Macbeth Introduction - Mr. Ruest's...
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Macbeth Introduction
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Shakespeare Refresher, Part 1
- Lived from April 1564 - April 1616
- Plays are broken down into two eras:
Elizabethan: 1590 - 1603Jacobean: 1603 - 1613
- Actor’s copies, quarto (book size), folio (original editions)
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Shakespeare Refresher, Part 1
- Meant to be read outloud!
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Shakespeare Refresher, Part 2- Iambic Pentameter (unstress, stress)
“To be or not to be, that is the question”
- Trochaic Rhythm (stress, unstress)
"Double, double, toil and trouble;/ Fire burn and caldron bubble"
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Shakespeare Refresher, Part 3
- Verse vs. Prose
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Macbeth: Origins, Part 1 (History)- First performed in 1605 - 1606
- Written, and performed, in mind of King James VI and I, the Scottish King who took the English throne
- Descendant of Banquo, produced the book Daemonologie
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Macbeth: Origins, Part 2 (Setting)- Set in 11th Century
Scotland, based on the Holinshed’s Chronicles
- Feudalism
- Shakespeare’s concept of ‘The Other’
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Macbeth: Origins, Part 3 (Titular Character)
- The play Macbeth is designated as a tragedy, a play in which a central character who is noble or admirable faces a disastrous downfall.
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The Scottish Play - A Superstition?
Never say the name Macbeth in a theatre!
1849 Riot - New York Theatre
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Characters Crash Course, Part 1Macbeth: Scottish general ambitious enough to commit regicide to become king
Lady Macbeth: His wife; ambitious; later remorseful
Banquo: General, murdered by hired killers
Fleance: Banquo's son
Duncan: King of Scotland
Malcolm: Eldest son of Duncan, Prince of Cumberland
Donalbain: Youngest son of Duncan
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Characters Crash Course, Part 1Macduff: General, dedicated to the good of Scotland
Ross: Cousin to Macduff
Lennox: Nobleman, loyal to Duncan
Seyton: Lieutenant to Macbeth
Siward: English Earl, supporter of Malcolm
Young Siward: Bravely faces Macbeth though he is killed in battle
Three Witches: Predict Macbeth's ambitions will soon come true; later predict his downfall
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Themes in Macbeth (and other course texts)
1) Things are not what they seem
2) Blind ambition
3) Power corrupts
● Which of these relate to The Book Theif?
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Learning Logs
Your first assignment for the semester. These are designed to help you make your own notes for the play which will help you to complete your other assignments.