December 12 ... Projects, Make-up Journal, and bonus TEST or QUIZ grade
- Many of you did not do the following journal on November 27 - if not, you can complete it today before the end of the period to replace the 0 in the grade book for it. MUST be turned in by Wednesday.
- Minimum 250 word original journal response to the following
prompt:
- Is Macbeth truly an evil man or is a good man who made some
evil choices? Explain and use SPECIFIC events from the play to support your
argument. (Min 250 words. MUST be made up by 12/13.)
- You can submit it to me on paper or eletronically - email it to Richard.Davis@sfisd.org
- Macbeth Projects - You will not be exempt unless your project has been turned in and graded. Most of you took care of that yesterday ... I will begin signing exemption paperwork tomorrow.
- Bonus Quiz or Test Grade ... if you need an additional grade to help your average ...
- ANSWER ANY 2 for a bonus QUIZ grade
- ANSWER ALL 5 for a bonus TEST grade
- TURN IN BY THURSDAY 12/14!
- How and why is the contrast between appearance and reality so important in the
play? Include the role the witches play in affecting the play’s events.
- What is Shakespeare saying about the nature of prophecy and fate? Just because
the witches predict things doesn’t mean they’re able to see the future…right?
- What is Shakespeare saying about what it means to be a man? Which
character(s) do you think Shakespeare believes is the best example of a man?
- Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change dramatically over the course of the play,
and their marriage changes, too. What are these changes, what causes them, and
how and why is their relationship in the end so different from their relationship in
the beginning?
- At the end of the play, is Macbeth’s death a good or bad thing, i.e., are we
satisfied to see Macbeth defeated or upset to see a potentially great man fall?
Finally, is Macbeth a tragic hero? [Most tragic heroes before Shakespeare’s
characters were primarily evil by the end. Consider Othello.]
