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"

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Literature Analysis: My Antonia

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Literary Analysis: My Antonia

1. My Antonia is the story of a boy who is orphaned and forced to move in with his grandparents. He meets a bohemian family, and becomes close to their daughter, Antonia. They grow up together and become good friends, but they grow apart during high school, the boy, Jim, goes through college, and ends up a successful lawyer in New York. He goes back home to visit and sees Antonia again. They reconcile and the circle of his life is complete.
2. Similar to the Disney story, The Lion King, My Antonia’s theme is the circle of life. Through a persons life, they experience highs as well as lows. Through these challenges though, life always goes on. Whether you are orphaned like Jim, or left by your fiancé like Antonia was, life always continues.
3. The author’s tone played off of the new frontier and immigrants in the United States. Quote one: “Why aren’t you always nice like this, Tony?”
“How nice?”
“Why, just like this; like yourself. Why do you all the time try to be like Ambrosch?”
She put her arms under her head and lay back, looking up at the sky. “If I live here, like you, that is different. Things will be easy for you. But they will be hard for us.”
The second quote: During that burning day when we were crossing Iowa, our talk kept returning to a central figure, a Bohemian girl whom we had both known long ago. More than any other person we remembered, this girl seemed to mean to us the country, the conditions, the whole adventure of our childhood.
The final quote: “I never know you was so brave, Jim,” she went on comfortingly. “You is just like big mans; you wait for him lift his head and then you go for him. Ain’t you feel scared a bit? Now we take that snake home and show everybody. Nobody ain’t seen in this kawn-tree so big snake like you kill.”

4. Five literary terms that helped me better understand the novel motif, symbols, character, plot.
5. A motif is a reoccurring element in the story. An example would be the huge contrast between childhood and adulthood, and also the obvious sign of immigration to the united states. : “Why aren’t you always nice like this, Tony?”
“How nice?”
“Why, just like this; like yourself. Why do you all the time try to be like Ambrosch?”
She put her arms under her head and lay back, looking up at the sky. “If I live here, like you, that is different. Things will be easy for you. But they will be hard for us.”

Socratic Seminar Questions

1a.These concepts can enhance my learning as I arrive at the time when my grades no longer matter because it has taught me that my learning process should begin with first understanding the “system” and the way things work. Once I completely understand the building blocks of the society or problem, then I can begin to add my own so-called “pizzazz” to it. The grades will no longer matter because I am not in school, but I will then be measured by my success and understanding.

1b.These concepts that we spoke about in our Socratic seminar have enhanced my ability to master content for the AP exam because I know that now I must master the multiple choice section. I know that I have to work on my literary terms and their direct definitions because that is where I have trouble. I have an easy time writing the essays, but I need to add more of my personality into the content

1c. I can use these concepts to better collaborate with and inspire other to improve the information exchange and overall value of our learning work by sharing what I know. I think now I will conduct meetings in a softer environment where people feel comfortable to share their ideas and point of views.

NOTES:

• adults find it harder to be imaginatice
• 1st walk and talk.. then sit and be quiet
• play can be anything, but with no rules
• free play and free learning
• we are all built for a purpose and if we work hard and diligently we can accomplish many things.
• some people associate all learning with school
• understand the building blocks before youwant to try and change the system