English 10R-Friday, 4/21/17

Homework:

-Finish today’s questions with detail.

-Write a paragraph discussing the central idea of Act II, Scene 1-using text evidence from today’s questions to support your discussion. (Separate sheet of paper please!)

Classwork:  Act II, Scene 1:  What effect is created by the opening lines of this scene? What time is it?

 Close Reading:  Page 51-53

            Macbeth:  Act II, Scene 1

1.    Where is Duncan during this scene? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

2.    What signs of “unusual pleasure” has the King given in lines 15–20?

3.    Of whom does Banquo say that he has been dreaming? How does this develop your understanding of his words in lines 8–11?

4.    What do Macbeth and Banquo agree to do in lines 29–41?

5.    What does Macbeth see in lines 44–45?

6.    Whom or what does Macbeth address in lines 45–46? What does he attempt to do in these lines?

7.    Paraphrase Macbeth’s questions in lines 48–51. How do Macbeth’s questions develop a central idea of the play?

8.    What does Macbeth do in line 53? How does this impact the mood of the scene?

9.    How does Shakespeare develop the image of the dagger in lines 57–59?

10. What conclusion does Macbeth reach about the dagger in lines 59–61?

11. Paraphrase lines 61–63.

12. How do Shakespeare’s specific word choices in these lines contribute to the mood of the scene?

13. What does the ringing of the bell between line 74 and 75 signify?