Four BIG speeches hold up the action and intention of latter half of Act 1.
- 1.5.1-29 (Lady Macbeth)
- 1.5.37-53 (Lady Macbeth)
- 1.7.1-28 (Macbeth)
- 1.7.35-72 (Lady Macbeth)
In your groups, please answer the following questions and post the answers to your content questions to the comment section of this post.
Content
- What is the person saying? Do a line-by-line translation.
- How does this speech play into the major action of the play?
- What does this speech reveal about the character? Other characters?
- What major themes are expressed?
Delivery
- How are the lines delivered? (think about the different ideas being conveyed and make each idea clear and compartmentalized)
- Where does the actor pause?
- How does the actor gesture?
- Where is the actor looking?
- Each group will share the performance of the assigned lines, so think about how you can break up the lines seamlessly.
3 comments:
1.) Lady Macbeth is saying that Macbeth does not have “the balls”/ he is too nice for this job. She is saying, I wish I could scold you for being too nice.
Line by line translation-
The witches met me in the day of my victory and I discovered that they know more then any mortal. When I questioned them, they disappeared into thin air. While I was in shock, messengers of the king approached me and said I was Thane of Cawdor- which is what the witches told me what would happen. They said in time that I would be king, I thought I should tell you, my awesome wife so that you know what is to come. Remember what I’ve said and good luck.
Glamis and Cawdor are yours, but I think you’re too nice, you aren’t man enough (subtle). You would be great, you have ambition, but you need wickedness and cruelty. If you weren’t so righteous, then you wouldn’t have to cheat to win. You must do anything for your crown, you’ll live in regret if you do it or if you don’t do it. If only I was with you so I could scold you for being too righteous. You need to take everything out of your path. Fate and the witches’ aid will have thee crown withal.
2.) This speech foreshadows that Macbeth will not be a manly/cruel king. It also shows his lady’s opinion on him.
3.) This speech shows that Lady Macbeth is possibly crazy? Cunning? Harsh? It also shows that Macbeth is not seen as a strong man in his own lady’s eyes.
4.) Major themes include- honor, power, weakness, plots, and foreshadows bad shit.
(Emma, Jake, Griffin, Will) Act 1 scene 5 lines 1-29
If the King's assassination was done quickly, then it would be much easier
If the murder gave him the crown, without any negative byproducts then it would be deemed successful
Where the King ends Macbeth begins
Macbeth is standing at the bank of the river, indecisive of wether or not he wants to jump in a metaphor for the murder of Duncan and subsequent path of life
When we commit crimes we set an example for others
Duncan trusts Macbeth fully as his host and kinsman
Does not expect Macbeth to be the one who murders him
Justifying murder through Duncan probably going to heaven
The angels wil spread the news of Duncan's death throughout the land
Macbeth thinks that everyone will pity Duncan as Duncan's life is more import than his
Yet he still wants to murder Duncan
Speaks to his hubris in wanting the crown even though he knows Duncan is a better rule
Plants the seed of murder in his easily swayed mind
Indecisive, knows thats it wrong yet still wants to do it
Glory vs Morals
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11IkMLION59rTwIRGeE7GyWOqr_I2kEpUffxApbR09Bw/edit
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