Mark, and Julia M)
 I.ii.1-78 (Emily as Duncan, Paige as Malcolm, Mr. Reiff as Captain, Danielle as
Lennox, and Katie as Ross)
 I.iii.1-92 (First Witch, Second Witch, Third Witch, Mr. Reiff as Macbeth, and
Meagan as Banquo)
 I.v.1-86 (Abbey as Lady Macbeth (soliloquy), Messenger, and Macbeth)
 I.vi (Duncan, Banquo, and Lady Macbeth): not performed
 I.vii.1-96 (Mr. Reiff as Macbeth and Abbey as Lady Macbeth
5. Macbeth performances
 II.iii.1-172 (DVD of the Porter Scene!) (Porter, Macduff, Macbeth, Lennox, Lady
Macbeth, Banquo, Malcolm, and Donalbain)
 The beginning of this scene is present for comic relief in the tragedy
 II.iii.25: Know the FOUR things that drink does to a man
 Nose-painting (rosacea, which is adult acne)
 Sleep (passed out)
 Urine (that was one seriously long morning wiz; imagine the “Evacuation,
complete” scene from Austin Powers)
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Lechery (again, a reference to Austin Powers: Do I make you horny,
baby??). Yes, you may WANT to perform, but, since alcohol is a
depressant, you won't be able to perform!
The Porter imagines that he is the porter of hell, and, in a way, he is!
Equivocation: Macbeth is being constantly pushed towards doing things.
He tries to lie without lying (“Yes, the king’s PLAN is to leave today….”)
II.iii.61-69: foreshadowing of the discovery (scary weather) and DARKNESS!
 Macduff discovers Duncan’s body. Macbeth, upon “discovering” the
guards’ having killed Duncan, kills the guards!
6. Macbeth Act II Starred quotations
 Seated conversation with your DUNSINANE partner: explain Starred Quotation
#12: Macbeth, playing the part of the surprised host, is asked why he killed the
guards. He responds by saying that his instincts for revenge took over, even
though he knows that he probably should not have killed the guards! It’s the
dichotomy of human nature!
 Concept of fatal flaw
7. Macbeth Act III prompt: “Famous Words”: “To be thus [King] is nothing but to
be safely thus.”
 Meet with your INVERNESS partner to discuss the handout. [Notes below are
from previous sections of the course, but are relatively the same as those
discussed today]
 What might Macbeth mean by this statement?
 Being a king means nothing if the king is not safe
 Having the title of king is no good when your throne is in jeopardy
 Macbeth is thinking about eliminating the competition
 Being a king means never being safe, as people always want the position
 If one is king but never feels safe, what’s the point?
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How might Macbeth attempt to secure his position?
 Yes, he could kill anyone who gets in his way. OTHER than that, he could:
 change laws to secure his position; banish people; get better security; control
who is allowed to be in his presence; please his people by providing needed
services to them; tighten his authority over people; throw people in jail;
befriend his enemies: keep your friends close and your enemies closer; instill
fear in others and remind people of his “heroic” actions after Duncan’s
murder; make sure Malcolm & Donalbain stay out of the way.
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Who might pose a threat to this position?
 Banquo: one of only people who knows the prophecies (along with witches,
Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth), AND Fleance (and descendants) is supposed to
be king
 Malcolm & Donalbain: Malcolm is true heir to throne
 Fleance: meant to be king later in life
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Macduff: growing suspicious
Lady Macbeth! She’s used to controlling him, telling him what to do, planning
for him. She will think she has more power than he!
The three witches: remember, they didn’t tell him the whole story!
STARRED thought of the day!!!: Macbeth himself!! Paranoia and guilt
could overcome him!
8. Macbeth performances
 III.i.1-162 (Mr. Reiff as Macbeth, Abbey as Lady Macbeth, Meagan as
Banquo, Jake S as First Murderer, and Jake W as Second Murderer
 Note: barren (line 67). Lady Macbeth & Macbeth can’t have children!!
 Starred quotations
 III.i.1-3: Banquo says that Macbeth has everything the witches promised
Macbeth, but Banquo believes that Macbeth got those things through evil
means!
 III.i.52-55: discussed above!!
 III.i.103-120: Macbeth questions the manhood of the murderers in order to get
them to do as he wishes, JUST AS Lady Macbeth questioned Macbeth’s
manhood!!
 Macbeth hires the murderers to kill BOTH Banquo & Fleance
 What is different about the plan to take care of Banquo? Lady Macbeth is
NOT involved!
HANDOUTS/NOTEBOOK UPDATE:
1. Sample AP exam (#5)
2. Method to the Madness of Metaphors (#47)
3. Elements of a Sonnet (#48)
4. Sonnet 18 (#49)
5. Sonnet I (#50)
6. Question of the Day sheet for the week of March 16, 2015 (#51)
7. Daily Edits Set #6 review paragraph (#52)
8. Daily Edits Set #7 (#53)
9. Macbeth Reading Schedule (#54)
10. Macbeth Study Guide (#55)
11. Tone (#56)
12. Macbeth tragedy, internal conflict, and other important items (#57)
13. Question of the Day sheet for the week of March 23, 2015 (#58)
14. Daily Edits Set #7 review paragraph (#59)
15. Daily Edits Set #8 (#60)
ASSIGNMENTS/REMINDERS:
1. Thursday, March 26, 2015: Have Act V of Macbeth completed and have all of
Macbeth Act V Starred Quotations completed
2. Friday, March 27, 2015: essay portion of the Macbeth test, which will count on Q3.
The multiple-choice section will be given upon our return from Spring Break, and it
will count on Q4.
3. Friday, March 27, 2015: End of Marking Period Three
4. Monday, March 23, 2015 through Friday, April 10, 2015: Standardized mid-term
window
5. Tuesday, April 7, 2015: First day back from spring break
6. Friday, April 10, 2015: Rockin’ the Schoolhouse show in HHS auditorium at 7:00
PM
7. Friday, May 1, 2015: Act 80 day (students out at 11:00 AM). Senior Prom night.
8. Monday, May 4, 2015: Surrrrrrrrrrre, you’ll be here.
9. Monday, May 4, 2015 through Friday, May 15, 2015: AP testing window
10. Wednesday, May 6, 2015: English Literature & Composition AP exam (morning
session)
11. Monday, May 11, 2015 through Friday, May 22, 2015: Standardized Quiz #2 window
12. Wednesday, May 13, 2015 through Wednesday, May 27, 2015: Keystone Testing
window
13. Tuesday, May 19, 2015: No school (in-service day for teachers)
14. Friday, May 22, 2015: Final deadline for SLO essay revisions (more details later)
15. Monday, May 25, 2015: No school (Memorial Day)
16. Wednesday, June 3, 2015: Senior Final Exams for blocks 1 & 2 (regular school day)
17. Thursday, June 4, 2015: Senior Final Exams for blocks 3 & 4 (regular school day)
18. Monday, June 8, 2015: Graduation at Villanova at 7:30 PM!