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Today at school, I looked over several essay prompts and created outlines and small pre writes during AVID when we had a study day. During sixth period, I studied the Literary terms for the upcoming test. I have also been discussing literature books with my peers.

My Plan

I plan to make flash cards and study the literary terms, and also study the available study resources on the class blog.

Macbeth Notes

Macbeth Notes • No situational irony in Macbeth and no sharing of inner thoughts (indirect characterization) • Porter scene-no humor besides porter • Murder of Duncan- death results from Macbeths unhappiness. • Some say he’s “ambitious” or evil desires • Witched give him 2 titles. King.. although there is already a king . He thinks that’s weird, but probably wanted that anyway • Ex: Act 1 Scene7 • Deceptive and socially savvvyyyyyy • He is bloody, but also cares about his appearance • Believes only way to throne is murder • *animus-masculine • *anima-feminine and nurture • Lady Macbeth is evil and degrading • She influenced, but it is still Macbeth’s fault • Chooses to do versus wants to do • Sees the dagger and follows it • EX: Black Boy, wrong place wrong time in a way.. except Macbeth already had the intention • “obstacles cannot crush me… he who his fixed to his star cannot be adverted.” –Di Vinci • Lady Macbeth is “The Instigator” convinces Macbeth to murder the king through taunting and challenging his manhood • Macbeth- determination and focus • Macbeth is pathological. He kills someone and thinks “it’s the occupation we chose… family business.” • “She should have died hereafter…” speech after wife’s death • wanted to control the outcome of his death so throws himself into battle • witches signify the evils of the earth • monkeys paw story- get $$$, but son is killed

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Macbeth Quiz

Part 1
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth frets over his plans to kill the King. After his wife persuades him to go on with the plan, he becomes a power-hungry murderer.
12. Macbeth is motivated by his ambition to be king. He stops at nothing to protect his crown.
13. Macbeth begins to plan his acts according to the prophecies of the witches.
14. Banquo is skeptical at the witches' prophecy that his children will become kings. He then cannot get these things out of his mind. Macbeth seems to brush off what the witches told him, but in reality he begins to act based on what was prophesied.
15. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth at first act as equals, planning to steal the crown as one. Once King Duncan dies, Macbeth becomes power hungry and is then the dominant figure in the relationship.


Part 2
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. This line in the first scene tips us off that things will not be what they appear to be. Macbeth will become king, and in doing so he will commit himself to a path of evil which will mean his death, and ironically, Banquo's.
12. This struggle is shown in Macbeth's character, as he goes from being an honest hero to a tyrant who loves power and wealth.
13. When Duncan and his party arrive at Macbeth's castle, they are unaware of the wicked plans that are being made. Their lighthearted, joking mood is ironic to us, because we know what they are really walking into. It is also depicted in the last act of the play.
14. Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth's manhood and even devises her own plan on how he should kill King Duncan. She is finally able to persuade him to go through with the act.
15. Macduff is deeply grieved by the loss of his wife and children. Macbeth on the other hand is too focused on protecting his crown to care or really show emotion about the death of his wife.

Macbeth Notes

-Macbeth a villian
-sinister, evil, bloody death
-king james 1 was fascinated by witch craft, so shakespeare wrote the "3 wierd sisters" into the play
-performed for king james at the Hampton court palace
-of 14 kings, 10 were murdered
macbeth was a real man
-shakespeares story wasn't completely real, for example how macbeth kills his king, rebels against God and creation, and becomes inhumane
-his crime is punished by debt
-lady macbeth is evil!
-asked to turn her breast milk into bile to kill the baby
-wanted her man to kill the king
-horses go wild and devour eachother alive
chief source was Holinshed's "Chronicles"

Top 3 Blogs

Arianna Farmer's blog is very up to date, and has a clean easy set up.
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Jolissa Jiles has a nice blog set up and it is easy to follow
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Kari Griego has a nice eye catching blog, and I really like the character and humor she added to each post.
http://kgrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/