1. Introduction to William Shakespeare and Macbeth

2. Tragedy A story that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble character or outstanding person due to a flaw within themselves.

3. Vocabulary Connotation-the word’s understood/implied meaning Denotation-the word’s dictionary definition Language of Shakespeare= Early Modern English

4. Vocabulary Catharsis-the purging of negative and/or unpleasant emotions before the end of a tragedy Soliloquy-A long speech in which a character reveals important information Hamartia-tragic flaw

5. Shakespeare Background Born 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon Never went to college, which was common for men of his social status At 18 he married Anne Hathaway (she was 26) 3 kids: 2 girls and 1 boy (boy died as a child) Died in 1616 in Stratford Both of his daughters died without children. There are no Shakespeare descendents.

6. Elizabethan Theatre Used words to describe emotions because the people in the back couldn’t see the faces of the actors. Performed during the day Performed only by men

7. The Tudors Henry VIII was the king of England during Shakespeare’s time. He became king after his brother died Comparable to Macbeth

8. Wife 1: Catherine of Aragon Henry married his brother’s wife—Catherine of Aragon They had one daughter: MARY Catholic Pope wouldn’t grant him a divorce

9. Wife 2: Anne Boleyn Married Henry in 1533 (the same year he divorced Catherine) Gave birth to: ELIZABETH in September of the same year 1536—Anne charged with adultery and beheaded

10. Wife 3: Jane Seymour Married Henry 11 days after Anne was beheaded (He was 45. She was 28.) Gave birth to: EDWARD in 1538 She died 3 days later.

11. Wife 4: Anne of Cleves Agreed to marry her after only seeing a painting of her He was horrified when he saw her Divorced her the same year

12. Wife 5: Kathryn Howard Married in 1540 She was 15 and he was 49 Her marriage bored her Accused of and executed for adultery in 1542

13. Wife 6: Katherine Parr She had been widowed twice before She was the nanny for his kids When Henry died she remarried Edward’s uncle

14. Remembering all the wives in order Use this rhyme to help you remember the order of the six wives. “Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.”

15. Tudor Tree Henry VIII Edward VIMary IElizabeth I (10 years old) CatholicProtestant (died at 16) -Known as -Known as Bloody Mary Virgin Queen

16. The Stuarts After Elizabeth I died without a husband or an heir, her cousin became the king: JAMES I

17. HOMEWORK Go home and research the following terms to prepare for reading (include examples for literary devices): – hurly-burly – wyrd – familiars or imps (belonging to witches) – paradox (literary device) – foil (literary device) Your research needs to be recorded on notebook paper with detailed descriptions. This will count as a research grade—20 points each. You must list the name of the website you find each one from. Make sure you only use credible sources. Points will be docked for untrustworthy sources.