01.10 Macbeth: The Power of Words Worksheet Step 1: Character Interpretation Earlier in this lesson you read two different interpretations of a scene featuring Lady Macbeth. You were asked to view a stage performance of the same scene in order to answer this question: How does this interpretation compare to the others? In a response of at least five sentences‚ comment on the stage interpretation and explain your impression of Lady Macbeth in this scene. Use specific examples from the clip to support
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The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is about an ambitious general named Macbeth who meets three witches that tell him he will become Thane of Cawdor and eventually‚ king. He believes them after he is made the Thane of Cawdor by King Duncan. His ambition leads him to kill the king and several others for power. His paranoia and guilt causes him to go insane‚ which makes his men lose faith in him and Malcolm and Macduff to fight against him. This leads to Macbeth’s bloody death. All of the
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beyond/This Ignorant Present‚ and I feel now/The future in the instant (1.5. 45-49) After the this the story outcome changes. No longer is Macbeth just a Thane but has chance to become king one day. Also this leads to Macbeth meeting the 3 Witches. When Macbeth meets the Witches that is what changed the outcome dramatically. The witchs mess with humans lives for fun‚ and Macbeth is no
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heroic and valiant man‚ however with sly and manipulative characteristics brought out by the Witches. The use of structure and language allows Shakespeare to present both Macbeths flaws and weaknesses to the audience. Structurally scene 1 opens with the witches gathered together reciting plans about meeting Macbeth‚ establishing an occult malevolence which permeates the play. The choice of starting with the witches instantly creates a mood of terror and unearthly evil‚ setting an unnatural and deceptive
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Horseman ledged. A well known detective named Ichabod Crane is sent away from New York to Sleepy Hollow‚ an isolated town to solve the murders of three people in Sleepy Hollow. Along the way‚ Crane falls in love‚ faces his biggest fears and faces a supernatural. Burton’s use of cinematography‚ mise-se-scene and sound build an atmosphere of suspense. The three major scenes that display suspense in this film are The Cave Witch‚ Magistrate Philipse and A Head for a Head. Burton uses tension to create suspense
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“All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ thane of Glamis!” the second witch says‚ “all hail‚ Macbeth‚ hail to thee‚ thane of Cawdor!” the third witch says‚ “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ thou shalt be king hereafter!” (N.p.‚n.d. Web 2015). The prophecy that these witches cause Macbeth to wonder about fate and ultimately drive his ambition causing him to commit murder so he may fulfill his prophecy. He begins by killing Duncan and blaming the drugged up guards. Macbeth then hires an assassin to kill Banquo and his
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ferocious actions‚ he was an exceptionally hubris man. The witches can be depicted as advocators for fate‚ rather than fate itself and with the support of manipulation‚ they were able to convert Macbeth into an ignorant autocrat. “Fair is foul and foul is Fair.” Weird sister’s prophecies were not what they seemed. Although‚ Macbeth received various triggers that led to his destiny‚ it is likely that he would have received the same fate‚ had the witches not interfered. “I’ll make assurance double sure‚ And
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things‚ he listens to his wife too much‚ and he desires power too much. “Stay‚ you imperfect speakers‚ tell me more:” (page 328‚ line 70)‚ I believe this line shows that Macbeth over think things because he is already very eager to learn what the witches are talking about. They have just got done talking about the prophecies for him‚ and yet he already wants to more. So clearly he has thought about becoming king before‚ and clearly he is very eager when it comes to wanting to become king. If Macbeth
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* After his first confrontation with the witches‚ Macbeth worried that he would have to commit a crime to get the crown. He seems to have gotten used to the idea of killing because the body counts has risen drastically. * Since the first prophecy of the witches came true Macbeth feels that he must kill Banquo and Fleance so that the second part from becoming realized. * Fleance survives which suggests that there is no escape from the witches’ prophecies. * Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
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For example Turner quoted “And his gash’d stabs look’d like a breach in nature...For ruin’s wasteful entrance” The witches in Macbeth use fire and snakes as symbol of violence. “...Macbeth is punished for his murders committed in the name of kingly ambition.” (Goddard page 64). The course of Macbeth’s Drive for Power stated that “In the end‚ Macbeth is punished for his
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