MACBETH PREVIEW & OPENING SCENE

Who is the author?

Who is the author? William Shakespeare

Who is the author? William Shakespeare What type of work is this…format / genre?

Who is the author? William Shakespeare What type of work is this…format / genre? Drama – a play

Who is the author? William Shakespeare What type of work is this…format / genre? Drama – a play – stage performance

Who is the author? William Shakespeare What type of work is this…format / genre? Drama – a play – stage performance Macbeth is a Tragedy rather than a Comedy

Setting: for MacBeth

Setting: for MacBeth Place: Scotland

Setting: for MacBeth Place: Scotland &

Setting: for MacBeth Place: Scotland & Time:

Setting: for MacBeth Place: Scotland & Time: 1060 AD

WHERE IS SCOTLAND?

Where is Great Britain in relationship to the United States?

Label these parts of the United Kingdom

Setting: Scotland, the year 1060 AD

In 1060’s each county/shire was ruled by a “Thane”

Pretend you were asked to draw a Scotsman.

Pretend you were asked to draw a Scotsman. If you were to be given a thousand dollars if a fellow Junior could identify the country from which he came…

Pretend you were asked to draw a Scotsman. If you were to be given a thousand dollars if a fellow Junior could identify the country from which he came… What details would you included on your drawing to make him a Scotsman?

SCOTLAND: A LAND OF KILTS AND BAGPIPES

ON WITH THE SHOW! ON WITH OUR SHOW… Act I, scene i THE WYRD (WEIRD) SISTERS - OUR WITCHES

Thunder and lightning. Enter three WITCHES. First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch6 Where the place? Second Witch Upon the heath. Third Witch 7 There to meet with Macbeth. Cat: offstage Meow First Witch 8 I come, Graymalkin! Toad: offstage: Rivet Second Witch 9 Paddock calls. Third Witch10 Anon. ALL11 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: 12 Hover through the fog and filthy air.

Shakespeare’s plays are in verse.

Shakespeare’s plays are in verse. Is the opening passage of verse…. Rhymed Verse or Blank Verse?

The opening passage of verse is…. Rhymed Verse

Rhyme in Shakespearean Plays is used sparingly

Rhyme is reserved in Shakespeare.. for Magical incantations

Rhyme is reserved in Shakespeare.. To end scenes with Rhyming Couplets For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Receive what cheer you may: The night is long that never finds the day. And after this let Caesar seat him sure; For we will shake him, or worse days endure. the play 's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king.

Shakespearean Scripts…. About 90 % of all the lines are in Blank Verse. Most common verse – Iambic Pentameter - / - / - / - / - / “So Foul and Fair a day I have not seen” The other 10% may Rhyme or some bits may even be in Prose.

Verse adds to the formality Kings will always speak in Verse. Prose makes things common, vulgar Drunks will usually speak in Prose.

Blank Verse: Capitalizing each new line You can use scansion to see10 syllables per line.

Verse adds to the formality Kings will always speak in Verse. Prose makes things common, vulgar Drunks will usually speak in Prose.

The Drunken Porter Scene in Macbeth. [Knocking within] Knock, knock! Who's there, i' the name of Beelzebub? Here's a farmer, that hanged himself on the expectation of plenty: come in time; have napkins enow about you; here you'll sweat for't. [Knocking within] Knock, knock! Who's there, in the other devil's name?

Our Wyrd Sisters will chant in Rhymed Verse

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch6 Where the place? Second Witch Upon the heath. Third Witch 7 There to meet with Macbeth. Cat: offstage Meow First Witch 8 I come, Graymalkin! Toad: offstage: Rivet Second Witch 9 Paddock calls. Third Witch10 Anon. ALL11 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: 12 Hover through the fog and filthy air.

WITCHES: THE WEIRD SISTERS WYRD = FATE

Witches were truly believed in… Their role was to attain your soul for the Devil.

Witches were truly believed in… Their role was to attain your soul for the Devil. In this opening scene, Shakespeare wants …. …Audiences to sense the demonic!

Witches were truly believed in… Their role was to attain your soul for the Devil. In this opening scene, Shakespeare wants …. …Audiences to sense the demonic! …Cats & Toads served as familiars to harbor demons!

Witches were truly believed in… Their role was to attain your soul for the Devil. In this opening scene, Shakespeare wants …. …Audiences to sense the demonic! …Cats & Toads served as familiars to harbor demons! Mystical incantations. Cryptic statements Hidden knowledge Odd dress, odd appearance.

Why does Shakespeare write a “ghost story” set in Scotland at this point in his career?

At the height of his career, the monarchy changes dramatically upon the death of Queen Elizabeth.

James VI of Scotland Succeeds Elizabeth I of England. Shakespeare wants the patronage of the new King: James I

James VI of Scotland/ James I of England has a fascination with witchcraft!

This Scottish Play is written for the new King James who comes down from Scotland to rule

This Scottish Play is written for the new King James who comes down from Scotland to rule King James felt he had been kidnapped by witches as a child.

This Scottish Play is written for the new King James who comes down from Scotland to rule King James felt he had been kidnapped by witches as a child. He himself wrote a book on the evils of Witchcraft. Daemonologie

Back to our Play… Act I, Scene i

OPEN WITH INTERROGATIVES/QUESTIONS? WHEN? First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun.

WHEN? The Answer... Complex… First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun.

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. Eye Rhyme: Words that look like they should rhyme.

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. Assonance: a Repeating Vowel Sound in a line of Poetry

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurrrly burrrly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be errrre the set of sun. Get the Accent… Good Scotsmen would rrrroll their rrrrrr’s

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurrrly burrrly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be errrre the set of sun. Onomatopoeia: Sounds like what it is… Examples pop, bang, whoosh, crackle, snap,

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. Alliteration: Repetition of the initial sounds of words in a line of Poetry.

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. Oxymoron – Paradox A seemingly contradictory statement or phrase.

First Witch 1 When shall we three meet again? 2 In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. Foreshadowing: Hinting at events to come. Like someone’s shadow hinting of his approach.

Foreshadowing: Hinting at events to come. Like someone’s shadow hinting of his approach.

Second Witch3 When the hurly burly's done, 4 When the battle's lost & won. Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch6 Where the place? Second Witch Upon the heath. Third Witch7 There to meet with Macbeth. Internal Rhyme

Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch6 Where the place? Second Witch Upon the heath. Third Witch 7 There to meet with Macbeth. More interrogatives and demonstratives. Where? There!

Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch6 Where the place? Second Witch Upon the heath. Third Witch 7 There to meet with Macbeth. More Rhyme and Eye Rhyme

Third Witch5 That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch6 Where the place? Second Witch Upon the heath. Third Witch 7 There to meet with Macbeth. This cleverness with sound in unique to Shakespeare. Heath Meet with Macbeth

FAMILIARS – DEMONS THAT POSSESS ANIMALS

Third Witch 7 There to meet with Macbeth. Cat: offstage Meow First Witch 8 I come, Graymalkin! Toad: offstage: Rivet Second Witch 9 Paddock calls. Third Witch 10 Anon. Names of the Animals/Familiars calling the witches! ALL11 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: 12 Hover through the fog and filthy air.

Graymalkin

ALL 11 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: 12 Hover through the fog and filthy air. Alliteration Rhyme

ALL 11 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: 12 Hover through the fog and filthy air. Oxymoron - Paradox

ALL 11 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: 12 Hover through the fog and filthy air. What does Fair Mean?

ALL 11 Fair is foul, and foul is fair: 12 Hover through the fog and filthy air. What does Foul Mean?

Fair is foul, and foul is fair: or in other words Good is Bad, and Bad is Good How can this be? Suggestions?

Scotland. Thunder and lightning. In a deserted place. When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurly burly's done, When the battle's lost and won. That will be ere the set of sun. Where the place? Upon the heath. There to meet with Macbeth. Cat: offstage Meow I come, Graymalkin! Toad: offstage: Rivet Paddock calls. Anon. Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air.

How now, you secret black and midnight hags… What is it you do? A Deed without a Name

The End. Sadly Oh, Dr. U., I really enjoyed that.

The End