Macbeth: 1.4-1.7

ACT-ivity & Discussion in ONE!

Five BIG speeches hold up the action and intention of Act 1.

1. 1.3.126-141 (Macbeth)
2. 1.5.1-29 (Lady Macbeth)
3. 1.5.37-53 (Lady Macbeth)
4. 1.7.1-28 (Macbeth)
5. 1.7.35-72 (Lady Macbeth)

Content

1. What is the person saying? Do a line-by-line translation.
2. How does this speech play into the major action of the play?
3. What does this speech reveal about the speaker? Other characters?
4. What major themes are expressed?

Delivery

1. How are the lines delivered? (think about the different ideas being conveyed and make each idea clear and compartmentalized)
2. Where does the actor pause?
3. How does the actor gesture?
4. Where is the actor looking?
5. Each group will share the performance of the assigned lines, so think about how you can break up the lines seamlessly.

**One person from each group is responsible for completing this information on the shared working document. See below.

B block groups (working document)

1. Baylor, Ian, Alex

2. Isaiah, Ben, Adriana

3. Hugo, Cate, Katie, Phyllis

4. William, Larkin, Jack, Julian

5. Jillian, Francesca, Chloe, Asher

C block groups (working document)

1. Pei Ja, Mac, Bay

2. Emma, Maddy, Will R, Alex

3. Lauren, Will O, Rachel

4. Gabe, Claire, Caroline

5. Kraz, Sam, Sarah, Renee
(Hailey absent)