Today, you received a handout of literary terms.
IN CLASS TODAY:
We moved ahead in Macbeth finishing scene ii and moving into scene iii, where Angus and Ross tell Macbeth that he has been made Thane of Cawdor. We studied Macbeth's reaction to this news, and Banquo's reaction to Macbeth's reaction, looking carefully at the warning Banquo gives him, and Macbeth's response. We also tried to figure out what Macbeth thinks about when he hears this news.Macbeth and Banquo seem to respond to the witches' prophesies in different ways.
PHASE 1: During and immediately following the encounter with the witches
BANQUO: Curious, distanced, wary, interested but uninvested
MACBETH: Scared, spellbound ("rapt"), curious, invested, eager, disbelieving, hopeful, excited
PHASE 2: During and immediately following the encounter with Ross and Angus
BANQUO: Leery, cautious, disbelieving (cleary distrusts the source="Can the devil speak true?")
MACBETH: Reckless, ambitious, mesmerized with more concrete images of Duncan's death, eager, seeming to rationalize.
These two have just been in battle together and are good friends. What does this difference in responses, and the increasing divergence between them, tell us about their relationship?
Then, if time allowed, in your table "pie pieces" groups, I had you do two things:
Write stage directions for the types of facial expressions and gestures both Macbeth and Banquo would use from lines 104-146 of scene iii.
Make conjectures about what Banquo will say to Ross and Angus when he pulls them aside for "a word."
CLASS NOTES:
There were no notes for today.
HOMEWORK: FINISH the essay assignment. Remember to consult the questions on the assignment sheet!!
Bring your vocabulary books with you Monday. We will conclude unit 6.
TIP FOR TESTS & EXAMS!
Look at the two scenes we discussed today. What would you say are important quotes and why? Flag them in your book, and write a note of explanation. Keep this up as we go through the play!
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