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IN CLASS TODAY:
We did the chapter 6 vocabulary review exercises and watched Act I of Macbeth.I am concerned about the ease with which many of you give up attempting to understand Shakespeare. In today's viewing, we saw Banquo's and Macbeth's encounter with the witches, and Macbeth's response to learning he has been named Thane of Cawdor. This tidbit of information inspires joy, but also ugly thoughts, and we see him wrestle with these visions of murder:
We also saw Lady Macbeth's response to a letter Macbeth wrote her explaining what has transpired and about the witches' prophesies:
You might also find it helpful to view the first three scenes as portrayed by others:
Finally, All of Act I is presented here as an abbreviated/animated version. You should be able to understand all of the plot elements from this, and be acquainted with many of the important lines, but not all.
CLASS NOTES:
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HOMEWORK: Finish your reading of the first two chapters of Lord of the Flies (pages 1-47). Forgot your book? Not a problem! Click here:
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