1. Characterization Timed write Characterization: The way the author reveals the personality of the character
Your task is to choose either lady Macbeth or Macbeth and analyze his or her characterization in the play so far. You will write 2-3 paragraphs analyzing shifts in characterization.
You will write a thesis statement using the formula:
WHAT + HOW/WHY + SO WHAT= THESIS
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, _______(Character name)______ is characterized initially as _________ but shifts to ____________ WHEN ________In order to reflect the theme of __________.
Your job is to find evidence from the text to support your responses and do you best to analyze your evidence. How is your character characterized? Why? What evidence can you find in the play that lends itself to his/her characterization?
How does your character change from the beginning of the play until ACT IV? What is your character like currently and why? What caused them to change?
What theme did you select in relation to your character? What makes that theme significant to your character and why? What evidence can you find to support your theme and its relation to your character?